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WHO mission gets underway as COVID-19 death toll passes 1 770

February 17, 2020

Specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO) have started meetings with their Chinese counterparts on…

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Arctic sea ice sees drastic recovery, reaches largest early February ice extent in 11 years

February 15, 2020

The arctic sea ice has reached its largest early February ice extent in 11 years,…

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Thermal signature at Ol Doinyo Lengai suggests eruption of natrocarbonatite lava, Tanzania

February 13, 2020

Satellite imagery taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on February 3, 2020, showed a moderate…

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Meteorite crashes into Alwar factory compound in Rajasthan, leaves 6 m (20 feet) deep crater, India

February 12, 2020

A meteorite crashed into a factory compound in Rajasthan's Alwar village, India early Tuesday local time,…

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Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1 000 as public backlash against government grows

February 11, 2020

On Monday, February 10, China recorded the highest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus…

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Strong and shallow M6.3 earthquake hits New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

April 19, 2023

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 09:06 UTC (19:06 LT)…

Massive landslide caused by lightning hits Pakistan, burying about two dozen trucks

April 18, 2023

A massive landslide hit a key highway in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, April 18, 2023, burying about two dozen trucks. As of early Thursday,…

Deep M6.6 earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands

April 18, 2023

A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 04:31 UTC on April 18, 2023. The agency…

Mass stranding of rough-toothed dolphins in Far North, New Zealand

April 17, 2023

A pod of 25 rough-toothed dolphins stranded on a reef at Tauroa Point at the southern end of 90 Mile Beach, New Zealand’s Far…

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Gemini discovers a young, Jupiter-like planet

August 14, 2015

Astronomers have imaged a new world of a young Jupiter in unprecedented details, using the Gemini Observatory's new Planet Imager (GPI). They discovered the planet's mass is about twice the Jupiter's, and it seems the planet is the most Solar System-like planet ever directly imaged…