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Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Papua New Guinea

Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:12 Last update: about 10 years ago

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Papua New Guinea today, 80 miles south-south-west of Rabaul, at a depth of 38 miles, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake...

Speculation grows that the Great Kate Wait is over

Friday, 1 May 2015, 11:51 Last update: about 10 years ago

Movement at the Lindo Wing in London and outside the Middleton's house in Buckleberry spark speculation that today is the day. Sources in Bucklebury have reported seeing a two-car convoy of...

Magnitude-3.7 earthquake shakes buildings across Los Angeles

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 16:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A small earthquake has rattled a wide swath of greater Los Angeles, shaking buildings downtown. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.7 quake hit at 7:01 a.m. near Carson. The...

Eurozone period of falling prices ends in April

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Well that didn't last long. The drop in consumer prices in the eurozone has come to an end after four months. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, said Thursday that consumer...

Chinese builder puts up 57-storey skyscraper in just 19 days

Thursday, 30 April 2015, 10:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-storey skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up...

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