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6.6-magnitude quake rocks Papua New Guinea

April 16, 2013 23:45
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea's north Wednesday in a region where a huge tsunami killed more than 2,000 people in 1998, with reports suggesting the area escaped serious damage. The quake, at a depth of just 13 kilometres (eight miles), hit 23 km east of the small town of Aitape, with a population of around 8,000 on the Pacific nation's north coast, the US Geological Survey said. "We are aware of the earthquake off Aitape in Papua New Guinea. There have been no reports of serious damage or injury," a spokeswoman from Australia's foreign office told AFP.

6.8-magnitude quake rocks Papua New Guinea

April 16, 2013 21:46
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea's north Wednesday as seismologists warned there could be considerable damage in Aitape, where a giant tsunami in 1998 killed more than 2,000 people. The quake, at a depth of just 13 kilometres (eight miles), hit 22km east of the town of Aitape on the Pacific nation's north coast, which has a population of around 8,000, at 08:55 am (2255 GMT Tuesday), the US Geological Survey said.

6.8-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

April 16, 2013 20:15
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with seismologists warning there could be considerable damage. The quake, just eight kilometres (five miles) deep, hit 19 kilometres east of the small town of Aitape on the Pacific nation's north coast, which has a population of around 8,000, at 08:55 am (2255 GMT Tuesday), the USGS said.

Local authority shareholder group opposes AstraZeneca pay deal

April 15, 2013 15:45
LONDON (Reuters) - A group that represents local pension funds in Britain is recommending that its members vote against the pay package of AstraZeneca's <AZN.L> new chief executive. Pascal Soriot, who took over at the drugmaker in October, received a package that included 4 million pounds in shares payable in up to eight years to compensate him for his forfeited bonus from his previous employer.

6.6-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

April 13, 2013 23:16
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and no major damage was expected. The quake hit 105 kilometres (65 miles) west of Panguna, a town on Bougainville Island, at a depth of 64 kilometres, and some 677 kilometres west of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, it said. "A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data," said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Japanese fish survive 5,000-mile trip across Pacific in tsunami boat

April 12, 2013 07:30
By Elaine Porterfield SEATTLE (Reuters) - Scientists are baffled as to how a group of small fish native to Japan survived a journey across the Pacific after they were found on a boat swept away by the 2011 tsunami and washed up last month on the coast of Washington state. The batch of striped beak fish - five in all - were discovered submerged in the hold of the 20-foot-long fishing skiff, dubbed the Sai-shou-maru, on Long Beach in southwestern Washington.

Current showers due to climate change: moot told

April 11, 2013 17:04
Changing climate change pattern is giving birth to extreme weather events, currents showers in the country are part of that phenomenon. Unless disaster risk reduction activities are not linked to the development, we will be facing massive losses of the disasters. Sustainability needs disaster risk reduction conscious development. This was stated at a workshop held at HID Hall, Safwco, Qasimabad, and Hyderabad.

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council launches the "Development Review Stream" to optimize Development Approvals Process

April 11, 2013 12:52
The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) today unveiled its new Development Review Stream (DRS) process aimed at improving and fast tracking the existing review process for new development projects. DRS will work in complete harmony with all of the UPC's new initiatives developed over the last two years to ensure that new developments fit with the overarching principles of Abu Dhabi Vision 2030.

Current showers due to climate change: moot told

April 11, 2013 10:34
Changing climate change pattern is giving birth to extreme weather events, currents showers in the country are part of that phenomenon. Unless disaster risk reduction activities are not linked to the development, we will be facing massive losses of the disasters. Sustainability needs disaster risk reduction conscious development. This was stated at a workshop held at HID Hall, Safwco, Qasimabad, and Hyderabad.

PSB warns shippers not to transact with unaccredited freight forwarders

April 11, 2013 07:48
The Philippine Shippers’ Bureau (PSB) has issued a warning to shippers not to do business with freight forwarders that are not accredited by the bureau. PSB Director Atty.
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