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Powerful earthquake kills nearly 100 in Tibet, rattles Nepal

Beijing/Kathmandu, Jan. 7, ’25 (Reuters/TNZ) A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday. Chinese Authorities said the earthquake killed at least 95 people and shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The quake hit at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located […]

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Death toll from Afghan earthquake hits 2,053

Death toll from Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Western Afghanistan climbed to at least 2053, officials of the ruling Taliban said on Sunday. Al Jazeera reported that men were digging through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes. Ruling Taliban officials […]

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