Natural Disaster
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Morocco earthquake toll rises to 2,862
The High Atlas mountain was the epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which hit the North African country on Friday night.
Scroll Staff
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At least 32 dead in US after tornadoes sweep through South, Midwest
There have been more than 80 reported tornadoes in the country since Friday.
Scroll Staff
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The devastating earthquake in Turkey has loosened Erdogan’s grip on power ahead of elections
The president’s handling of earthquake response – and his role in the country’s perceived lack of preparedness – may be his undoing.
Ahmet T Kuru, The Conversation
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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High cholesterol: Supplements alone do little but a healthy diet can make a difference
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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How reading ‘dark academia’ novels can help new students feel more at home at university
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Turkey earthquake: Body of missing Indian man found under debris
The toll from the tremors, which struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, has risen to 28,000 with rescuers were still pulling out survivors from the ruins.
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Why Turkey’s buildings collapsed like pancakes during the devastating earthquake
Was it simply the enormous magnitude and violence of the quake, or is the problem with the buildings?
Mark Quigley, The Conversation
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At least 16 dead, several stranded as blizzard sweeps through US
The winter storm also left more than 7,00,000 persons without power supply on Christmas eve.
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Video
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Watch: When cricket legend Kapil Dev got ‘kidnapped’ for a streaming platform’s World Cup 2023 ad
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Watch: Musician uses AI to make Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and others sing together
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Watch: Models flaunt duct tape dress, post-it suit, and other symbols of fast-paced life
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Indonesia earthquake toll rises to 310, over 36,000 residents displaced
The tremors of magnitude of 5.6 hit Cianjur region in the country’s West Java province on Tuesday.
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The devastation in Java shows how dangerous shallow earthquakes can be
Though the Cianjur quake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale, its shallow depth of 10 km ended up causing far more destruction.
Phil R Cummins, The Conversation, Mudrik Rahmawan Daryono, The Conversation & Stacey Servito Martin, The Conversation
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Two earthquakes strike coast off Solomon Islands, buildings damaged
A tsunami warning that was issued in the morning was withdrawn in the afternoon.
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The Reel
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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Watch: Faith is put to the test in coming-of-age film ‘Bhagwan Bharose’
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‘Mission Raniganj’ trailer: Akshay Kumar stars in film about a mine rescue mission
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Indonesia earthquake: Toll rises to 268, over 13,000 taken to evacuation centres
The country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency has said that 151 persons are still missing while 1,083 are injured.
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Uttarkashi avalanche toll rises to 26 as seven more bodies recovered
Three trainee mountaineers are still missing.
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Uttarkashi avalanche toll rises to 16, trekking banned for three days due to rain alert
Twenty-nine trainees of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering are stranded in the hills.
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The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27 schedule: Campaign begins for women’s hockey, Shiva Thapa in boxing
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Watch, Asian Games: The Indian dressage team win the country’s first equestrian gold after 41 years
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Asian Games, Hockey: Ishika Chaudhary’s self-driven journey from Gwalior to Hangzhou, and beyond
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26 as it happened, Dressage team wins first-ever gold; sailors win medals
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Watch, Asian Games: Men’s 10m air rifle team wins India’s first gold medal in Hangzhou