Chinese actor Wang Xing rescued, Tibet earthquake, dementia tests: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From actor Wang Xing's rescue to a clock-drawing test for dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent reporting We ...
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Engineering Lessons From The Super-Kamiokande Neutrino Observatory Failure
Every engineer is going to have a bad day, but only an unlucky few will have a day so bad that it registers on a seismometer. We’ve always had a morbid fascination with engineering ...
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Projector makers aim to create affordable models that minimize footprint, maximize performance
On Monday at CES, Yaber rolled out its latest model, the K300s, which weighs less than 4 pounds and requires just 9 inches of ...
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Archaeologists unearth 10th-century female warrior grave with weapons in Hungary
Archaeologists have successfully identified the first-known female burial containing weapons in the 10th-century Carpathian Basin, Hungary.
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No tsunami threat to Guam from Vanuatu earthquake
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami threat to Guam or the Northern Marianas from an earthquake in the Vanuatu Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake ...
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Experts say Nottinghamshire earthquake was not 'man-made' after claim
An earthquake which occurred in a Nottinghamshire village was not man-made, experts have said. This comes after a claim was made that the Gotham tremor, which was recorded on Tuesday, December 17 ...
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Israel drops 'earthquake bomb' on Syria causing huge mushroom cloud as Americans urged to leave
It has been reported that the explosion was so large that it measured 3.0 on earthquake sensors. The Israeli military declined to comment on the strikes. The US embassy in Damascus advised ...
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Rescuers race to find survivors as 14 dead after Vanuatu earthquake
Rescuers in Vanuatu are racing to find survivors trapped in buildings, a day after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the capital of Port Vila, killing 14 people. At least 200 people were injured ...
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Vanuatu searches for earthquake survivors with no water as death toll expected to rise
Wellington, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake ... and equipment, as well as ...
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Vanuatu earthquake VIDEO: CCTV captures shocking moment when person and dog thrown by 7.3 magnitude quake
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people, injured hundreds more and caused widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation, officials said early on ...
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Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for survivors
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON - People remained trapped in a collapsed building in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Dec 18, a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation, killing 14 people ...
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Chinese medical team aids Vanuatu earthquake victims, two Chinese confirmed dead: FM
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian expressed China's deep sympathies to Vanuatu over the earthquake disaster in Vanuatu during a briefing on Wednesday. Two Chinese citizens ...