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Iceland records 18,000 earthquakes in past week
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - The volatile islands of Iceland have experienced unusual seismic activity in the past week, with over 18,000 earthquakes occurring. Authorities have warned that the non-stop earthquakes felt throughout cities and towns could be indications of an imminent volcanic eruption. Icelanders are not strangers to considerable seismic activities,...Read Full StoryIcelandersReykjavikExtreme WeatherVolcanic ActivityThe University Of IcelandCNNIceland Hosts VolcanoesOccasional EarthquakesNumerous VolcanoesREYKJAVIKUnusual Seismic ActivityGeothermal ActivityGeysersCitiesLava Fields
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Joan Laporta to become Barcelona president for the second time
Joan Laporta has won the Barcelona presidential election by a landslide, beating off competition from Victor Font and Toni Freixa. Laporta has been a frontrunner since announcing his candidacy and was previously Barça president between 2003 and 2010, in what was one of the most successful periods in the club's history.Read Full StoryBarcelonaReal MadridAtletico MadridSantiago BernabeuSky SportsFreixa 9.3 %BarcagateLa LigaBayern MunichBlaugranaBarca PresidentToni FreixaCataloniaBarça PresidentElectionJoan LaportaLionel MessiJosep Maria BartomeuSamuel Marsden
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Jordan records 35 COVID-19 fatalities, 6, 302 new cases on Sunday-MoH
(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, Mar. 7 (Petra)- The Ministry of Health announced 35 Covid-19 fatalities and 6, 302 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 4,935 and the caseload to 427, 717. The new infections comprised 3, 672 cases in the...Read Full StoryMohCovid-19Public HealthAmmanJordan RecordsThe Ministry Of HealthKarakTafilehThe Prime MinistryAGPetraMafraqHospitals CountrywideRecoveriesJerash
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Barcelona legend Carles Puyol congratulates returning president Joan Laporta
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has offered his congratulations to incoming club president Joan Laporta. Laporta is in line to be confirmed as the club’s new president after taking a commanding lead in the polls. The Catalan businessman was club president at the Camp Nou between 2003 and 2010, during...Read Full StoryBarcelonaParis Saint-germainSoccerLa LigaCamp NouCatalanChampions [email protected] PresidentParis Saint-GermainFranceClub IconsLeadCarles PuyolJoan LaportaRonald KoemanLionel Messi
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CCTV footage of missing woman Sarah Everard walking alone discovered by detectives
Detectives searching for a London woman missing since Wednesday evening have discovered CCTV footage showing her walking alone around half an hour after leaving her friend’s home. Sarah Everard, 33, has not been seen since leaving the home of her friend in Clapham, London at around 9pm and her family...Read Full StoryCctvTurquoiseUkPolice DetectivesLondon PoliceCameraBrixtonThe Met PoliceCCTV FootageMs EverardWalkingClaphamKatherine GoodwinHomeNavy Blue TrousersSarah
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Military action continues in Myanmar following military coup
It has been over a month since a military coup overthrew Myanmar’s democratic government and the violence appears to be escalating. Myanmar’s citizens have been staging mass protests, but recently the military government has been cracking down with increasingly deadly force against them. The violence has claimed the lives of over 30 people in this past week alone.Read Full StoryMilitary GovernmentMyanmarMilitary CoupBurmaMandalayMilitary ActionMilitary ForceKCBS RadioAmerican GovernmentBurmeseUnited NationsTwitterMass ProtestsViolenceDeadly Force
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Laporta elected FC Barcelona’s president, sends message to Messi
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona members elected Joan Laporta as club president on Sunday, turning to the man who oversaw one of their most successful periods to lead them out of an institutional and financial crisis. Laporta, who was Barca president between 2003 and 2010, won a resounding 54.28% of total...Read Full StoryFc BarcelonaLeo MessiSoccerCamp NouFC Barcelona 'sBARCELONAReutersBayern MunichThe Champions LeagueCatalanLa LigaBarca PresidentBarcelona MembersClub PresidentIncumbent BartomeuLionel MessiJoan LaportaJosep Maria BartomeuRonald KoemanToby Davis
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Laporta: 'We want to bring joy back to Barça fans'
The new President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, appeared this Sunday night at the Auditorium 1899, where he made his first speech as the new Barça President. Here are his most important statements:. Thanks. 'To thank all the members who have participated in these elections, which make us more than...Read Full StoryBarçaCataloniaElectionVolunteersSoccerJoyFc BarcelonaHappy PeopleLeo MessiFC BarcelonaThe Management BoardThe Electoral TableCruyffistaBarcelonistaToni FreixaJoan LaportaJohan Cruyff
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Joan Laporta to serve second term as Barcelona president after election win
Joan Laporta is to return to Barcelona after sweeping to victory in the club’s presidential election, receiving 54.28 per cent of the vote as he saw off competition from Victor Font and Antoni Freixa. Laporta’s initial stint for a period of seven years until June 2010 was a remarkable success...Read Full StoryFc BarcelonaPoliticsPresidential ElectionSoccerBarcaThe Champions LeagueLaLigaArgentinianCatalan PoliceInstagramPricewaterhouseCoopersAntoni FreixaNou CampSpainLeo MessiJoan LaportaLionel MessiJosep Maria Bartomeu
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Cambodia's dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian fisherman Tin Yusos tucks into a meal of the previous day’s catch with his wife and granddaughter aboard a boat which doubles as their home moored by the banks of the Tonle Sap River.They plan to set out for another day of fishing in the area of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers, though his expectations are low.“There are no big fish anymore,” said Tin Yusos, 57. In the past, he could get a haul of about 30 kilogram (66 lb) of fish a day. Now he often catches just over one kilogram, worth about 15,000 riel ($3.69).Experts blame hydropower projects, sand mining, deforestation, wetland conversion and climate change for dramatic drops in water levels in the region’s rivers, severely disrupting fishing and threatening food supplies for millions.The Mekong typically swells in the rainy season where it converges with the Tonle Sap River, causing an unusual reversed flow into the Tonle Sap Lake, filling it up and providing bountiful fish stocks.But in recent years, the flows to Southeast Asia’s largest lake have at times been delayed, a factor blamed on drought and hydropower dams upstream on the Mekong.Whether or not China’s 11 dams are harming downstream countries dependent on the 4,350 km (2,700 mile) river has become a geopolitical issue, with the United States urging Lower Mekong nations like Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia to demand answers.Marc Goichot, an expert on the region’s waterways at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), said dams and sand mining in particular can contribute to a loss of fish.“Basically the entire system is under stress and changing,” he said. “We need to address the root causes of those changes and re-establish the key processes like movement of fish.”Ly Safi, 32, another Cambodian fisherman, said that this year’s catch had been his worst and he felt trapped in a livelihood with little future.“Some fishermen could save up some money and have left to do businesses on land, but for us we can’t.”($1 = 4,064.0000 Cambodian riel)Big FishFishingRiver BanksFood BanksReutersCambodianTin YusosTonle SapBountiful Fish StocksDamsDownstream CountriesWater LevelsSand MiningDeforestationThailand