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Greece

Hundreds spend night outdoors following Kos earthquake

Tourists and residents in Kos have spent the night out of their homes and hotels follow Friday's powerful earthquake.

Greece

Two killed on Greek island in powerful earthquake

Two people killed and more than a 100 injured after a powerful earthquake on the Greek holiday island of Kos.

Greece

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake kills two on Greek Island of Kos

Two people have ben killed and several injured after an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the richter scale hit the coast of Turkey early on Friday morning.

Russia

Earthquake strikes Russia's far east

Powerful earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsular - epicentre Alaska's Aleutian islands

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World News

Yellowstone earthquake causes Twitter users to predict apocalypse

Earthquakes in the USA and the Philippines caused a social media buzz on Thursday, July 6, with some Twitter users declaring an apocalypse was coming.

Italy

A year on, few signs of recovery in Italy's earthquake-struck centre

A year after devastating earthquakes in central Italy many villages remain abandoned and most of the rebuilding has yet to be done.

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Shattered Lesbos surveys ruins after earthquake

The Greek island of Lesbos has been counting the cost in lives and damage following an earthquake.

Greece

Quake-hit Lesbos village counts the cost

Turkey

Ankara mayor again implies 'foreign powers' behind Aegean Sea earthquake

Greece

Quake kills woman, ravages houses on Greek island of Lesbos

A middle-aged woman died crushed by the roof of her home. Several more people were injured.

Greece

Woman killed by Aegean Sea earthquake

Sweden

EU civil protection stage "real scale" emergency response exercise

Fake blood to paint typical injuries in a natural disaster.

Chile

Powerful quake hits Chile, no deaths reported

Chile’s been rocked by a major earthquake, but there are no reports of any deaths or serious damage.

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Robots to the rescue in post-disaster recovery

European research project TRADR has allowed scientists and firefighters to use ground robots and drones to assist in post-disaster rehabilitation.

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Takeaway: Robot rescue helpers

This team of robots could be the first to be deployed to a disaster scene in Europe.

Russia

Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6

An earthquake has struck Russia’s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey.

Germany

Earthquakes shake Groningen into innovative economy

GRONINGEN – Around the world earthquakes cause disaster and force economies into downfall.

Italy

Italian farmers use sheep to protest

Italian farmers brought sheep to the streets of Rome as they protested the delays in reconstruction which is leading to further losses in livestock.

Japan

Japan hit by earthquake, Fukushima said to be unaffected

An earthquake of magnitude 5.

Italy

Central Italy struck by 3.8 magnitude quake