In short, family planning saves millions of lives. Here are some of the reasons why: More than 60 per cent of all maternal deaths are estimated to take place in humanitarian crises and fragile ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku on Wednesday. The geophysics agency in a post on social media platform X said the quake, which was 81 km (50 miles) deep, ...

The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 24 ...

TOKYO -- Since a massive earthquake devastated the city of Kobe in 1995, shelters remain unequipped to accommodate at least 530,000 evacuees if a similar disaster were to occur in the same region ...

Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital ... Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf, the international port, is still out of action and ...

The World Bank will finance an additional $1 billion to Türkiye’s earthquake zone in 2025, bringing the total resources the bank provided to the country’s affected region in the southeast to ...

So why would he join a San Jose Earthquakes team that finished last in MLS in 2024? “It’s a new year,” Martinez said. The San Jose Quakes’ Josef Martínez stands during practice near ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen ...

More ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS / USGS Several other "weak" tremors were reported in Connecticut, New York ... minor to moderate earthquakes. "The Central Virginia seismic zone is far from ...

The earthquake occurred along the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, the same fault line that produced one of the strongest quakes to ever hit the East Coast. The magnitude 5.8 quake in central ...

A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is ...