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 ...

Have you ever wondered why it is that certain places – New Zealand ... and earthquakes – and a lot of them. “Much of the volcanic activity occurs along subduction zones, which are convergent ...

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 ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that ... in central Japan on New Year's Day last year.

Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first megaquake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck a municipality in Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Just like that, the San Jose Earthquakes are one of the main storylines ... players with experience in this league to move on to a new team and make that adjustment.” Vela memorably scored ...