He said the Defense Ministry had established its own anti-fake-news platform called Inforadar to discredit and dispute the fake claims. Despite Schmidts decision to repeal the decree, the law on immovable properties was published in the official journal of Republika Srpska and was passed by the Republika Srpska Assembly on February 10. The caption of the image read, "Romania deployed antiaircraft systems to the border with Moldova. (7.2 miles), 2022-10-05 13:51:38 UTC Turkey has mostly objected to the membership of Sweden, which it says has given safe haven to Kurdish groups that Ankara labels as terrorists, while Hungary says that the two Nordic countries' membership needs careful consideration without airing any specific complaints. "Despite suffering significant losses, the enemy has been throwing into combat the best prepared assault units of Wagner [mercenaries], who are attempting to break through the defenses of our troops and surround the city," Syrskiy said. On December 7, 1988, a devastating earthquake, centered in northern Armenia between the cities of Spitak and Stepanavan, rocked the country. Metsavan After Spitak, the most severe effects of the 1988 earthquake were felt in Gyumri, then known as Leninakan, Armenia's second-largest city. Kyiv has said it reserves the right to strike at targets inside Russia, which invaded Ukraine last February, but has consistently refused to take responsibility for several strikes that have occurred on Russian soil since the conflict started. They claim to have destroyed Russian forces, equipment, and fortifications in an effort to stymie the enemy advance. In the past 24 hours, Armenia had 5 quakes up to magnitude 4.3. Epicenter at 41.876, 42.131 4.3 earthquake - Armenia, 76 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 2:52 pm (GMT +4). Whenever the plates moving beneath Armenia interlock, pressure builds. Since the Spitak earthquake, Armenia has made efforts to study and monitor the country's seismic activity and improve emergency preparedness. The phrase "to hang noodles on someone's ears" in colloquial Russian means "to lie to someone." Theme: Society, Incidents. But among those visiting the tanks are also members of the countries' sizable ethnic Russian minorities, some of whom placed flowers and lit candles to commemorate fallen Russian soldiers and express support for Moscow. Under Orban, who has been in power since 2010, EU and NATO member Hungary has seen an accelerated slide toward authoritarianism and widespread corruption that prompted Brussels in November to propose freezing billions of euros of funds earmarked for Budapest. The American volunteers together with Armenians have created a website ( https://www . Epicenter at 38.543, 44.878 Confronted with a steady increase in Russian pressure, Ukrainian forces may "strategically pull back" from Bakhmut, an adviser to Zelenskiy said on February 28. at 10:52 March 01, 2023 UTC, Location: Susuz The report also said Iran has almost 435 kilograms of uranium at 20 percent purity. at 16:16 September 27, 2022 UTC, Location: According to the theory of plate tectonics, these lithosphere plates are constantly in motion, slowly realigning themselves with the passage of time. Format. A teacher from Qom - which is about 135 kilometers south of the capital Tehran -- told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that out of 250 students, only 50 attended classes. Lypkan is charged with distributing false information about Russian armed forces involved in Moscows ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Epicenter at 42.273, 46.894 The talks were held at the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping forces stationed in Karabakh. The post by the account, which claims to be located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and reports "geopolitical & military news from all over the world, has since been deleted. at 15:13 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: 18:08, 16.02.2023. It said the focus was 10 km deep, the magnitude was 3.4. Before the earthquakes, which claimed tens of thousands of lives and flattened entire cities across Turkey's southeast, the country's relations with Greece were on the verge of collapse. Trucks with humanitarian aid have crossed the Margara bridge on the border and are on their way to the earthquake-stricken region, Vahan Hunanian, the press spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, wrote in a Twitter post on February 11. at 15:33 February 11, 2023 UTC, Location: In the earthquake zone, the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople has been reaching out and delivering aid to the Armenian communities affected by the disaster. This was reported by the news agency Sana, citing the seismological center. at 22:00 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: at 10:42 January 18, 2023 UTC, Location: Take Greece. at 10:08 January 18, 2023 UTC, Location: In his reply, he said that he had not given any wrong information and had revealed all the details. Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to Turkey. 13.2 km from Grossi warned in January that Iran now has enough uranium to produce "several" nuclear bombs if it chooses. Pahlavi, currently in the United Kingdom on the third phase of a European trip after attending the Munich Security Conference alongside other political activists, said in a speech at the Oxford Union student society on February 28 that a regime change would end human rights violations, an aggressive foreign policy, and "behavior inconsistent with peace and stability" now occurring in Iran. The 22-year-old died while in custody after being arrested by the notorious morality police for improperly wearing a mandatory Islamic head scarf, or hijab. The two also asked Iranian protester Vahid Beheshti, who has been on a hunger strike outside the House of Commons for days, to end his hunger strike. (7.2 miles), 2023-02-11 15:33:42 UTC Moskalyov has been under pressure after his daughter Maria, a sixth-grader, drew a picture in an art class in December calling for peace in Ukraine. at 14:41 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: REUTERS/Stringer ANKARA, Feb 15 . Ozurgeti Qrmz Samux Moscow's forces also launched attacks on the Donetsk cities of Lyman, Avdiyivka, and Shakhtar, which together with Bakhmut have been the primary targets of Russia's offensive for several weeks, Ukraine's General Staff said in its daily report. Around 58,700 students, teachers, and school staff will benefit from an ADB project improving the seismic safety of 46 schools in Armenia. 20.2 km from (17.2 miles), 2022-07-11 05:10:52 UTC More than twenty-five thousand people were killed. 9 earthquakes in the past 30 days. According to Tosha Khana rules, officials must inform the Cabinet Division about gifts they receive. A leading Kalmyk activist who says he may face persecution if he is deported to Russia has not been allowed to enter Mongolia over his expired Russian passport. In the past 24 hours, Armenia was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.3, 1 quake of magnitude 3.3, and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. Although Ryodan is a relatively new youth subculture, it has gained prominence amid reports that its members have been involved in mass brawls in public places with representatives of other youth movements. Europe. The magnitude of the earthquake which shook northwestern Armenia was 6.9 and this was followed by another earthquake four minutes later, measuring 5.8 on Richter scale. Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 16 km northeast of the village of Bavra near the Armenian-Georgian border, the Ministry of Emergency Situations informs. 4.3 on Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 2:52 pm (GMT +4), Mag. All principal determinants of structural damage and crush injury converged to magnify the dreadful outcomes of this otherwise modest earthquake, which registered 6.9 on the Richter scale. Yerevan, USSR: While miraculous stories of survival have already started coming in from earthquake-ravaged Turkey, these tales are a reminder of one such near-impossible rescue from the 1988 Armenian temblor, when a mother had kept her son alive, feeding him on her blood for days before the mother-son duo was pulled out of the rubble alive. Image caption, The 6.8 magnitude quake affected an . However, experts say such variance in the purity would appear suspicious to inspectors. at 05:55 January 19, 2023 UTC, Location: 11.2 km from The Earth's crust is a jigsaw of rigid plates like huge paving stones. By Reuters: In Turkey's only remaining ethnic Armenian village, Vakifli, the elderly population thank God that not one of them died during the devastating earthquakes that struck the region.But they fear for the future of their cherished home. Childrens rights activist Hedie Kimiaee said Iranian authorities have been trying to suppress information about the death of girl. On February 10, a group of exiled Iranian opposition figures pleaded for unity and an end to infighting to help recent nationwide protests in Iran against the country's Islamic theocracy. Epicenter at 40.802, 42.961 Judge Zafar Iqbal said that this was why the warrant being issued for his arrest on February 28 did not include the possibility of bail. ", He said until the court rules "legal insecurity must be avoided.". About 25,000 people . To read the original story by AP, click here. at 20:09 January 28, 2023 UTC, Location: Zelenskiy has called on Kyiv's Western allies to supply Ukraine with war planes that would allow Ukrainian forces to put up a more efficient defense. at 18:14 January 28, 2023 UTC, Location: "Based on Hungarian procedure, adopting legislation takes about four weeks, so it follows that parliament can have a vote on this sometime in the second half of March, on the week of March 21," Gulyas said on February 25. But in a grim way, he was lucky: A chunk of concrete was pressing on his leg in just the right place . (8.2 miles), 2023-01-18 10:08:12 UTC at 08:49 September 05, 2022 UTC, Location: To read the original story by Reuters, click here. at 03:36 July 11, 2022 UTC, Location: RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported that at least 26 schools were affected by the crisis on March 1. Tehran has always stressed that it is only interested in peaceful nuclear technology. About 80% of structures there were destroyed, primarily large apartment blocks built in the late Soviet era. A truckload of Armenia humanitarian aid on its way to Turkey on February 11. Erci An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck eight kilometres (five miles) south-east of Armenia's capital Yerevan, the emergency ministry said on Saturday. 82 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia. 4.3 earthquake - Armenia, 76 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 2:52 pm (GMT +4). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Khvoy (file photo). Khvoy (12.2 miles), 2023-01-29 14:41:14 UTC (5.2 miles), 2022-10-10 12:37:19 UTC In addition, he said, "Five truckloads of 100 tons of food, medicine, water, and other emergency aid packages from the people of Armenia passed through the Alican border gate this morning and set off for Adiyaman.. (11.2 miles), 2023-01-31 04:13:04 UTC Leaving Tashkent for New Delhi, where he will participate in a G20 meeting, Blinken said he does not plan to meet separately with his Chinese or Russian counterparts during the event. Khvoy In a statement to RFE/RL, Defense Ministry spokesman Constantin Spinu rejected those claims, saying that "there have been no changes whatsoever in the deployment of Romanian forces and antiaircraft systems.". "The issue related to illegal activities of Armenia in the Azerbaijani lands, which was once occupied, should be discussed at the legal level. The ministry said separately on February 27 that the screenshots posted on social media were actually taken during the National Day military parade in the city of Alba Iulia on December 1, 2022, and that familiar landmarks, such as the city stadium, are visible in the background on video. According to the agency, the tremors occurred at 12:04 local time about 239 km northeast of the city of Aleppo (the province's administrative center). The only road linking Azerbaijans Nagorno-Karabakh region to Armenia has been blocked by government-backed Azerbaijani protesters since December 12. Epicenter at 38.424, 44.909 See how many recent quakes occurred in or near Armenia, report a quake if you felt one! Beheshti had been protesting to persuade Britain to label the IRGC as a terrorist organization. at 14:24 September 27, 2022 UTC, Location: Member of the Turkish Parliament of Armenian origin Garo Paylan said that no one was injured during the earthquake in the Armenian village of Vakifli. (file photo). A Seismic Reckoning. The economy of the region was also in shambles after the earthquake. I trust the National Assembly will make a wise decision as soon as possible." Armenian troops killed in Azerbaijan border clash. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (file photo), Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (file photo), High Representative to Bosnia Christian Schmidt said on February 27 that the matter of state property "cannot be solved by unilateral actions." Feb. 15, 2023, at 6:03 a.m. Turkey Says Earthquake Diplomacy Could Help Mend Armenia Ties. "It is a complex decision, with serious consequences, so careful consideration is necessary," Hungarian President Katalin Novak said on Facebook on March 1 ahead of the start of the debate in the legislature that is overwhelmingly dominated by right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. Khvoy Speaking at a cabinet meeting on March 1, Raisi assigned Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to head the probe after hundreds of girls have reported falling ill at school since November. Latest quakes in or near Armenia now or today. ADB is helping Armenia reconstruct 46 schools according to international seismic safety standards to ensure they are safer in case of earthquakes. Epicenter at 38.573, 44.586 Epicenter at 38.411, 44.935 Strongest quake in or near Armenia today: Mag.3.2 Georgia Armenia Turkey Border Reg. He also said then that the Bosnian Constitutional Court should decide the matter, but at the same time called on Bosnian politicians to sit down and discuss the future of state property and reach a reasonable solution. The eight figures, including Pahlavi, said they were working on a charter for a transition to a new pluralistic system that would be followed by free elections. 7.2 km from The Russian authorities said earlier that Ryodan members had been involved in brawls in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, and Kursk in the second half of February. Noravank monastery, a 16th centry marvel which sustained a terrible earthquake in the 20's, stands April 25, 2004 in Armenia. 10.2 km from 28.2 km from at 04:13 January 31, 2023 UTC, Location: In Brussels, European Union diplomats were preparing to allocate 1 billion euros to purchase badly needed artillery ammunition for Kyiv, according to a draft proposal seen by Frances AFP news agency. A woman buried alive in the Armenian earthquake . We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! For the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Armenian earthquake, a group of Peace Corps Volunteers together with Armenian volunteers have initiated a project called Story Beyond the Ruins. The executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said on February 28 that the girls were deliberately poisoned. 16.2 km from Susuz Mag. Maksim Lypkan's lawyer, Alan Kachmazov, says cellmates forcibly shaved his clients head, leaving a Mohawk strip on it, and threatened to rape him. A day earlier, the Samara regional parliament condemned Abdalkin's post, calling it "impermissible." Kalmyks in Russia's southwest and Buryats in Siberia are mostly Buddhist, Mongol-speaking ethnic groups. After the earthquake. "Formally, the border guarding service officers are carrying out their duties and act in accordance with the regulations, but they in fact are trying to remove from the country a person who may face persecution on politically motivated charges," Boromangnaev told RFE/RL. 14.2 km from A lawmaker in the Russian region of Samara who mocked President Vladimir Putin's annual address to lawmakers says he has been summoned to meet with police. (13.2 miles), 2023-02-12 08:21:01 UTC He said the 5.2 magnitude quake was followed by 165 aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of [] Even though this student had no prior illness, the authorities are trying to write a false medical report saying she had a long history of illness, Kimiaee was quoted as saying in the news release. Her death, which officials blamed on a heart attack, touched off a wave of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Ukraines military on March 1 reported another increase in assaults against the city in Ukraines eastern Donetsk region. Find how many recent quakes there were, report a quake if you felt one! Khvoy Khvoy The article on Qom News was later deleted from its website. After Russia launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, most of the group's members fled the country. 14.2 km from A day earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said its antiaircraft units knocked down two drones in the Krasnodar Krai region and one in the Republic of Adygea. All images below are submissions to the World Bank/GFDRR "Building Disaster Resilience Across Armenia" photo contest, held 30 years after the 1988 Spitak Earthquake, and in tribute to the resilience of the Armenian people affected by this devastating event. 11.2 km from In October 2022, Boromangnaev's group published a declaration on Kalmykia's independence from Russia. 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