Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Rocks Northern Peru
PHOTO: PERUVIAN PRESIDENT PEDRO CASTILLO VISITING AREAS AFFECTED BY QUAKE, SOUNDBITE FROM CASTILLO
INTERNATIONAL: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake has shaken the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on Sunday and was felt as far as Lima in the center of the country. It has destoryed 75 homes but with no deaths reported but leaving structural damage.
The seismological center of the Geophysical Institute of Peru has reported that the earthquake had a depth of 131 kilometers and that the epicenter was 98 kilometres from the town of Santa Maria de Nieva in the province of Condorcanqui. The quake was felt throughout central and northern Peru.
Some residents left their homes as a precaution. Part of the church tower on Jalca Grande, which is considered as national heritage has collapsed.
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has checked the damage caused by the quake. Castillo visited the town of Jalca Grande in the Amazonas region to show his support to those affected by the dramatic quake.The President has vowed and reassured the victims that the government' is prepared to provide help. He also said that those affected would receive aid to rebuild their homes.
Ukranian Soldiers Ready for War Against Russia
PHOTO: UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS IN TRENCHES SOLDIERS ON POSITIONS SOUNDBITES FROM SOLDIERS
Ukrainian soldiers say they're ready for possible Russian offensive. The army soldier says that they don’t count on Europe's help. The military trust and can count on U.S. support. Ukraine believes in the promise the United States gave them and the country already gave them a large consignment of U.S. ammunition and Javelin missiles and mortars.
Turkey gave them attack drones.He has mentioned that there will be more help. There is help as these countries have a common enemy.
Ukraine force says they are not afraid. It's just a war. Fear is just a thing.It's a bad idea to be afraid when someone comes to your house and you hide in your basement. It won't work. One should get up and go to fight.It’s luck of a draw. Ukraine's military is confident that they have the ability and is ready to repel any attacks.
Ukraine's military intelligence said last week that Russia have more than 92,000 troops have massed around Ukraine's borders and was preparing for an attack by the end of January or beginning of February. Moscow dismisses it as false and alarmist.
Ukraine, which wants to join the NATO military alliance, has also blamed Moscow for supporting separatists in a conflict in its east since 2014.
Russia has claimed it suspects Ukraine of wanting to recapture separatist-controlled territory by force, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has declared on Friday, Kyiv had no such plans and Russia's rhetoric opposing Ukraine's bid to join NATO was a worrying signal.
Ukrainian force-controlled borders and are fully prepared for any escalation. The president says in case of an attack, they have means for defence. And they are fully prepared.
Italian Scientists Show What Omicron Variant Looks Like
Italian Scientists from Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome have published on Saturday the world's first photo of the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant.
The image in the photo shows the Omicron variant has more mutations in spike protein, the region that interacts with human cells prior to cell entry, compared with the highly infectious Delta variant. Scientists have claimed that the findings do not directly suggest the mutations are more dangerous.
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Omicron as a new variant of concern of COVID-19. The B.1.1.529 variant codenamed by the WHO was first sequenced in Gauteng, South Africa on November 24 which causes nations on alert.
Several cases were spotted in Europe and governments around the world have announced travel restrictions targeting the southern African region where it first emerged, prompting criticism that the continent was yet again bearing the brunt of panicked policies from Western countries.
