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MIAMI, Nov. 5 (UPI) — Hurricane Ida made landfall in eastern Nicaragua Thursday morning packing sustained 75 mph winds, U.S. forecasters in Miami reported.
At 10 a.m., the center of Ida was about 75 miles north of Bluefields, moving toward the northwest near 6 mph, The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
“The center of Ida [...]

MIAMI, Nov. 5 (UPI) — U.S. forecasters Thursday issued a hurricane warning for the east coast of Nicaragua as Hurricane Ida approached from 60 miles offshore.
At 7 a.m., Ida was about 60 miles north-northeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, moving toward the northwest near 7 mph with sustained winds of 75 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center [...]

TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (UPI) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rattled southern Iran Wednesday injuring about 700 people, officials said.
Iran’s state-run media quoted officials as reporting no deaths from the tremor, CNN said.
Reports of property damages were not available.
Iran lies along seismic fault lines and has been rocked strong earthquakes, notably in December 2003 when a 6.6-magnitude [...]

HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 3 (UPI) — Tropical Storm Mirinae has caused two deaths and three injuries in Vietnam, officials said Tuesday.
One person was also reported missing in the central province of Binh Dinh as the storm came ashore, knocking out power to large parts of the region, the Vietnam News Service reported.
Officials said heavy [...]

LY SON, Vietnam, Nov. 2 (UPI) — Tropical Storm Mirinae came ashore in south-central Vietnam Monday packing winds of up to 70 mph, authorities said.
Vietnamese officials said Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai province was the first area of the country to feel the storm’s fury, but little damage was reported as the [...]