Find out about other important news that you cannot stop reading and that mark the day this Saturday, September 17, 2022
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, without damage
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the Pacific coast of Nicaragua this Saturday, with no casualties or material damage reported at the moment, reported the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies (Ineter).
The tremor occurred at 07:42 local time at a depth of 36 kilometers and its epicenter was located offshore, 30 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Nagarote, in the department of León, in the Pacific Ocean, Ineter detailed in a report.
Ineter seismologist Domingo Ñamendi explained that the earthquake was caused by the collision between the Cocos and Caribbean plates, and did not generate any tsunami alert on the Pacific coast.
The Nicaraguan authorities have not reported victims or material damage as a result of the tremor, which caused alarm among some residents of the Nicaraguan Pacific.
Switzerland spends billions of francs to save glaciers
Parliament has agreed to a CHF3.2 billion ($3.3 billion) package of climate measures and averts a national vote on a Swiss fossil fuel ban.
Supporters of the ‘Glacier Initiative’ say the new measures meet their demands and ensure that Switzerland meets the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
The spending is also intended to address the immediate energy security of Switzerland, which has been threatened by the disruption of gas supplies to Europe caused by the war in Ukraine.
The money will go towards subsidizing a network of alpine photovoltaic plants, the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems with sustainable alternatives, and the renovation of buildings.
Plaza Venezuela Station of the Caracas Metro does not provide service due to electrical failure
The Plaza Venezuela station of the Caracas Metro is closed this Saturday, September 17 due to lack of electricity, according to the Twitter account @metrocommunity.
According to the Metro Comunidad account, it seems that there was a power outage that affects several areas of Plaza Venezuela and Sabana Grande, although the train service remains operational, they do not stop at this station.
The official account of the Caracas Metro has not informed, through its social networks, of the failure. Also if the transfer to and from Zona Rental is closed.
Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman detained for not wearing the veil “correctly”, has died
Mahsa Amini, 22, died after being arrested and taken to a police station by the Moral Police on Tuesday, September 13. The supposed crime of this young woman was to wear her compulsory veil too low and without covering her head, according to the reasons indicated by the authorities for her arrest.
Relatives of Mahsa Amini confirmed that he died this Friday, September 16, at Tehran’s Kasra Hospital, as a result of a heart attack and cerebral coma, a state in which he remained for several days after his arrest.
The authorities have not clarified what happened to Mahsa Amini during the time he was held by the officers. However, activists and users on social networks denounce that the woman would have been the victim of a “brutal beating”.
Amnesty International called the death of the young Iranian woman suspicious and called for a full investigation.
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