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#Italy #Sicily #Etna #Volcano
ACTIVITY REPORT (#THREADE

37.748Β°N, 14.999Β°E;
summit elev. 3320 m

All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
INGV reported that Strombolian activity from all four of Etna’s summit craters, the Southeast Crater (SEC), Northeast Crater (NEC), Bocca Nuova (BN), and Voragine (VOR), was visible during 8-14 February.
The frequency and intensity of explosions at SEC were variable; almost continuous strong explosions originated from two vents in the E part of the top of the cone. Tephra accumulated near the top of the cone and rolled several tens of meters down the flanks.
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#Thailand #Bangkok #ECONOMY #COLLAPS #Coronavirus

Thailand has not let tourists into the country for months and has thus successfully isolated itself from the pandemic. BUT experts warn that Thailand will in return enter the worst recession in the country history.
The economy of Thailand depends on tourism since the beginning of April there have been no more tourists and no new infection with the corona virus for 2 months. According to a forecast, no country in Asia has been harder hit than Bangkok.
According to calculations by the central bank, economic output will decline by more than eight percent this year. The economists at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce even assume an economic slump of up to eleven and a half percent.
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A Longer #Threade I observed the last weeks

#Lebanon #IWF #China #Beirut #LebanonProtests #Financialcrise #bankruptcy

In Beirut there is hyperinflation, prices rose by 250 percent within a month, plus corruption, coronavirus, unemployment and hunger.
Lebanon, long ago called "Switzerland of the Middle East", is in danger of total collapse. Only the IMF and China could help. But negotiations with the IMF have failed. Now some are relying on China as a savior in need. But whether Beijing participates in it can be doubted.
And involved in this chaos is of all things EY, the accounting firm that gave Wirecard its falsified balance sheet for years (€ 1.9 billion). In March, Lebanon was unable to pay interest on its euro bonds for the first time.
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#Important #News! #Threade

#Israel #Jerusalem #Russia #Syria

#Russia's #ambassador to #Syria released this week what some saw as a veiled threat to #Israel if Israel continued to #bomb #Iranian positions in the war-torn country.
On February 6th, 20 #Syrian and #Iranian military officials were #killed in an airstrike on a target near #Damascus. The attack also resulted in #Syrian air defense systems accidentally firing on a #Russian 172-passenger plane.
The plane was able to land safely at a nearby airport. However, #Russian #ambassador Alexander Yefimov was not interested in the Israeli justifications. In an interview with Sputnik arabic, Yefimov described the #Israeli #attacks as β€œ#provocative and very #dangerous”.
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