Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Bengkulu s Enggano Island
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Documentation: A resident of Enggano Island in Bengkulu Province checks a wire-mesh fence that protects the wall of his house. ANTARA/Sugiharto Purnama/aa. Jakarta (ANTARA) - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Enggano Island in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu in the early hours of Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami.
The epicenter of the quake that struck at around 1:36 a.m. local time was located some 31 kilometers (km) away from the west of Enggano Island s waters, at a depth of 10 km. This earthquake does not trigger a tsunami, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) as revealed on its official Twitter account.
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By Global Times - Xinhua Published: May 22, 2021 01:45 PM
Yuan Longping Photo:CFP
Yuan Longping, widely known as the Father of Hybrid Rice, died of illness in Changsha at 1:07 pm on Saturday at the age of 91, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Yuan, the pioneer of the research and development of hybrid rice in China, was the first scientist in the world to successfully utilize the heterosis of rice.
On September 29, 2019, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic . The award speech stated that he had devoted his life to the research, application and promotion of hybrid rice technology, created a super hybrid rice technology system, and made outstanding contributions to China s food security, agricultural scientific development and world food supply.
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