Earthquake hits northern Italy, strongly felt in Milan

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Updated 18 December 2021
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Earthquake hits northern Italy, strongly felt in Milan

  • The Milan fire department said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the city

ROME: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit northern Italy on Saturday, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said.
The quake struck Bonate Sotto, a small town outside the city of Bergamo, at a depth of 26 kilometers (16.16 miles), the INGV said. It was strongly felt by residents in nearby Milan.
The Milan fire department said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the city, Italy’s second largest, Italian news agency Ansa reported.


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KYIV: Ukrainian negotiators ​will meet US officials on Wednesday to discuss the “prosperity ‌package” and ‌the ​country’s ‌post-war ⁠reconstruction, ​President Volodymyr Zelensky said ⁠on Wednesday.
Zelensky told reporters in ⁠a WhatsApp ‌media chat ‌that ​the teams ‌would ‌also discuss preparations for a trilateral ‌meeting that would include Russia, ⁠adding ⁠that Kyiv hoped it would take place in early March.