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Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000
Chengdu, China (AFP) May 20, 2008A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed via a straw were Tuesday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake but hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. Amid fears of new aftershocks among a traumatised population, Beijing put out a fresh urgent appeal for tents as foreign medical teams began to arrive in southwestern Sichuan province. Despite the ... more Geosciences Professor Measuring Aftershocks Of China Earthquake 
Lubbock TX (SPX) May 20, 2008Just 40 minutes before the May 12 earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the Sichuan province in Central China, a Texas Tech University professor of geosciences had arrived in Beijing, only 960 miles away. Hua-wei Zhou, professor of petroleum geophysics and seismology, was about to start work for the National Natural Science Foundation of China to monitor smaller earthquakes ... more Chinese troops rescue 86 from quake-hit village: state media 
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2008Chinese troops evacuated 86 residents of a remote mountain village cut off for a week by the devastating earthquake, the state-run Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. Rescuers hiked 32 kilometres (20 miles) on a "dangerous mountain path" covered by landslides to reach the village of Maliuping in Sichuan province on Monday, Xinhua said. The rescue teams evacuated 86 villagers living near the ... more China warns of water contamination from quake: state media 
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2008Chinese authorities warned Tuesday of serious threats to drinking water in earthquake-hit areas and called on local officials to take precautions. Dead bodies and chemical waste "pose great threats to the safety of drinking water," the ministry of environmental protection said in a directive quoted by the official Xinhua news agency. It said that people should not use water sources from ... more China govt offers financial relief in quake-hit areas 
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2008China's government announced a series of financial measures Tuesday to help millions of people affected by the earthquake that devastated the nation's southwest, state press said. Besides allocating up to 2.5 billion yuan (357 million dollars) in personal allowances to quake victims, the government also ordered tax relief and loan extensions for bank borrowers in quake-hit areas, Xinhua news ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 19, 2008 Buried by a 24/7 deluge of soundbites and analyses of soundbites from three U.S. presidential candidates and their handlers, the media packaged the rest of the world into two huge natural disasters -- Myanmar and China. The man-made geopolitical disaster in the making in both Pakistan and Afghanistan got lost in the shuffle. A new deal negotiated by Pakistan's new coalition government ... more US giving China satellite images of quake damage: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2008The United States is providing China with satellite imagery of reservoirs, roads and bridges damaged in the earthquake that devastated southwestern Sichuan province, the Pentagon said. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is expected to provide the first of the unclassified imagery on Monday if weather permits, in what officials believed to be an unprecedented step. "They have ask ... more Rescuers find more survivors in China quake rubble 
Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2008Three more people were pulled out of the rubble of China's earthquake on Monday after surviving a week trapped under the debris, state media said, but one of them later died. An unidentified man in his 80s was dug out of the remains of his collapsed house in Beishan district on Monday morning after surviving more than 160 hours, state television reported. "The quake happened so long ... more As China Mourns Thousands Pour Back Onto Streets Fearing Aftershock 
Chengdu, China (AFP) May 19, 2008Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Chengdu in southwest China amid rumours late Monday of an imminent major aftershock following last week's massive quake. Residents said there was a report on television warning of an aftershock with a magnitude of between 6.0 and 7.0 on the Richter scale some time during the night between Monday and Tuesday. "I plan to sleep outside in my ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 15, 2008The United States criticized Thursday China's missile buildup along the Taiwan Strait and said Washington would continue to sell arms to Taiwan to bolster its defense needs. Deputy Secretary of State John Negoponte said Washington had expressed concern to Beijing about its ongoing military buildup on its side of the strait separating the mainland and the Taiwan island. "We view China's ... more Analysis: China boosts Jiangxi air defense 
Hong Kong (UPI) May 16, 2008 China's air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. There are indications that China has completed its second-line air defense operational deployment against Taiwan centered on Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. This has greatly expanded the depth of China's air defense coverage. The People's Liberation Army Air Force has taken a number ... more US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan 
Washington (AFP) May 15, 2008The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday. He said he conveyed the concerns personally to Chinese officials during his visit to Beijing this week. "Just the other day, Monday, when I was in Beijing, this ... more World powers work out details of new offer to Iran 
Washington (AFP) May 16, 2008Six world powers have completed the details of a "refreshed" offer they will present to Iran in an effort to persuade it to halt its controversial nuclear activities, a US official said Friday. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China agreed earlier this month to make a new offer to Iran, but a date has yet to be set for it to be delivered to the Islamic republic. ... more
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