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At least four dead as powerful earthquake hits China
                   
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rian.ru     12-May-2008            

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook China's southwest province of Sichuan on Monday, killing at least four and injuring some 100, as authorities warned of more tremors to come, national media said. ... Chinese national TV reported that further...


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Death toll following China earthquake passes 12,000

ctv.ca     13-May-2008          

CTV.ca News Staff The death toll following the worst earthquake to hit China in three decades has passed 12,000, with thousands more still buried in debris. The powerful earthquake struck central China Monday at 2:28 p.m. local time, when office buildings, factories and schools were full. The...

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Earthquake In China

kizo.com     13-May-2008          

Several readers sent in links on the earthquake that hit 10 hours ago near the Sichuan city of Chengdu in China. The Telegraph focuses on the citizen journalism that got word on the quake out on the Net instantly (the first report was via Twitter). Science magazine speculates that deaths ...

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Blogging The Chinese Earthquake--Truth Comes Out.

businessweek.com     13-May-2008          

In past natural and man-made catastrophies, the Chinese government has tried to control the flow of information both inside China and to the outside world. But bloggers and even twitterers are providing all kinds of information on China's worst earthquake...

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Sheffield United offers help to China earthquake victims through link with local club

iht.com     13-May-2008          

Sheffield United has offered help to the victims of the earthquake in China's Sichuan province, which has a team owned by the English soccer club. United owns the Chengdu Blades from the provincial capital, which is close to the epicenter of Monday's quake that has killed almost 12,000 people...

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Death toll in China earthquake rises to 8,533

kxan.com     13-May-2008          

CHONGQING, China (AP) -- Chinese state media said more than 8,500 have died in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. The official Xinhua News Agency said that another 10,000 people were believed hurt in one of the province's counties after the 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday. Nearly 900...

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The great Sichuan earthquake: What we know so far (and a second earthquake this morning)

shanghaiist.com     13-May-2008          

Scene of devastation at a school in Dujiangyan (都江堰) which collapsed from the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China * Over 10,000 feared dead in biggest earthquake in China for 30 years * Earthquake measured at 7.9 on the Richter scale, epicentre(s) in western Sichuan * Second earthquake/aftersho...

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Sichuan earthquake death toll exceeds 12,000

xinhuanet.com     13-May-2008          

CHENGDU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior official with the Sichuan Provincial government said Tuesday the death toll in the province has exceeded 12,000, and is still rising. Li Chengyun, vice governor of Sichuan, said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the death toll was based on incomplete...

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Economic Impact Of China's Great Quake

forbes.com     13-May-2008          

HONG KONG - The largest earthquake to hit China in more than 30 years is likely to wreak great economic damage on Sichuan province and the nearby megacity of Chongqing, but not on China as a whole. In the immediate term, it could fuel price inflation in southwestern China for food and consumer...

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Massive Rescue Effort Under Way After China Quake

npr.org     13-May-2008          

NPR's Melissa Block traveled to Beichuan county, an area hit hard by Monday's earthquake in China. The earthquake was the worst in three decades. The death toll is estimated to be at least 10,000 people. We'll bring you the latest from the scene in Chengdu province.

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Insurance firms lead China shares fall

guardian.co.uk     13-May-2008          

Shares fell in China today following the devastating earthquake that struck the country yesterday. As analysts predicted the disaster in Sichuan, which has claimed at least 10,000 lives, would fuel food price inflation, the benchmark Shanghai index fell 3% in early trading, eventually closing...

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