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swissinfo.ch: Rescue workers pull a girl out from under the rubble of a collapsed school in Sichuan swissinfo.ch
swissinfo.ch     13-May-2008            

As many as 10,000 people have been killed by a massive earthquake in southwestern China, officials said on Tuesday, a number that is expected to increase. ... Beijing has yet to call for international assistance, but the Swiss government and non-governmental... [read full story]                    


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