Miracle rescues in China quake as death toll tops 40,000
                   
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A quake survivor listens to news on the radio CHENGDU (AFP) - A woman who survived on rainwater and a man fed sweetened water 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... [read full story]                    

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