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Wavelengths, transition probabilities, line strengths and oscillator strengths for the K\alpha...

Authors: F. Hu, G. Jiang, W. Hong and L.H. Hao Eur. Phys. J. D 49, 293 (2008) Received 27 July 2008 / Received in final form 26 August 2008 / Published online 3rd October 2008 Pacs: 32.30.-r - Atomic spectra, 32.70.Cs -...

Storms leave at least 14 dead in China's quake zone

CHENGDU, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed in the quake-battered Sichuan province where torrential rains triggered disasters, confirmed local government on Thursday. The victims were from Mianyang city,...

Thousands stranded as storms hit China quake area

BEIJING (Reuters) - Continuous rain near the epicenter of China's May 12 earthquake has killed at least eight people and left 38 missing, with thousands stranded by mountain torrents, cave-ins and mudslides, state media...

China's quake zone hit by downpours, with eight deaths, 38 missing

Eight people died and 38 were missing amid torrential rain in Mianyang, one of the cities that was hardest-hit by the May 12 earthquake, local authorities said on Wednesday. More than 6,500 people were stranded by the...

Olympic flame arrives in quake disaster zone in last leg of relay

The Olympic flame arrived in China's quake disaster zone on Monday and will be carried around the track of a stadium that just weeks ago housed thousands of earthquake victims, as muted celebrations begin in one of the final...

Games bring rare light relief to quake survivors

ANXIAN, China (Reuters) - The Olympic torch took a ceremonial lap through a stadium on the edge of China's quake-hit regions on Monday, but for survivors in nearby camps, it was the Games, not the torch, that were the subject...

New earthquake hits Sichuan site

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake yesterday hit south-west China's province of Sichuan, site of the deadly May 12 earthquake. The quake struck 40 miles north of Mianyang in Sichuan at 4:32 pm. There were no initial reports of...

Moderate quake rumbles through same China region

BEIJING -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, striking the area devastated by a massive quake in May. The quake struck 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Mianyang in...

Heroic head strives to rebuild school

Ye Zhiping is not the type of man who waits for others to offer him assistance, he just rolls up his sleeves and gets on with it. The headmaster of Sangzao Middle School in Anxian county, Mianyang city, one of the worst-hit...

A milestone year for China's volunteers

By Xinhua Writer Meng Na, Wang Aihua and Guo Likun BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jianhong, a 42-year-old maintenance man in north China's Shanxi Province, has worked as volunteer in Mianyang, one of the worst-hit areas in...

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