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May 19, 2008
        
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China announces 3 days of national mourning; Olympc torch relay suspended U.S. aid flight arrives in China on Sunday Strong magnitude 6.0 aftershock hits Sichuan border region early Sunday Official death toll rises to 32,477 people with 220,109 injured BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China on Monday... [read full story]                    

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China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims : Latest News

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China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims : Latest News

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May 19, 2008
        

By AUDRA ANGThe Associated Press BEICHUAN, China - Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake.

                   

China Holding Three Days of Mourning For Quake Victims

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May 19, 2008
        

In this photo distributed by the official Xinhua news agency, rescuers search for students at Juyuan Middle School in Juyuan Township of Dujiangyan City, about 100 kilometers from the epicenter in Wenchuan county of southwest China's Sichuan province, on Monday May 12, 2008. A magnitude 6 temblor...

                   

China begins three-day mourning for quake victims

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May 19, 2008
        

Beijing (ANTARA News) - China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country`s southwest on May 12. At 04:58 a.m., the national flag at the Tian`anmen Square in downtown Beijing flew at half-mast after a...

                   

China's securities, futures bourses to cease trading temporarily, mourning for quake victims

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May 19, 2008
        

China's securities and futures exchange markets will suspend trading temporarily on Monday afternoon in token of respect for the victims in the May 12 earthquake. From 2:28 p.m. on Monday, the exact time when the powerful quake took place on May 12, both stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen...

                   

China's securities, futures bourses to cease trading temporarily, mourning for quake victims

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May 19, 2008
        

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China's securities and futures exchange markets will suspend trading temporarily on Monday afternoon in token of respect for the victims in the May 12 earthquake. From 2:28 p.m. on Monday, the exact time when the powerful quake took place on May 12, both stock...

                   
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China begins mourning period as quake toll rises

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May 19, 2008
        

Survivors walk through the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town in Wenchuan county JIANGYOU (AFP) - China began a three-day national mourning period on Monday, one week after a massive earthquake struck the southwest, killing tens of thousands in the country's worst disaster in a generation. In solemn...

                   

China begins mourning period as quake toll rises (AFP)

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May 19, 2008
        

by Peter Harmsen 6 minutes ago JIANGYOU, China (AFP) - China began a three-day national mourning period on Monday, one week after a massive earthquake struck the southwest, killing tens of thousands in the country's worst disaster in a generation. In solemn scenes broadcast on state television,...

China bourses to halt trade for 3 mins of mourning

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May 19, 2008
        

SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - China's two main stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen and its futures and commodities exchanges in Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Dalian will halt trade for three minutes from 2:28 p.m. (0628 GMT) on Monday to observe a national period of mourning for victims of last...

                   

China begins 3 days of national mourning for quake victims, suspends Olympic torch relay

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May 19, 2008
        

Flags flew at half staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence Monday as China began three days of mourning for victims of the country's massive earthquake. The Olympic torch relay — a potent symbol of national pride in the...

                   

China begins 3 days of national mourning for quake victims

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May 19, 2008
        

Flags flew at half staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence Monday as China began three days of mourning for victims of the country's massive earthquake. Officials asked for the horns of cars, trains and ships and air raid...

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