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PHOTOS: Aftermath of China quake one week on

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May 19, 2008
        
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Rescuers observe three minutes of silence in the earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 19, 2008. From tent cities in Sichuan province to Beijing's Tiananmen Square, sirens wailed and millions of Chinese stood for three minutes on Monday to mourn the tens of thousands who died in... [read full story]                    

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China Mourns Victims By Standing Still

 sptimes.ru May 22, 2008
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China Pauses for Three Minutes to Mourn Sichuan Earthquake Victims

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China Mourns Victims By Standing Still

sptimes.ru
May 22, 2008
        

By Dessianing Ariyanti The Associated Press WENCHUAN, China — China stood still and sirens wailed Monday to mourn the country’s tens of thousands of earthquake victims, as the search for survivors increasingly became a search for bodies. Construction workers, shopkeepers and bureaucrats across...

                   

Envoys of UN member states, int'l bodies mourn Chinese quake victims

xinhuanet.com
May 21, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 UN member states and international bodies have sent their representatives to the residence of China's UN mission to mourn Chinese earthquake victims, the Chinese mission announced Wednesday. They included ambassadors or representatives from more...

                   

Zambian president mourns China quake victims

xinhuanet.com
May 21, 2008
        

LUSAKA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa on Wednesday paid a visit to the Chinese Embassy in Lusaka to mourn the victims of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China. After observing one minute of silence, Mwanawasa signed in the condolence book to express his deep sorrow to the...

                   

Japanese PM visits Chinese embassy, mourns earthquake victims

people.com.cn
May 21, 2008
        

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda visited the Chinese embassy here Wednesday to mourn the victims of the May 12 devastating earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan and extend condolences to those affected. "As the earthquake has inflicted enormous human casualties, the Japanese...

                   

Japanese PM visits Chinese embassy, mourns earthquake victims

xinhuanet.com
May 21, 2008
        

TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda visited the Chinese embassy here Wednesday to mourn the victims of the May 12 devastating earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan and extend condolences to those affected. "As the earthquake has inflicted enormous human...

VIDEO: Quake parents mourn their only child

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May 21, 2008
        

May 20 - In China many parents are mourning the loss of their only child, killed in the Sichuan earthquake. The country's one-child birth control policy is having a devastating unintended consequence for many. As elsewhere in Sichuan, parents in the small town of Wufu have gathered to mourn the...

Singapore ministers mourn China quake victims

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May 21, 2008
        

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wang Kan Seng (R) leaves words on the condolence book at the Chinese embassy to Singapore, May 21, 2008. Wang Kan Seng visited the Chinese embassy on Wednesday to mourn the victims of the deadly earthquake that hit southwest China's...

                   

Mourning Earthquake Victims

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May 21, 2008
        

Published Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Cameron Boulton / Daily Nexus Several students, also joined by Chancellor Yang, gather around a candlelight vigil in Storke Plaza on Tuesday night to mourn victims of the recent earthquake in southwest China. As of yesterday, over 40,000 have been confirmed dead...

                   

Bangladesh mourns Myanmar, China victims

hindu.com
May 21, 2008
        

Dhaka (PTI): Bangladesh on Wednesday kept its national flag half mast across the country to mourn the loss of lives in neighbouring natural calamities-struck Myanmar and China, an official statement said. "The government has taken the decision to pay respect to the people who died in the recent...

                   

UN Security Council mourns China's earthquake victims

people.com.cn
May 21, 2008
        

The UN Security Council observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to mourn the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck China's Southwest Sichuan Province on May 12. At the beginning of a high-level debate on post-conflict peace building, British Foreign Minister David Miliband, whose...

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