Some buildings aren't made to handle earthquakes
                   
newschannel34.com     May 13, 2008            

Excavators work on debris following an earthquake on May 13, 2008 in Dujiangyan of Sichuan Province, China. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province May 12, killing at least 12,000 people currently. The death toll is... [read full story]                    


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And now what to do with China?

newsvine.com     36 mins ago          

News Type: Event — Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:05 AM EDT It is already aggravating me writing this article. The whole world was criticising China due to the recent Olympics. All big leaders were ready for comments because China...                    

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Sony adds another PMP to the Chinese market, the PMX-U55

gadgetell.com     36 mins ago          

Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Portable Video Earlier this month, Sony entered the PMP market in China by shipping out their PMX-M80. Today, they have announced another PMP that they plan to sell there as well,...                    

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Southwest China quake kills 15, scores injured (Reuters)

yahoo.com     50 mins ago   12 related          

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday, killing 22 people and injuring about 126 as homes in rural villages collapsed, state media reported. Nearly 1,000 houses...                    

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Obama: Let's hope lessons of Katrina were learned

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, with his vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., right, and their wives Michelle Obama, and Jill Biden have breakfast at Yankee Kitchen...                    

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