Red Cross launches 20-million-franc appeal for China quake victims
earthtimes.org     May 15, 2008            

Geneva - The Red Cross and Red Crescent societies launched an emergency appeal in Geneva Thursday for 20 million Swiss francs (19.3 million US dollars) to support 100,000 survivors of the devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province over the ne... [read full story]                    


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Report: Travelers saw flames before jet crash

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Iran-Turkmenistan's cultural-literary meeting held in Gonbad

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