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Rescue workers have plucked more than 60 more survivors from the rubble following Monday's massive earthquake in southwestern China, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll rose to almost 30,000. The official Xinhua news agency said there was no immediate word of additional damage or... [read full story]
Global markets sell off on credit, recession fears * Volatility index hits another record high * Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs drop on rating threat * Energy shares track oil prices sharply lower * Dow down 1.5 pct; S&P 500...
I was born during World War I above my father's Chinese-American restaurant in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. This means that through no fault of my own, I have lived through most of the catastrophic events of the 20th...
