China begins mourning period as quake toll rises (AFP)
                   
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May 19, 2008 16 related
        

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,... [read full story]                    

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