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Rice meets homeless children after China quake
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday met children made homeless by the devastating earthquake that hit south-west China.
Chinese troops battle rain to drain quake lake
Chinese troops racing to drain an ”earthquake lake” ahead of more forecast rain made substantial progress digging a diversion channel and have created emergency escape paths in…
China finds radiation sources after quake
China has found what it termed 50 ”hazardous sources of radiation” due to last week’s earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under…
China to probe builders after collapses in quake
China vowed on Wednesday to deal severely with anyone found responsible for shoddy state building work, as parents demanded to know why last week’s quake destroyed so many…
Aftershock terrifies China quake survivors
Thousands of terrified survivors of China’s earthquake huddled in the open with their meagre belongings on Tuesday as an aftershock struck and the government warned of more…