Sixty pandas safe after China quake Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie
Some 60 giant pandas at a Chengdu research centre near the worst hit part of the massive China earthquake are safe, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
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China holds funeral for panda killed by earthquake Posted: 4 months ago by bevissimo
WOLONG, China - Nearly a month after China's devastating earthquake, the Wolong Nature Reserve held a funeral Tuesday for a panda that was crushed in the temblor.
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American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal Posted: 5 months ago by topofall
An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas.
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Massive 7.8 Earthquake Hits China Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school
80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province
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Panda gives birth to twins in China Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A panda gave birth to twins in southwest China, surprising researchers who were only expecting a single cub.
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Conmen Taking Advantage of China Earthquake Posted: 5 months ago by 2longdogs
People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity.
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Magnitude 5.3 aftershock hits quake-battered China Posted: 4 months ago by bevissimo
MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles.
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Nuclear Explosion Occurred Near Epicenter of the Sichuan Earthquake, Expert Says Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthquake.
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China Becomes A Physics Powerhouse Posted: 2 months ago by maxriter
Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses.
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Policewoman in China promoted for breastfeeding 9 babies after quake Posted: 4 months ago by suebe
The "Police Mum" stepped up to the plate to help feed babies separated from their mothers after the May earthquake.
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Dogs may teach Pandas to fight Posted: 10 months ago by tchengrox
Scientists in China may use a police dog to teach pandas to fight after the first artificially bred panda released into the wild was apparently killed after a battle with other animals, local media reported on Saturday.
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Portrait of an Earthquake Wedding Posted: 5 months ago by JoshSF49
On May 12, when the catastrophic earthquake hit China, a photographer was preparing to shoot a wedding. Instead, he captured some magnificent photos of this tragedy.
It is an article, but the pictures are incredible.
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Pictures Of China's National Aquatics Center for 2008 Olympic Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Swimmers are wowed by China's Olympic "Water Cube," covered in futuristic bubble wrap.
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Three days' mourning to honour 32,500 quake dead Posted: 5 months ago by sandossu
China said it would start three days of national mourning on Monday after raising the death toll from last week's earthquake to nearly 32,500.
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One-Child Policy Lifted for Quake Victims’ Parents (China) Posted: 4 months ago by lpoindexter
In response to inquiries from grieving relatives, local officials announced Monday that parents whose only child was killed or grievously injured in the May 12 earthquake would be exempt from the country’s one-child policy.
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Baby Love born to quake victim in China Posted: 4 months ago by bevissimo
URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.
A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child.
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Pandas Posted: 8 months ago by buddha
Some more Corky and the Juice Pigs.
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Early Humans In China One Million Years Ago Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
China houses several early-human (Paleolithic) archaeological sites along the Nihewan Basin near Mongolia, some with artifacts that date back about 1 million years ago.
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China Dismissed U.S. Accusations Posted: 2 years ago by Green84
China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic.
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The puppies that are rarer than giant pandas Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Few dog lovers could resist the appeal of these bright-eyed, mischievous puppies. Yet despite their charm, they are members of a breed so diminished that it is now rarer than the giant panda. They are Glen of Imaal terriers, of which only 25 breeding b***hes remain in Britain.
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A wedding to remember Posted: 5 months ago by Kevertje
A couple getting married in China last week were leaving the church when the earthquake struck. The photographer didn't stop shooting. This is the result.
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