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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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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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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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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Desperate race to save China's earthquake victims as 18,000 lie trapped under rubble in just one city Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Rescuers were today battling stormy weather to reach survivors of the Chinese earthquake as the death toll of 12,000 was predicted to soar and nearly 19,000 people were feared buried in one area alone. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME. Update on this post.
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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 Closing Down All Non-Earthquake-Covering Web Sites and TV Shows Posted: 5 months ago by 2longdogs
The Chinese government has issued orders that all entertainment Web sites and regular television programming be shut down for the next three days. Apparently, only Web sites and television stations covering the country's recent earthquake will be allowed to remain live.
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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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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.
(Click the numbers 1-9 at the bottom of the page to see more)
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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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7.2 Earthquake hits western China Posted: 7 months ago by Moe
Quoted as being the "biggest there on record"
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Turn Your Laptop Into an Earthquake Sensor Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register when it gets the shakes.
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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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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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China Fears Foreigners Posted: 4 months ago by psycmoe
Entry would be banned to anyone who was intent on "subversion" upon arriving in China, those with mental illnesses and sexually transmitted diseases and people who wished to engage in prostitution, the rules [written only in Chinese] read .
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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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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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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.
Follow up to this story
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Girl has leg amputated without anesthesia Posted: 5 months ago by kamaloo
A 10-year-old Chinese girl, trapped in the rubble of Miaoba Middle School in Beichuan county, Sichuan province, China, has her leg amputated without anesthesia - pictures
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HK star's nude photos lead to arrests in China Posted: 7 months ago by mutil8or
China has arrested two more people for posting nude photos of Hong Kong pop stars on the Internet, state media said on Saturday.
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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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