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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 03:48 UTC

Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs

By Michael Martina and Maxim Duncan LUSHAN, China | Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:25pm EDT LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the ...

Foreign Ministry Ministry of Civil Affairs Lushan county center Michael Martina Zhou Lin Kevin Xia +7 more

NPR, 22.04.13 03:47 UTC

Battling Obstacles, Chinese Relief Crews Seek Quake Victims

"We lost everything in such a short time," a Chinese college student tells The Associated Press. An earthquake in southwestern China Saturday caused his family's home to collapse, crushing his ...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Kevin Xia southwestern China Sichuan Xinhua News Agency THOMSON REUTERS GROUP LIMITED +1 more

The Sydney Morning Herald, 20.04.13 05:51 UTC

Hundreds dead or injured in China quake

Hundreds of people are dead or injured following a shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province, local authorities say. State-run China News Service, quoting unnamed local media, said ...

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Reuters - Top News, 20.04.13 02:09 UTC

Earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 hits China's Sichuan: media

SHANGHAI | Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:55pm EDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Ya'an city in China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday and was felt strongly by ...

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 11:34 UTC

Chinese state news agency denies leader's cab ride

China's official Xinhua News Agency has denied a report that President Xi Jinping took a mystery cab ride last month.

President Communist Party Guo Lixin Xi Jinping China Ta Kung Pao +2 more

Daily Mail, 17.04.13 18:13 UTC

China's 'Typhoid Mary' waves goodbye to hospital: Seven-year-old girl who contracted bird flu finally leaves quarantine after 16 die from virus

PUBLISHED: 17:41 GMT, 17 April 2013 | UPDATED: 17:50 GMT, 17 April 2013 A daughter of poultry traders, she was the first confirmed case of H7N9 virus in the Chinese capital, but has made a full ...

U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization Zeng Guang eastern China China Xinhua News Agency Beijing +1 more

Telegraph, 17.04.13 08:11 UTC

Boston marathon bombs: city pays tribute to victims

The city of Boston has paid tribute to the victims of the marathon bombs, including eight-year-old Martin Richard and 29-year-old restaurant manager Krystle Campbell.

Boston University America Boston University Environmental Protection Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation Chinese consulate in New York +12 more

Reuters - Top News, 17.04.13 04:06 UTC

China's bird flu death toll rises to 16, government warns of spread

BEIJING | Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:52pm EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Two more people in China have died from a new strain of avian influenza, bringing to 16 the number of deaths from the H7N9 virus, and the ...

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Daily Mail, 16.04.13 15:39 UTC

Thousands of newly-hatched ducklings sold as live SNAKE FOOD in China as country is gripped by bird flu crisis

PUBLISHED: 13:43 GMT, 16 April 2013 | UPDATED: 15:11 GMT, 16 April 2013 Thousands of ducklings deemed unfit for human consumption following China's latest bird flu outbreak are being sold as live ...

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CNN World News, 15.04.13 11:52 UTC

China: Bird flu cases climb to 60

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Two more people infected with a rare strain of bird flu in China died over the weekend, as the number of human cases of H7N9 climbed to 60, state media reported Sunday. The two ...

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