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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2085595/China-earthquake-IVF-offered-for-grieving-parents.htmlChina will reverse sterilisation procedures and offer in-vitro fertilisation for parents who lost their only children in the Sichuan earthquake.2008-06-08T22:39+0200telegraphentelegraph-b24d339b44f8df83d763cfb1d6d2b29520080608223900http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2089086/Earthquake-damaged-cars-hit-China%27s-streets.htmlThrown about and buried under rocks by the Sichuan earthquake, they have nevertheless proved resilient in the face of all that nature can throw at them - a metaphor, some hope, for the country itself. Along with refugees, army relief lorries and ambulances, a new fleet of vehicles has begun hitting the streets.2008-06-08T22:39+0200telegraphentelegraph-a207ac16845399d46658c313e584a8c8NaturalDisasters20080608223900http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/307483343/la-fg-china9-2008may09,0,2305394.storyQINGLIAN, China -- A magnitude 5.0 aftershock shook a brimming, earthquake-formed lake and sent landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains today, underscoring the persistent threat of flooding to more than 1 million weary refugees downstream. No new evacuations were ordered and the lake's dam of....2008-06-08T20:44+0200latimesenlatimes-a06d710e1646e04bd6bb0020caf01995AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608204400http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7442672.stmA strong aftershock in south-west China has rocked a lake formed by a recent earthquake that has been threatening to burst its banks, state media reported. The 20-second, magnitude five aftershock ...2008-06-08T18:58+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-0548b59b117c8c50e2ee84e0eaba0426NaturalDisasters20080608185800http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2268620.htmA strong aftershock has caused landslides in southwest China near the so-called swollen 'quake lake' created by last month's earthquake.2008-06-08T18:52+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-78fe3eda01b3e0a837d536e6d45a3044NaturalDisasters20080608185200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8328210.htmYINGXIU, Sichuan, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A middle school in southwest China's Sichuan province, battered in the May 12 magnitude 8 earthquake, is expected to be built into an earthquake relic park for quake research. The shattered but still standing buildings of the Xuankou Middle School, in Yingxiu....2008-06-08T18:01+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9f6a105d3f1e522d7cdde542f3eba21cNaturalDisasters20080608180100http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080608/BREAKING01/80608009/-1/RSS01JIANGYOU, China — A "relatively strong" aftershock Sunday shook the massive earthquake-formed lake that has been threatening to flood more than 1 million people and triggered landslides in surrounding mountains, a state news agency reported.2008-06-08T17:23+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-7030d65eed2beaa361234db247ffc303AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreManMadeDisasters20080608172300http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/quakelake+level+still+rising/2277312?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsThe water level is still rising in a lake created by last month's earthquake in China, and is threatening to unleash a devastating flood.2008-06-08T17:23+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-7bbf775ef0ae4715d52af3c9bae1940720080608172300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080608/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - A relatively strong aftershock Sunday shook the massive earthquake-formed lake that has been threatening to flood more than 1 million people and triggered landslides in surrounding mountains, China's state news agency reported.2008-06-08T16:00+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-8aecf96766db45fa70d1e89b98cf4324AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreManMadeDisasters20080608160000http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTJIANGYOU, China (AP) -- A relatively strong aftershock Sunday shook the massive earthquake-formed lake that has been threatening to flood more than 1 million people and triggered landslides in surrounding mountains, China's state news agency reported....2008-06-08T15:57+0200APenAP-325cbd99d776f293cbbbb0c0a352e998AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreManMadeDisasters20080608155700http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5003115Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said Thursday, as a lake still swelling behind a wall of debris threatened communities downstream. Premier Wen Jiabao flew by helicopter to oversee....2008-06-08T15:54+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-31b323c21af99c5b157e9c56f494eaca20080608155400http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhgbojcwcwoj/rss2/A Chinese state news agency reported a “relatively strong” aftershock has rocked a quake-formed lake that has been threatening to burst.2008-06-08T15:14+0200irish-newsenirish-news-5719f73f3b33292cc7f4acac40f74bbf20080608151400http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/soldiers+bid+to+drain+quake+lake/2277277?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsSoldiers have blown up wooden houses and other debris in a lake formed by China's deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a diversion channel and ease the threat of flooding for more than one million people in the sprawling disaster zone. The Tangjiashan "quake lake" continued to swell....2008-06-08T15:08+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-4b78cd711b76511d9cc1ef581c60444520080608150800http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1262229.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=NewsAN EARTHQUAKE aftershock has rocked one of China's lakes sending landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains. The effect on the Tangjiashan lake was not immediately known. Landslides China's Xinhua News Agency says the 20-second aftershock today sent massive landslides tumbling down the mountains.2008-06-08T14:59+0200thesunenthesun-91a268ac0da94c0a47b6490aecba5c7720080608145900http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-08-05-52-13JIANGYOU, China (AP) -- Soldiers blew up wooden houses and other debris Sunday in a lake formed by China's deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a spillway and ease the threat of flooding ...2008-06-08T13:55+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-6516448b5d3b6747dbca1346f43fbd0eAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608135500http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhgbojcwkfsn/rss2/Soldiers blew up wooden houses and other debris today in a lake formed by China’s deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a diversion channel and ease the threat of flooding for more than 1 million people in the sprawling disaster zone.2008-06-08T13:44+0200irish-newsenirish-news-cd2634f2b0484e27a53a1bc47686180bAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608134400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327893.htmBRUSSELS, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Two Belgian rock music stars sponsored a benefit concert on Saturday night in the northern Belgian city of Hasselt for the victims in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in China's Sichuan province. "Let's do something, instead of stepping aside and watch what happened to the....2008-06-08T13:28+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0d999c0c41ef6084ce603baa854e7cbdNaturalDisastersEcho20080608132800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327593.htmBEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake increased by 2 overnight to 69,136 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,061 people were injured and 17,686 others remained missing after the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and neighboring regions on May 12.2008-06-08T12:07+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-340a0c254967f2b26512d2e5de39f60dEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608120700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327732.htmLANZHOU, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A 14-year-old schoolboy who saved seven smaller children from a building badly damaged in China's May 12 earthquake could be in line for national bravery award. Tong Shiqiang repeatedly dashed into the damaged building to carry out terrified 5 and 6-year-olds just before the building collapsed.2008-06-08T11:20+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-58371f16e54e15cb6d7e84fb98a2688bTREN-SecurityNaturalDisasters20080608112000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327744.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The May 12 earthquake that jolted southwest China has caused a loss of 206.53 billion yuan (29.5 billion U.S. dollars) to the country's industrial and mining enterprises as of 4 p.m. Saturday, the State Council Information Office announced here on Sunday.2008-06-08T11:20+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1cadf13d1ea2838f51e47a0cad48a69720080608112000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426574.htmlChina's education authority has required that every earthquake-ravaged school should be supported in school reconstruction to enable all affected students to return to school on the opening day of the new semester which starts on Sept. 1. ...2008-06-08T11:08+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-d2db371fe710cf8a93b3a0a8bd068c56NaturalDisasters20080608110800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426560.htmlChina is mobilizing forces nationwide to meet power demands during the summer peak season, as reconstruction work goes on in the quake zone and Olympics approaches. Since the May 12 earthquake that devastated the southwest Sichuan a ...2008-06-08T10:21+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-517ec4ae9cee15f6468e6f8229e5828eEnergy20080608102100http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080608081501432C828005Soldiers have blown up wooden houses and other debris in a lake formed by China's deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a diversion channel.2008-06-08T10:09+0200ioleniol-eb2b5afac0bca7f1ab498ee6f509cfd1NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608100900http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080608081501432C828005Soldiers have blown up wooden houses and other debris in a lake formed by China's deadly earthquake to speed the flow of water into a diversion channel.2008-06-08T10:08+0200StarenStar-eb2b5afac0bca7f1ab498ee6f509cfd1NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608100800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327398.htmBEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- China is mobilizing forces nationwide to meet power demands during the summer peak season, as reconstruction work goes on in the quake zone and Olympics approaches. Since the May 12 earthquake that devastated the southwest Sichuan and some neighboring provinces, the....2008-06-08T09:04+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-778dc4166d97549cd12271b15fed95baEnergy20080608090400http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/07/AR2008060701861.html?nav=rss_print/asectionCHENGDU, China -- Not long ago, students from four devastated schools at the epicenter of last month's earthquake were evacuated to a leafy corner of Chengdu's Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, many of them separated from their families by the chaos.2008-06-08T09:03+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-f7c8ce8994d41527c9af59e2b2e14a3920080608090300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080608/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Soldiers blasted debris in a swollen lake formed by China's deadly earthquake and in a manmade spillway Sunday to speed the flow into the channel and lower the lake's water level.2008-06-08T08:18+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-3ded6f45b5c2ce6b0dd7e0fe8e4e06e7NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608081800http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTJIANGYOU, China (AP) -- Soldiers blasted debris in a swollen lake formed by China's deadly earthquake and in a manmade spillway Sunday to speed the flow into the channel and lower the lake's water level....2008-06-08T08:11+0200APenAP-72febfba0d2ece81bb6db2eaf9994506NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608081100http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/articles.asp?article=219718&Sn=WORL&IssueId=2845MIANYANG, China: Water poured from a massive lake formed by China's deadly earthquake in a carefully engineered diversion that eased - but did not eliminate - the threat of flooding for 1.3 million people in the sprawling disaster zone. After two weeks of frantic work by corps of engineers and....2008-06-08T08:05+0200GulfDailyNewsenGulfDailyNews-b1c9ad2e377cd63027955aec87753281NaturalDisasters20080608080500http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia/china-cracks-down-on-quake-reporting-1401864.html?r=RSSChina's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face ever-increasing restrictions.2008-06-08T06:04+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-0b61875089a9f524493dfa45d3539c75NaturalDisasters20080608060400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/08/content_8327080.htmBEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- China's education authority has required that every earthquake-ravaged school should be supported in school reconstruction to enable all affected students to return to school on the opening day of the new semester which starts on Sept. 1.2008-06-08T06:03+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b50f10dcb5429bf8755c97d640d5560fNaturalDisasters20080608060300http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/08/160052/China%252Dtightens.htmChina's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions.2008-06-08T05:22+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-0cc3e5f0ef3e861dad2f0b8fed3673faNaturalDisasters20080608052200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426393.htmlThe death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 4 overnight to 69,134 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 others remained missing after the 8.0-ma ...2008-06-08T05:06+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4476bf79b3527fd62708af99cb18c32fEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608050600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426397.htmlFollowing are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,134 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 374,061 pe ...2008-06-08T05:06+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a77a1cec707f9f73819f0f8c538481bf20080608050600http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/07/china-quakelake.html?ref=rssMilitary engineers and soldiers started draining the water from a massive lake that was formed by the deadly earthquake in China.2008-06-08T03:05+0200CBCenCBC-6e401987ac292eb9ff79d6f16a89cb06NaturalDisasters20080608030500http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/china_begins_to_drain_quakeformed_lake_548770Water poured from a lake formed by China's deadly earthquake in a carefully engineered diversion, easing the threat of flooding.2008-06-08T02:49+0200sbsensbs-2af9cc62225d720b6db6cc1e9e5ec934NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080608024900http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzUwMzUxNjYyPublished Date: June 08, 2008 MIANYANG, China: Water flowed slowly into a manmade spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide during China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that prompted the evacuation of more than 250,000 people.2008-06-08T02:19+0200kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-5dce9746c4a125adf7f582f2c02ec6f7EnergyNaturalDisastersEchoManMadeDisasters20080608021900http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10515093&ref=rssMIANYANG, China - Water poured from a massive lake formed by China's deadly earthquake in a carefully engineered diversion Saturday that eased - but did not eliminate - the threat of flooding for a million people in the sprawling...2008-06-07T23:35+0200nzheraldennzherald-470d482b8de2a7d2090e99206091cf2220080607233500http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-07-voa28.cfm?rss=asiaChina is sending a medical team to its earthquake ravaged southwest to offer reverse sterilization surgery for women who lost their only children in the May 12th quake. China's "one-child" policy limits most families to a single child in most cases and many mothers opt for sterilization surgery after giving birth.2008-06-07T23:15+0200voanewsenvoanews-ada92563e7862bdfa35c25bd0211ad08NaturalDisasters20080607231500http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=170192TAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- Water began draining from an earthquake-formed lake Saturday, easing the immediate threat of flooding in China's disaster zone, officials said. Worries about the collapse of Tangjiashan lake has driven authorities to evacuate more than 250,000 people and mount a....2008-06-07T21:04+0200tehrantimesentehrantimes-f5104ac0c1f5cf9a701205f17220c61dTREN-SecurityEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607210400http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10515050&ref=rssChina has sent medical teams to offer reverse sterilisation operations to women who lost children in last month's Sichuan earthquake but want to give birth again, state media reported. Under China's one-child family planning policy,...2008-06-07T20:35+0200nzheraldennzherald-1c0a4632ed983303473d71cd3cf015f020080607203500http://allafrica.com/stories/200806070094.htmlThe management of Leaders & Company, publishers of THISDAY newspapers, yesterday visited the Chinese Embassy in Lagos to commiserate with the people of China over the Sinchuan Province earthquake that left an unprecedented loss of lives and property in its wake.2008-06-07T18:20+0200allafricaenallafrica-ac504c948ff5b808d11df0d432960fc6NaturalDisasters20080607182000http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/253105/Default.aspx07/06/2008 10:12 PM The Vietnam Aviation Corporation has sent 200 million VND in relief aid for victims of an earthquake in Sichuan province of China and cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.2008-06-07T17:38+0200vnagency_enenvnagency_en-826cc69b2e71684c63587b8274eff1e420080607173800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-7FDK7X?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) - Following are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: - The death toll from the quake rose to 69,134 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 people were missing.2008-06-07T17:21+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4dc6c9acc8a9248b08b246b84c59d20620080607172100http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080607.wchina0607/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080607.wchina0607MIANYANG, China — Water flowed slowly into a manmade spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had led to the evacuation of more than 250,000 people. Engineers were monitoring bridges and river banks....2008-06-07T17:11+0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-c0c6c3184e0d0eb5020ff1d125733d95EnergyNaturalDisastersEchoManMadeDisasters20080607171100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8325882.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,134 nationwide as of Saturday noon, while 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 people were missing.2008-06-07T16:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d28fe788b9436ceff2df99e39639a78820080607160800http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2008/06/water-drains-from-earthquake-formed-lake-in-china-3Water flowed slowly into a manmade spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had led to the evacuation of more ...2008-06-07T15:48+0200topixentopix-b99644595145a2d36ded3afc73c408dcEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607154800http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-07-china-lake_N.htm?csp=34Water flowed slowly into a manmade spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, ...2008-06-07T14:36+0200usaTodayenusaToday-bc7dcff544175efb5c8f4843f0ff5977EnergyNaturalDisastersEchoManMadeDisasters20080607143600http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2008/06/draining-of-chinas-quake-formed-lake-beginsWater began draining from an earthquake-formed lake Saturday, easing the immediate threat of flooding in China's disaster zone, officials said.2008-06-07T14:18+0200topixentopix-32a609b387558d6aae412357e05365bbTREN-SecurityEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607141800http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-07-04-46-53TAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- Water began flowing into a spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had...2008-06-07T13:34+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-f69db0637d9977078b989f3ac4695ee6EnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607133400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FDBDR?OpenDocumentBy Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 7 (Reuters) - China's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions. In the days after the May 12 quake that devastated the....2008-06-07T12:17+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ab4681af997977230e92760211b23340NaturalDisasters20080607121700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8325410.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake inc reased by 4 overnight to 69,134 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 others remained missing after the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-07T11:34+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d2da7b713db4e8817055e9921735b857EnergyManMadeDisasters20080607113400http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080607100938978C111980China's unprecedented openness after last month's earthquake is proving short-lived...2008-06-07T11:19+0200ioleniol-1381d2df8167b2667b60a28e53fd9136NaturalDisasters20080607111900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6426360.htmlThe Chinese people and army are making united efforts to reconstruct the earthquake-stricken areas, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported Saturday. The Communist Party of China and the ...2008-06-07T11:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-07ad40e0f805319d1d80e6aa8ec4c3f320080607111800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6426361.htmlThe Chinese government and people have timely and effectively responded to a recent earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa Dias Diogo stated here Saturday. "We think that the Chinese gov ...2008-06-07T11:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-c9d29e0cbf5ac594baaf684e0f8b03e9NaturalDisasters20080607111800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6426359.htmlLeading figures of China's democratic parties have advised the government on rebuilding areas hit by the massive earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province, including the resettlement of quake-affected people and the issue of bonds to rais ...2008-06-07T11:18+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-95dbea1f7ce995157187f8fd1beda63cNaturalDisasters20080607111800http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=341444&referrer=RSSChina's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions. In the past week, checkpoints have gone up on highways leading into Dujiangyan and Juyuan, two Sichuan towns where schools collapsed.2008-06-07T11:08+0200MailGuardianenMailGuardian-111bf918f8d6f95ef53425df07c1392cNaturalDisasters20080607110800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8325260.htmHANOI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government and people have timely and effectively responded to a recent earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa Dias Diogo stated here Saturday. "We think that the Chinese government has done a lot to recover the situation.2008-06-07T10:49+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-235b822330330e5627098c474069aa4fNaturalDisasters20080607104900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8325410.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 4 overnight to 69,134 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,061 people were injured and 17,681 others remained missing after the 8.2008-06-07T10:49+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-97dc27183b4486c5736ad9c73ad2418020080607104900http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25013251/Water began flowing into a spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake.2008-06-07T10:48+0200msnbcenmsnbc-cfcfd76b34c87d0f5a4c2b90d00c47e5EnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607104800http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080607100938978C111980China's unprecedented openness after last month's earthquake is proving short-lived...2008-06-07T10:46+0200StarenStar-1381d2df8167b2667b60a28e53fd9136NaturalDisasters20080607104600http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=154328At first they didn`t have the ability to control it, but now they are recovering their ability.2008-06-07T10:26+0200javno-enenjavno-en-6369ef7100897f018add828e8ebc4cccNaturalDisasters20080607102600http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTTAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- Water began flowing into a spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had led to the evacuation of more than 250,000 people....2008-06-07T10:14+0200APenAP-aa4ab215f73c49e87e84192b55e723b4NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607101400http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Water began flowing into a spillway Saturday from a swollen lake formed by a landslide in China's devastating earthquake, easing the immediate threat of a flood that had led to the evacuation of more than 250,000 people.2008-06-07T10:10+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-30401359d0e438055cc9c6cb8e4d61d5NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607101000http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK261893.htm(Adds background) By Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 7 (Reuters) - China's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions.2008-06-07T10:05+0200alertnetenalertnet-ffd1469c093176684be56f9871a264cbNaturalDisasters20080607100500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8325222.htmPYONGYANG, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese people and army are making united efforts to reconstruct the earthquake-stricken areas, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported Saturday. The Communist Party of China and the government attach top priority to....2008-06-07T10:01+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6307034b2403f5e4968a0880d9424cd620080607100100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8324909.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Leading figures of China's democratic parties have advised the government on rebuilding areas hit by the massive earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province, including the resettlement of quake-affected people and the issue of bonds to raise funds for the reconstruction efforts.2008-06-07T09:16+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-23d1f83c477c5c05cdb6db791ee96d54NaturalDisasters20080607091600http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40722&Itemid=39BEIJING, June 7 (APP): Although local governments have not yet verified identity of all unclaimed children, the China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs has said that children orphaned by the Sichuan massive earthquake would be under 2,000. “We have not yet successfully contacted some mountainous villages....2008-06-07T08:31+0200app-enenapp-en-ff18f2ed9914a2fa0526f4ad9b95e52a20080607083100http://www.topix.net/content/cbs/2008/06/chinas-earthquake-survivors-relocate-again-2For some evacuees, it was their fifth move since the earthquake. After relocating yet again, the weary survivors had little to do Friday but wait for an earthquake-formed lake to drain so they could begin ...2008-06-07T08:17+0200topixentopix-50eba7874122c361dee071baa6f1803fEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607081700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426328.htmlChina's Ministry of Civil Affairs has said that children orphaned by the Sichuan massive earthquake would be under 2,000, although local governments have not yet verified identity of all unclaimed children. Zhang Shifeng of the mini ...2008-06-07T08:16+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-18778debbde1433141559b6c82c16244NaturalDisasters20080607081600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426329.htmlThe Chinese government launched a nationwide election teen heroes who acted bravely after a massive earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12. The office in charge of promoting socialist ethics, together with the ...2008-06-07T08:16+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-cdeb249a5b68214106e7639313c2b9c020080607081600http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40720&Itemid=38MUZAFFARABAD, June 7 (APP): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in its final session here Friday adopted three resolutions. Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir was in the chair. Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rashid Abbasi presented a resolution regarding the devastating earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar.2008-06-07T08:01+0200app-enenapp-en-4f33962e4e93e87913c68b39aee04b60Conflict20080607080100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8324597.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government launched a nationwide election teen heroes who acted bravely after a massive earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12. The office in charge of promoting socialist ethics, together with the Ministry of Education and the Central....2008-06-07T07:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-29f521e795629fe6af8683e0b26c2d1b20080607074400http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/new_baby_hope_for_quake_mothers__548734China has sent medics to offer reverse sterilisation operations to women who lost children in last month's Sichuan earthquake but want to give birth again, state media reported.2008-06-07T07:24+0200sbsensbs-bbdb8a5dd52c3cb807ce815f6eb2579d20080607072400http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTTAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- Water began draining from an earthquake-formed lake Saturday, easing the immediate threat of flooding in China's disaster zone, officials said....2008-06-07T07:14+0200APenAP-5f1730c98a61e0ae96573151ef32effdTREN-SecurityEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607071400http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Water began draining from an earthquake-formed lake Saturday, easing the immediate threat of flooding in China's disaster zone, officials said.2008-06-07T07:09+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-df83ded36c946998811275204904a1b7TREN-SecurityEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080607070900http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2268081.htmChina has started draining water from a dangerously swollen "quake lake". Xinhua news agency reports water poured through a hurriedly-dug drainage channel, releasing pressure from the lake which had built up behind a dam caused by the huge earthquake. Up to 1.3 million people were in danger of being flooded had the unstable lake burst its banks.2008-06-07T06:26+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-d1abcfab4b076991d533f1adc58439f720080607062600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FD6D5?OpenDocumentNEW YORK, USA, 6 June 2008 – UNICEF has concluded its second assessment mission through China's quake-damaged Sichuan province, organized to identify the most pressing needs for the millions of children whose schooling was disrupted by last month's earthquake. The most recent data indicate that nearly 7,000 schools were completely destroyed.2008-06-07T06:14+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-f3c4111d1e8a407d63de0bb0e2b57858UNbodies20080607061400http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTTAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- For some evacuees, it was their fifth move since the earthquake. After relocating yet again, the weary survivors had little to do Friday but wait for an earthquake-formed lake to drain so they could begin rebuilding their lives....2008-06-07T06:14+0200APenAP-8ce8dfc9825424b23c7ec9dcd6b4d9baEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607061400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8324484.htmBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has said that children orphaned by the Sichuan massive earthquake would be under 2,000, although local governments have not yet verified identity of all unclaimed children. Zhang Shifeng of the ministry said Friday that there are more....2008-06-07T06:14+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ab30abeb8149c860515bf5532cef6196NaturalDisasters20080607061400http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2268081.htmChina has started draining water from a dangerously swollen "quake lake". Xinhua news agency reports water poured through a hurriedly-dug drainage channel, releasing pressure from the lake which had built up behind a dam caused by the huge earthquake. Up to 1.3 million people were in danger of being flooded had the unstable lake burst its banks.2008-06-07T06:12+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-5d04a8d0895586a33c3af7aef046857c20080607061200http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/306532422/la-fg-tents7-2008jun07,0,1561538.storyMIANZHU, CHINA -- Life in a tent gets old quickly, but many people are living in far worse conditions or did not even make it through the temblor, Chinese earthquake survivors said Friday. Tent cities dominate many of the areas hardest hit by the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck May 12, killing 70,000 people.2008-06-07T05:34+0200latimesenlatimes-7120ecef38ce06acc23c75373f0e0fa2CommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607053400http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2008/06/07/159967/Sony%252DSharp.htmSony Corp. and Sharp Corp. said sales in China may slow after the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years sent the nation into mourning, discouraging purchases.2008-06-07T05:31+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-b6f4abaced891f33482a4eb92e720a75TAXUDNaturalDisasters20080607053100http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/07/159909/China%252Dto.htmBeijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.2008-06-07T05:31+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-a33c1d1cb76af333fefc22f73f49165c20080607053100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6426263.htmlChina has received 3.6 billion yuan (514.3 million U.S. dollars) in cash and goods for earthquake relief from foreign-funded enterprises, multinationals and businesses with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as of Thursday. ...2008-06-07T05:16+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0069ea3002d4106b799fd990c25171e820080607051600http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/306532422/la-fg-tents7-2008jun07,0,1561538.storyMIANZHU, CHINA -- Life in a tent gets old quickly, but many people are living in far worse conditions or did not even make it through the temblor, Chinese earthquake survivors said Friday. Tent cities dominate many of the hardest-hit areas in the magnitude 7.9 earthquake May 12 that has killed 70,000 people.2008-06-07T05:04+0200latimesenlatimes-9c378badae02836181d4134856605b96CommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080607050400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK262537.htmBy Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 7 (Reuters) - China's unprecedented openness following last month's earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions. In the days after the May 12 quake that devastated the....2008-06-07T04:53+0200alertnetenalertnet-9f198e302bd4fba0e7c05e5894130030NaturalDisasters20080607045300http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060602434.html?nav=rss_world/asiaMIANYANG, China, June 7 -- Chinese forces on Saturday morning began draining a massive lake that was formed by last month's earthquake and that could threaten 1.3 million people if it were to suddenly overflow, state media reported.2008-06-07T04:37+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-073ab371e266ca9a128289f5a7e6ef1eManMadeDisasters20080607043700http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/368123/cs/1/China is bracing for the breach of a dangerously swollen lake in the earthquake-hit southwest.2008-06-07T04:32+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-f1acaa547330d3b911e154e0d24274bd20080607043200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6426258.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush said here Friday he is impressed by China's firm response to the earthquake disaster and he is happy with the progress of the relief efforts. "There's no question this is a major human disaster that re ...2008-06-07T04:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0b127fcb6c5f9cf1969a79b027516c49NaturalDisasters20080607043100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6426253.htmlA European Union (EU) high-level official spoke highly Friday of the Chinese government for the way it has handled the earthquake situation in Sichuan Province. "I have the utmost respect for the way the Chinese government is deali ...2008-06-07T04:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5b5a4c5b9f46f0c25e77acfa3a37075eJoseBarrosoLeonorRibeiroDaSilvaBenitaFerreroWaldnerClimateChangeECnewsSlovenianPresidencyEUEnterpriseEurope2ChristianeHohmannEnvironmentPiaAhrenkildeHansenNaturalDisastersPressRepresentatives20080607043100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6426259.htmlThe American Red Cross Friday pledged an additional contribution of 10 million U.S. dollars to support the China earthquake relief and recovery efforts. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross, made the announceme ...2008-06-07T04:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-7a6b3d16060e31b51df1c3b057ef22edNaturalDisastersEcho20080607043100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8323635.htmAn aerial photo taken on May 28, 2008 shows the Tangjiashan earthquake-induced lake near Beichuan County in Southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Li Gang) FLASH: WATER OF CHINA'S MAIN QUAKE LAKE BEGINS FLOWING THROUGH SLUICE CHANNEL ....2008-06-07T03:12+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2c649a96d1744d1a0f1b0560a385fb5920080607031200http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2267988.htmChina is bracing itself for the breach of a dangerously swollen lake in the earthquake-hit southwest province of Sichuan. With water reaching a critical level in the Tangjiashan "quake lake" the authority's emergency drainage plan is going to be put to the test.2008-06-07T03:11+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-18a980c06ff1dff1f3eee55a43cf3e5c20080607031100http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2267988.htmChina is bracing itself for the breach of a dangerously swollen lake in the earthquake-hit southwest province of Sichuan.2008-06-07T02:25+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-67e539c4a64f93feda52d07e7eaff8f220080607022500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6426237.htmlFollowing are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,130 nationwide as of Friday noon, while 374,031 peo ...2008-06-07T02:16+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-8185922d934a860ba7a0bfc383d324a620080607021600http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011192641(AHN) - China will send medical teams to perform reverse sterilization operations and in vitro fertilization procedures to help couples whose only child was killed in the May 12 earthquake conceive again. - Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:49:37 GMT (AHN)2008-06-07T01:35+0200AHNenAHN-77bc11193fc7bb152dab6c1505279ae8NaturalDisasters20080607013500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7FCRFY?OpenDocumentWASHINGTON, Jun 06, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The American Red Cross Friday pledged an additional contribution of 10 million U.S. dollars to support the China earthquake relief and recovery efforts. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross, made the announcement at a roundtable meeting focusing on the U.2008-06-07T00:14+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-8ad69488869118a8ff9ad6f3fa5822aeNaturalDisastersEcho20080607001400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7FCR2M?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 7, 2008 (AFP) - Water in a dangerously swollen "quake lake" in southwest China has reached a "critical" level, state media said Saturday, potentially threatening thousands of people downstream. The lake was created when a landslide triggered by the massive May 12 earthquake blocked a....2008-06-07T00:14+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-5a2507f0c5574cba075aca1a5b7b4fd320080607001400http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=117132SHANGHAI: China’s securities regulator will fast-track new share offerings and stock market listings by firms hit by the huge earthquake in southwest2008-06-07T00:11+0200NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-b17fd7c14e104ffcc4493c0531385491Energy20080607001100http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTTAOHUA MOUNTAIN, China (AP) -- For some evacuees, it was their fifth move since the earthquake. After relocating yet again, the weary survivors had little to do Friday but wait for an earthquake-formed lake to drain so they could begin rebuilding their lives....2008-06-06T22:13+0200APenAP-b231ece3794f5511554bbcf5af2d2f8cEnergyNaturalDisasters20080606221300http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/06/china-quake-lake.html?ref=rssU.S. President George W. Bush on Friday thanked China for 'welcoming our aid' after a devastating earthquake struck last month and praised Beijing's strong response.2008-06-06T21:58+0200CBCenCBC-290307b60a4a4d7afbc3b638aa5c653fNaturalDisasters20080606215800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8323217.htmWASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The American Red Cross Friday pledged an additional contribution of 10 million U.S. dollars to support the China earthquake relief and recovery efforts. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross, made the announcement at a roundtable meeting focusing on the U.2008-06-06T21:53+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-4e96f929fbe52e328be403cd5cbf0a66NaturalDisastersEcho20080606215300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/07/content_8323214.htmWASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said here Friday he is impressed by China's firm response to the earthquake disaster and he is happy with the progress of the relief efforts. "There's no question this is a major human disaster that requires a strong response from the....2008-06-06T21:53+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a3f740a599bed8582b93f3adcaeb49ddNaturalDisasters20080606215300http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060602434.html?nav=rss_worldMIANYANG, China, June 6 -- Chinese forces have been ordered to deepen a channel to speed up the draining of a massive lake that was formed by last month's earthquake and that could threaten millions of people if it overflows, state television reported Friday.2008-06-06T20:55+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-6bbaee32afdc7555bfbc4f82156475c6ManMadeDisasters20080606205500http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10514943&ref=rssAfter an earthquake ravaged her home province in China, and with family members among the 18,200 still missing, film producer Sylvia Yang, 25,is looking for Kiwi smiles to send home. Over the past week, Miss Yang, an Auckland University...2008-06-06T20:13+0200nzheraldennzherald-3e79224858fe5383afe5cce03e8a90b9NaturalDisasters20080606201300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASIN-7FCKQL?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) - Following are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: - The death toll from the quake rose to 69,130 nationwide as of Friday noon, while 374,031 people were injured and 17,824 people were missing.2008-06-06T20:13+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-0442321661db7dfeb2db9674626d2e6520080606201300http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40708&Itemid=38MUZAFFARABAD, Jun 6 (APP): The Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly in its final session here on Friday adopted three resolutions. Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir was in the chair. Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rashid Abbasi presented a resolution regarding the devastating earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar.2008-06-06T19:54+0200app-enenapp-en-e054fdc36bdadc7ad80f9d370fc90eacConflict20080606195400http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080606.htmlPresident Bush on Friday said, "There will be more work that needs to be done. My message to the Chinese government is, thank you for welcoming our aid. Thank you for taking a firm response to this disaster, and just know the American people care about the people of China. When a brother and sister hurts, we care about it.2008-06-06T19:02+0200WhitehouseenWhitehouse-1604ed47c4a5449c50088f49b8ca5f28NaturalDisasters20080606190200http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=93846The Bulgarian cabinet decided Thursday to allocate EUR 150 000 as aid to China and Myanmar in order to help them deal with the consequences of the natural calamities that recently hit the two Asian countries. China whose province Sechuan was shattered by 7,9-degree earthquake is to receive EUR 100...2008-06-06T18:02+0200noviniteennovinite-a37211375da9b0bbea558918f5d5d8c220080606180200http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/world/bal-te.china06jun06,0,4225348.storyShoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said yesterday, as a lake still swelling behind a wall of ...2008-06-06T17:13+0200topixentopix-1af90f469c8322ee78cbd612cf082e8c20080606171300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8323091.htmBRUSSELS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A European Union (EU) high-level official spoke highly Friday of the Chinese government for the way it has handled the earthquake situation in Sichuan Province. "I have the utmost respect for the way the Chinese government is dealing with this difficult situation," said....2008-06-06T17:12+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-75fc7250bb0b1ce8ffa0a7a4f570eab9JoseBarrosoLeonorRibeiroDaSilvaBenitaFerreroWaldnerClimateChangeECnewsSlovenianPresidencyEUEnterpriseEurope2ChristianeHohmannEnvironmentPiaAhrenkildeHansenNaturalDisastersPressRepresentatives20080606171200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8323093.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- China has received 3.6 billion yuan (514.3 million U.S. dollars) in cash and goods for earthquake relief from foreign-funded enterprises, multinationals and businesses with investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as of Thursday. China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that these included3.2008-06-06T17:12+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-96f6db071036241e218c060879dfc01420080606171200http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1104ap_china_quake_of_76.html?source=rssGuo Yaochen, 89, former Communist Party Chief of Tangshan, speaks during an interview in Tangshan, China's northeast Hebei Province, Friday, May 23, 2008. The May 12 earthquake that rocked China's Sic...2008-06-06T16:30+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-4e74331b05ba03a16e6b610b3de7b389EnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080606163000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8323003.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,130 nationwide as of Friday noon, while 374,031 people were injured and 17,824 people were missing.2008-06-06T16:24+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-16a038686be70931f1789f2caa15804820080606162400http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/6/worldupdates/2008-06-06T184837Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-339417-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.2008-06-06T15:59+0200thestarenthestar-329f0727904657919cd614e192e1c4de20080606155900http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080606/hl_nm/quake_onechild_dcReuters - Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.2008-06-06T15:58+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-154787f4912d3433d12bb53094a0730520080606155800http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/06/sterilization-to-be-reversed-on-quake-parents-89520-20597559/Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.2008-06-06T15:55+0200themirrorenthemirror-3753d5905314f8adafea8573a70c874b20080606155500http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP32045520080606?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.2008-06-06T15:53+0200reutersenreuters-a06f7235f1c5d2f1d5066d3f4bebd76e20080606155300http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/chinese_team_to_help_sterilised_parents_548689Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilisation operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster.2008-06-06T15:52+0200sbsensbs-f3c0b01222ac078b704d655b2c6b645620080606155200http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23824696-23109,00.htmlBEIJING will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilisation operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, according to Xinhua news agency. 10:50pm (AEST)2008-06-06T15:47+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-f2908ce9c47f02e07041cba4d966ad9e20080606154700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK311542.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Reuters) - Beijing will send a medical team to China's earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday. The team will provide technological support for those wanting to....2008-06-06T14:54+0200alertnetenalertnet-9f6d5a8443bc83d878a9ca0c8750edad20080606145400http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=nw20080606095537961C978094&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldMianzhu, China - Chinese police on Friday restricted the movements of foreign journalists in the earthquake zone, the latest sign that initial openness on covering May's disaster was drawing to a clos...2008-06-06T14:29+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-d99fffb5b25f232886f5e234e12ea3cfManMadeDisasters20080606142900http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-06-04-23-03MIANYANG, China (AP) -- Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday.2008-06-06T14:29+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-a7ed3572285e73df81f4851b060a2223TREN-SecurityManMadeDisasters20080606142900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8322712.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- China's family planning authority are to send a medical team to conduct surgery to reverse sterilization operations on parents wanting another child in China's earthquake zone. Zhang Shikun, director of the science and technology bureau of the National Population and....2008-06-06T14:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-74d76e0d884784d64f252bc3ffdbabb4NaturalDisasters20080606140500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8322640.htmParticipants of the launching ceremony mourn for the dead in the earthquake which jolted southwest China's Sichuan province before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 6, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Torchbearer Tang Lingsheng holds....2008-06-06T14:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6a755354931638d325d4ab9a12588eed20080606140500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8322559.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Aid has continued to flow into China from abroad in the wake of the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12. Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Thomas Somare expressed condolences to the quake victims and the government has decided to offer 500,000 U.2008-06-06T13:16+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-05e5badadee69416efc3dc15a4c5378920080606131600http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=780484China is still coming to terms with an earthquake that resulted in a massive loss of lives. PICTURE: AP By Dan Martin, AFP MIANZHU, China - China's quake-hit southwest braced today for the breaching of a swollen "quake lake", with water expected to finally reach the top and put to test an emergency drainage plan.2008-06-06T12:58+0200thetimes-zaenthetimes-za-17dbe962a97407eb23168405630d4291NaturalDisasters20080606125800http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/782d1ef0-339d-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe human toll is huge, but what of the economic fallout from the Sichuan earthquake on May 12? Reverberations appear to be spreading. Even , the Japanese consumer electronics company, on Friday shunted responsibility for disappointing camera sales in China last month on the earthquake.2008-06-06T12:35+0200ftenft-d41944f1418f681efdc2d4e548938039AgriculturalProdAnimalAgricultureNaturalDisasters20080606123500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHIG-7FCBCX?OpenDocumentPeriod covered by this Update : 3 - 6 June 2008 Appeal target (current) : CHF 96.7 million (USD 92.7 million or EUR 59.5 million) Appeal coverage : With contributions received to date, in cash and kind, and those in the pipeline, the appealis currently approximately 48% covered.2008-06-06T12:07+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-53915f204174f34e3129bdebef168802HumanitarianAidECnewsNaturalDisastersEchoManMadeDisasters20080606120700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FCBRA?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 3 overnight to 69,130 as of Friday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 374,031 people were injured and 17,824 others remained missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-06T12:07+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-3bc9c9f82da130777077d751d729eaac20080606120700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8322338.htmRichard Clayderman, dubbed the "piano prince" of France, performs at a quake-relief concert held in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 5, 2008. The concert collected more than 2 million RMB yuan for Chinese earthquake survivors on Thursday evening.2008-06-06T11:42+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-67f1ffd205ac08cc0dd45090ae72aa6320080606114200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8321956.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- In the 24 hours ending Friday noon, 232 aftershocks were monitored in southwest China's quake zone, according to the China Earthquake Administration. Only one of the tremors measured above 5.0 on the Richter scale, one measured between 4.0-4.9 and all the others measured below 3.2008-06-06T10:54+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-68403f677d8e1fcfc09a0f9174c682d520080606105400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/305950742/index.htmlEngineers kept a wary eye on an earthquake-created dam in southwestern China Friday, concerned that seepage and aftershocks were destabilizing the structure made of rock and mud, state media reported.2008-06-06T10:54+0200cnnencnn-4d4c5de5cad5af71a1f5d2d77b26045bSecurity20080606105400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8321861.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 3 overnight to 69,130 as of Friday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. Another 374,031 people were counted as injured and 17,824 listed as missing in the 8.2008-06-06T10:54+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-877f18bf1510be1876a892d21330969c20080606105400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8322072.htmSHAOSHAN, Central China, June 6 (Xinhua) -- "All Chinese people are one big family." That's what the Olympic torchbearer Jiang Aibing feels after he returned from the rescue work in earthquake-hit Sichuan province. Jiang, a fireman at the Changsha firefighting bureau, arrived at Sichuan on May 13, just a day later after an 8.2008-06-06T10:54+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-44cacb0851521f8c141bcee7aeccf995NaturalDisasters20080606105400http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/06/China_disaster_stirs_memories_of_1976_quake_l/By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer TANGSHAN, China (AP) - The most striking feature of this industrial city is that it looks so ordinary, but there was a time when Tangshan was pancaked by a natural disaster . The last time was struck by a catastrophic earthquake , in 1976, Tangshan was flattened and at least 240,000 people were killed.2008-06-06T10:40+0200icelandnewsenicelandnews-894b8755a0f4a84dd1ec8448fe890a89ManMadeDisasters20080606104000http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080606095537961C978094Mianzhu, China - Chinese police on Friday restricted the movements of foreign journalists in the earthquake zone, the latest sign that initial openness on covering May's disaster was drawing to a close. Two AFP journalists were barred entry to the town of Wufu, where parents have bitterly demanded....2008-06-06T10:38+0200StarenStar-d99fffb5b25f232886f5e234e12ea3cfManMadeDisasters20080606103800http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080606095537961C978094Mianzhu, China - Chinese police on Friday restricted the movements of foreign journalists in the earthquake zone, the latest sign that initial openness on covering May's disaster was drawing to a close. Two AFP journalists were barred entry to the town of Wufu, where parents have bitterly demanded....2008-06-06T10:32+0200ioleniol-d99fffb5b25f232886f5e234e12ea3cfManMadeDisasters20080606103200http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday.2008-06-06T10:19+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-50235d8588224b5936b478771c925087TREN-SecurityManMadeDisasters20080606101900http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTMIANYANG, China (AP) -- Soldiers were ordered to deepen a diversion channel to speed the draining of an unstable earthquake-formed lake that was threatening to burst, state television said Friday....2008-06-06T10:08+0200APenAP-a7ed3572285e73df81f4851b060a2223TREN-SecurityManMadeDisasters20080606100800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FCA3Y?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) - - More countries and organizations have offered aid in the wake of the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12. Workers of Sudan's oil fields and refineries have donated nearly 90,000 U.S. dollars for China's quake victims.2008-06-06T10:06+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-8051c44725c84ecc6f6473c2c3b5ea87EnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080606100600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FC4FM?OpenDocumentChina's top leadership has adopted a special policy requiring that every earthquake-affected county be financially supported by a provincial-level administrative region in its rebuilding efforts. The Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau made....2008-06-06T10:06+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c028733adc69311c9c5fd78efa3f7cacNaturalDisasters20080606100600http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said Thursday, as a lake still swelling behind a wall of debris threatened communities downstream.2008-06-06T09:45+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-99d09c1f67b55c3e7d35440c3c3a92a8NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080606094500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MMAH-7FC7K3?OpenDocument'Today, another Amity staff, Ms. Liu Lin, flew to Chengdu for earthquake relief.' Dear friends, Today, another Amity staff, Ms. Liu Lin, flew to Chengdu for earthquake relief. Ms. Liu works in our administration office and her current task is to coordinate and distribute supplies collected by the 'New Hump' campaign in Shanghai.2008-06-06T08:06+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c7d21083e6e75d14ce9c059463a82de2AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisasters20080606080600http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-06-china-construction_N.htm?csp=34Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster ...2008-06-06T07:57+0200usaTodayenusaToday-b3bc3810c4ccbd4344e5159a4cebabcfNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080606075700http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local%20news/beijing/2008/06/06/159766/Quake%252Dpandas.htmEight pandas who survived China's deadly earthquake went on display at Beijing Zoo on Thursday, with officials expecting the bears to attract millions of Olympic visitors.2008-06-06T06:28+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-c8e9ddcf560bc0f1435212ecec2f339dNaturalDisasters20080606062800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7FC52R?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 05, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- China began to provide free identity information checks on Thursday for victims who lost their IDs during the earthquake and met difficulties in receiving payment, according to the Ministry of Security. While the country's insurers have already paid 233 million yuan ( 33 million U.2008-06-06T06:05+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-5f95a84699f5cd0a4285fd2e4269e679NaturalDisasters20080606060500http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/305779990/la-fg-china6-2008jun06,0,2043250.storyBEICHUAN, CHINA -- Comments by engineers the government sent into the earthquake zone lent support Thursday to suspicions that flawed construction and poor planning contributed to the death toll from the May 12 disaster. Chen Baosheng of Tongji University, who studies disaster prevention in....2008-06-06T05:31+0200latimesenlatimes-50dda90b9b30f8adc2d1e9b60f3c9ca520080606053100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8320520.htmBEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- More countries and organizations have offered aid in the wake of the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12. Workers of Sudan's oil fields and refineries have donated nearly 90,000 U.S. dollars for China's quake victims.2008-06-06T05:26+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-741e63f4308c5230dda3bccee65f458bEnergyNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080606052600http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060503695.html?nav=rss_worldXIANG'ER, China -- Undaunted by new pressure from the Chinese government, grieving parents are beginning to mount organized efforts to seek redress for the collapse of schools during last month's earthquake.2008-06-06T04:50+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-6ccaf8de94bd753eeb80abfe2035d2da20080606045000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8320432.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said here Friday that so far, there have been no safety problems involving quality of drugs and medical equipment transported to the earthquake-hit areas.2008-06-06T04:41+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d7da3e143c9a8f0749bd22fc5dd7029720080606044100http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6425784.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush will attend a meeting on how to help China's earthquake relief efforts here Friday, according to White House sources Thursday. According to a White House schedule released Thursday, the president will a ...2008-06-06T04:21+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2a491e07de01487522188917841ad918NaturalDisasters20080606042100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FC3C6?OpenDocumentThe possibility of flooding from the Tangjiashan "quake lake," caused by China's May 12 earthquake, increased Thursday even as water levels rose steadily to the point where engineers believe they may be able to open a drainage sluice. The water level at Tangjiashan Lake in Beichuan County, Mianyang....2008-06-06T04:05+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-d138c4f8abdca02caa942a5212f492a3NaturalDisasters20080606040500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FC3FB?OpenDocumentMs. Christina Grawe works on PR with Caritas, Germany. Married less than a month when the earthquake occurred, she immediately rushed straight to China . The largest private television station in Germany has interviewed her regarding her relief efforts in China.2008-06-06T04:05+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-2730d03cb50b8263bfe9e306b7d8baa8NaturalDisasters20080606040500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FC2F2?OpenDocumentOn the evening of June 3rd, Jinde Charities together with its' overseas partners and Caritas Germany successfully dispatched the third batch of 2,500 tents to the Disaster Relief Headquarters at Youxian district in Mianyang, Sichuan Province. From May 22nd, the Sichuan province disaster relief....2008-06-06T04:05+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-df896064def3b05ccca80fd6741136e9HumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersEcho20080606040500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8319483.htmWASHINGTON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush will attend a meeting on how to help China's earthquake relief efforts here Friday, according to White House sources Thursday. According to a White House schedule released Thursday, the president will attend the meeting at the American Red Cross headquarters.2008-06-06T03:56+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f5a7f497f7c5602e1170a794ee4009b9NaturalDisasters20080606035600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8319332.htmBy Diao Ying BEIJING, June 6 -- Shareholders of China Vanke Co, the country's largest publicly traded property developer, have approved a decision to spend 100 million yuan to rebuild homes in quake-stricken Sichuan. The company has been under fire from netizens since the earthquake after Wang Shi,....2008-06-06T03:10+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a5b64a1f9ac2cb580b046b46137e5356NaturalDisasters20080606031000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8319440.htmBEIJING, June 6 -- For David Dollar, the World Bank's country director for China, who has traveled to Sichuan many times, the province is beautiful and the local economy is vibrant but the earthquake has cast a shadow on its prospects. Apart from the heavy death toll, the tremor, which hit the....2008-06-06T03:10+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6d1d5c2f5b9e84695bca6140360598b9NaturalDisasters20080606031000http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/305083338/la-fg-rollback5-2008jun05,0,4764776.storyThe propaganda ministry and the State Council, China's Cabinet, have issued directives to state-run news media outlining forbidden topics. Among them: questions about school construction, whether government rescue efforts lagged and whether Beijing knew in advance that the earthquake would happen but failed to warn people.2008-06-06T02:00+0200latimesenlatimes-4fb9c33a1d31ef04036fee95aacc8a3fNaturalDisasters20080606020000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24993357/Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said Thursday.2008-06-06T01:22+0200msnbcenmsnbc-5ae45e665a335b5c1c068af100cba53c20080606012200http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/06/06/story_6-6-2008_pg4_5* More than 15 million residents have been displaced CHENGDU: China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month’s devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-06T00:48+0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-7944068f109c41d1904a7e35c0e35bef20080606004800http://www.fortmilltimes.com/106/story/184926.htmlMore than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground Thursday as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked the ...2008-06-06T00:38+0200topixentopix-feea16ce61b47f584b0785d7c3cd68c3NaturalDisastersEcho20080606003800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7FBTQL?OpenDocumentTaipei_(dpa) _ Taiwan residents and businesses are to help build 128 primary schools in China's Sichuan Province which was hit by a powerful earthquake on May 12, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Thursday. The donation, worth around 64 million reminbi (9.2008-06-06T00:04+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-fa9513b42a182e2c79d0766e4adabc1720080606000400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7FBRR2?OpenDocument1. BACKGROUND AND RISK FACTORS On 12 May 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck 92km north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, in China. The area affected by this earthquake is vast, and includes eight provinces(1) and 852 counties, with a population of 348 million.2008-06-06T00:04+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-2f1a740aed08b0caadf60634bdec1d5cCommunicableDiseaseOutbreaksCommunicableDiseasesCommunicableDiseaseCasesAgriculturePublicHealthNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersEcho20080606000400http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/06/stories/2008060655361800.htmMIANYANG (SICHUAN): The possibility of flooding from the Tangjiashan “quake lake,” caused by China’s May 12 earthquake, increased on Thursday even as water levels rose steadily to the point where engineers believed they may ...2008-06-05T23:45+0200HinduenHindu-05d3eb659750b4f7ec79613b761b6b87NaturalDisasters20080605234500http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/05/world/main4157382.shtmlEarthquake survivors carry their belonging as they evacuate from the quake-hit town of Qingchuan in southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, June 5, 2008.2008-06-05T23:06+0200topixentopix-b9df83df38d856baf2cc2545c1ec0f79NaturalDisastersEcho20080605230600http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/05/world/main4157382.shtml?source=RSSattr=World_4157382More than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked the quake-battered region.2008-06-05T22:35+0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-b9df83df38d856baf2cc2545c1ec0f79NaturalDisastersEcho20080605223500http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-05-voa23.cfm?rss=asiaChinese Premier Wen Jiabao says efforts to drain a lake formed by last month's massive earthquake are reaching a critical moment as rising waters threaten to burst the naturally formed dam. China's official Xinhua news agency says Mr. Wen flew over the so-called quake lake Thursday during this third visit to the earthquake zone in Sichuan province.2008-06-05T22:07+0200voanewsenvoanews-2b1b96991b7cbe7aa408e389edfa7c14NaturalDisasters20080605220700http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060500313.html?nav=rss_worldBEICHUAN, China -- Shoddy construction and poor planning contributed to the toll from China's devastating earthquake, engineers studying the disaster for the government said Thursday, as a lake still swelling behind a wall of debris threatened communities downstream.2008-06-05T21:55+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-daeebf712dfe44771120c76713dfe03a20080605215500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8318224.htmSOFIA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian government decided Thursday to allocate 100,000 euro as humanitarian aid to China in order to help it deal with the consequences of the earthquake that recently hit the Asian country, the government's information service said.2008-06-05T21:53+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-03d9d6fa712bda2cc59e884f46e4c9c8NaturalDisastersEcho20080605215300http://www.star-telegram.com/190/story/681627.htmlBy CARA ANNA More than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground Thursday as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked ...2008-06-05T21:36+0200topixentopix-da9d7c39016bc0f653dfead4c9ae08fbNaturalDisastersEcho20080605213600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8318206.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- A temporary "tent court" in quake-hit Shifang in southwest China has sentenced a man to 7.5 years in jail for stealing from collapsed buildings. The sentence was the first of its kind since the 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12, the Supreme People's Court said Thursday.2008-06-05T21:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d24b5e37a955847b976994a9cf023287NaturalDisasters20080605210600http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91188654&ft=1&f=1001China's devastating earthquake in May left almost 70,000 dead and five million homeless. Thousands of the displaced people are now being evacuated again as rivers clogged with debris threaten to overflow. One such camp is on Peach Blossom Mountain near Jiangyou.2008-06-05T20:01+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-5b6bd4caa54a4e83eab03991a22bf4ae20080605200100http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91188657&ft=1&f=1001Kathleen Tierney, director of the University of Colorado at Boulder Natural Hazards Research Center, talks with Alex Chadwick about the challenges of planning flood evacuation in China, a region already crippled by an earthquake.2008-06-05T20:01+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-54cedb4a0fd70677521844331bdb0b9320080605200100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/06/content_8318154.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- China's auditing department is working on auditing the use of goods and funds in earthquake relief, and the results will be released to the public around June20, the National Audit Office (NAO) said on Thursday. China has dispatched more than 6,000 professionals from the....2008-06-05T18:45+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9164a609f060f8aa4ff7fcd7a852534fNaturalDisasters20080605184500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8318096.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines Embassy to China held a concert called "Songs for Sichuan" here on Thursday evening for survivors of the country's devastating earthquake. The concert, co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was given by the....2008-06-05T18:00+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d3a5208b3dde8017c6f6e152b56adf1a20080605180000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8318102.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- China began to provide free identity information checks on Thursday for victims who lost their IDs during the earthquake and met difficulties in receiving payment, according to the Ministry of Security. While the country's insurers have already paid 233 million yuan (33 million U.2008-06-05T18:00+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b4ef60e0f65703cffe3fef13b078b7edNaturalDisasters20080605180000http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/05/refugees-evacuated-as-quake-lake-rises/More than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground Thursday as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked the ...2008-06-05T17:05+0200topixentopix-2595e9b1bd6b4237da8fb953d734cb7eFloodingNaturalDisastersEcho20080605170500http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Earthquake-pandas-steal-the-show-734857980.htmlEight pandas from earthquake-hit China have made their first public appearance at Beijing Zoo. SPORT2008-06-05T16:50+0200itvenitv-ff34c62e9c65f5451427f5c2321291e2NatureENVNaturalDisasters20080605165000http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK265681.htm(Adds water level, para 4; tent court trial, para 12) By Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 5 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to urge vigilance as a swelling "quake lake" threatens more havoc while the government seeks to focus on tough rebuilding efforts.2008-06-05T16:39+0200alertnetenalertnet-78cd0511447cfae103712bcdc25da3fa20080605163900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8317967.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,127 nationwide as of Thursday noon, while 373,612 people were injured and 17,918 people were missing.2008-06-05T16:27+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3bf1668e2d9de747d9f67d904429871820080605162700http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/earthquake+pandas+steal+the+show/2272167?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsEight pandas from earthquake-hit China have made their first public appearance at the Beijing Zoo.2008-06-05T16:21+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-7c4fb7827b2c36f6f6a86a7fd9340f91NatureENVNaturalDisasters20080605162100http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060500313.html?nav=rss_worldMIANYANG, China -- More than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground Thursday as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked the quake-battered region.2008-06-05T16:18+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-945794a60c7c358b19da2e2429d3f94320080605161800http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTMIANYANG, China (AP) -- More than 10,000 people were moved to higher ground Thursday as water continued to rise in a brimming lake formed by landslides from China's May 12 earthquake and another strong aftershock rocked the quake-battered region....2008-06-05T16:00+0200APenAP-03fcdc132ebf732d01485a3c96e3d4abNaturalDisastersEcho20080605160000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/304401038/index.htmlAuthorities in southwestern China watched nervously Wednesday as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it.2008-06-05T15:09+0200cnnencnn-35617eaa4c744d73a9047a7792106b94NaturalDisasters20080605150900http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080605?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsCHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T14:45+0200reutersenreuters-df3e9802a6563f23bd67a9601799da9220080605144500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK265681.htm(Adds Party meeting on recovery policy, paragraphs 13-15) By Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 5 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T14:36+0200alertnetenalertnet-96357f2d4241629e7748a3c5c2c5158620080605143600http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-05-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34Authorities sounded new warnings over possible flooding in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province as the water level in a lake ...2008-06-05T14:33+0200usaTodayenusaToday-c203f82f60536e0388378ac89446c738Echo20080605143300http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/ts_nm/quake_dcReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T14:30+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-1602cb10fee60ae24e7a7a1836e50e30Flooding20080605143000http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/5/worldupdates/2008-06-05T172740Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-339155-2&sec=WorldupdatesCHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T14:29+0200thestarenthestar-ee3d1c797ab95a6c6c86f3219582551fFlooding20080605142900http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/ts_nm/quake_dcReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T13:30+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-0b22fa1a3fd624654f14937c3fef53e9Flooding20080605133000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8317579.htmMOSCOW, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Russia Liu Guchang on Wednesday held a reception to thank the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry for its aid in the rescue and relief operation in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was rocked by an 8-magnitude earthquake on May 12. The earthquake caused massive damage and heavy casualties.2008-06-05T13:24+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a3675b9763f033764203e2f2278b76d2HumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersEcho20080605132400http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK26568120080605?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsCHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made his third trip to the earthquake zone on Thursday to inspect a swelling "quake lake" as China looked to the future, planning reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T13:13+0200reutersenreuters-11ac55b4f2636641ef43469db14de27520080605131300http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-05-voa9.cfm?rss=topstoriesAftershock comes as Chinese officials have been sounding warnings about rising water levels of a so-called 'quake lake' formed by last month's deadly earthquake2008-06-05T13:09+0200voanewsenvoanews-241f0b9dc40b6210e5601e4434b719e6NaturalDisasters20080605130900http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/5/worldupdates/2008-06-05T160340Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-339200-3&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have seen enough suffering, conflict and drama to retire early and write their memoirs.2008-06-05T12:57+0200thestarenthestar-4bd60b5aac51daceb7d3974ad1bfe854NaturalDisastersEcho20080605125700http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/05/asia/letter.phpWhile China's reaction to the deadly earthquake last month might not be perfect, it has been fast and efficient and has spurred millions of ordinary people to help. In a country with little recent history of civic participation, this may be a big step.2008-06-05T12:56+0200IHTenIHT-7d4aea0e7dca9ae177e4ba26350b136720080605125600http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JF06Cb01.htmlThe earthquake that recently devastated much of central China prompted an outpouring of donations from the country's citizens. Corporations also pitched in, but in the case of China's leading property developer, highly profitable China Vanke, some was not enough. - Wu Zhong2008-06-05T12:54+0200asiatimesenasiatimes-7dcfc01f1185d86159fb86d926cb7ecdNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalOHIMTAXUD20080605125400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/305132223/index.htmlAuthorities expected water to begin draining Thursday from a lake created by last month's devastating earthquake in southwestern China.2008-06-05T12:16+0200cnnencnn-c9aa102e453ce247d79382f2894be27620080605121600http://www.haveeru.com.mv/beta/english/?page=details&id=23163SHANGHAI - Sharon Stone is not welcome at this year\'s Shanghai International Film Festival, organisers said Wednesday, as anger continued to boil over her suggestion that China\'s earthquake was karmic payback for its handling of Tibet. Stone attended last year\'s edition of the festival to promote....2008-06-05T12:04+0200haveeruenhaveeru-e1d4352b15f2f99b10b6f49a835f4b72NaturalDisasters20080605120400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FB8CX?OpenDocumentBy Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, June 5 (Reuters) - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T12:02+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-320960fdfa86e593b103acdaaf0fa95820080605120200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FBAD8?OpenDocumentShort-to-mid term: Adoption Promotion of adoption to loving families within China, Develop pre-adoption materials and workshops for interested couples ,The first adoption program in China focused on adoption within the country Child protection Volunteers will provide counseling through art and play....2008-06-05T12:02+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-86f5859eb3d6060ad8d4612fc752543320080605120200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7FBDKE?OpenDocumentTents were still in great demand in China's quake-hit areas, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake, centered in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, had claimed 69,122 lives as of Wednesday noon. It also forced millions out of their homes. Others had lost their homes entirely.2008-06-05T12:02+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-b29291d542301b4fe3606fc77d39a22c20080605120200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6425307.htmlChina's top leadership has adopted a special policy requiring that every earthquake-affected county will be financially supported by a provincial-level administrative region in its rebuilding efforts. The Standing Committee of the C ...2008-06-05T11:48+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-bd062c9c271a8bae1722a6f83acc1b0aNaturalDisasters20080605114800http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=106430By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have seen enough suffering, conflict and drama to retire early and2008-06-05T11:37+0200TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-19b90728848f1169fb936b1c5d3c38a3NaturalDisasters20080605113700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8317017.htmThe death toll in China's major earthquake increased by five to 69,127 as of Thursday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,612 people were injured and 17,918 others remained missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-05T11:03+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-439cf4fc96a7dbbca524fd2d7b49ce95EnergyManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080605110300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8317202.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- China's top leadership has adopted a special policy requiring that every earthquake-affected county will be financially supported by a provincial-level administrative region in its rebuilding efforts. The Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central....2008-06-05T11:03+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3d12915b965f9dc4b922ea142245bc33NaturalDisasters20080605110300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8317136.htmBEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- In the 24 hours ending Thursday noon, 166 aftershocks were monitored in southwest China's quake zone, according to the China Earthquake Administration. Among the tremors, two measured from 4.0 to 4.9 on the Richter scale, the administration said.2008-06-05T11:03+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-fe0224d7dd865b035d489db2cbd574aa20080605110300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6425200.htmlThe possibility of the Tangjiashan "quake lake", caused by China's May 12 earthquake, bursting increased on Thursday even as water levels rose steadily to the point where engineers believe they may be able to open a drainage sluice. ...2008-06-05T11:02+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a0275ae814b83bbfb174526f2222524dFloodingNaturalDisasters20080605110200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6425199.htmlAn aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Qingchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan province at 12:41 p.m. on Thursday, the China Earthquake Administration said. The aftershock occurred 32.3 degrees north latitude ...2008-06-05T11:02+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-d50a422a38e1a5b3843e9c82c609505520080605110200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6425207.htmlThe reparations that the insurance industry paid for earthquake-stricken areas increased to 233 million yuan by June 3, according to statistics from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. According to statistics, the insurance indust ...2008-06-05T11:02+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-af7deaff947220f8df6cbda8ac3ac2d120080605110200http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/05/Marriage_annulment_for_lack_of_virginity_stuns_France/Authorities in Dujiangyan, China , cordoned off some schools that collapsed in last month's earthquake , keeping out grieving parents and reporters yesterday in a sign that - Forty years after the sexual revolution in France , the country is confronted with a question it thought it would never have....2008-06-05T10:49+0200icelandnewsenicelandnews-8206b6605ffa21ae68129a0f94b2528420080605104900http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23816044-23109,00.htmlCHINA faces enormous challenges after last month's earthquake and will need up to 10 years to fully overcome the disaster, the president of the International Red Cross said today. 5:57pm (AEST)2008-06-05T10:46+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-9cc86dd7e40ced2b8a9dfca6cdc79154NaturalDisastersEcho20080605104600http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-05-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34Authorities sounded new warnings over possible flooding in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province as the water level in a lake ...2008-06-05T10:29+0200usaTodayenusaToday-3708fa7007b96a2bd255ebcda065193620080605102900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FB94Z?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,122 nationwide as of Wednesday noon, while 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 people were missing.2008-06-05T10:01+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ad1945dd14079e7c9a5660588486bf0320080605100100http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/305132223/index.htmlA 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday while authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it.2008-06-05T09:31+0200cnnencnn-bb3bae0fba82676c811b0d12c95caae6NaturalDisasters20080605093100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8316570.htmMIANYANG, Sichuan, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The possibility of the Tangjiashan "quake lake", caused by China's May 12 earthquake, bursting increased on Thursday even as water levels rose steadily to the point where engineers believe they may be able to open a drainage sluice.2008-06-05T09:29+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-50634d86be6e012663ecc9a7c8ac5896FloodingNaturalDisasters20080605092900http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0605/quake.htmlAn aftershock with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted an area of southwest China today that was devastated by last month's earthquake. The aftershock rocked Qingchuan county in Sichuan province shortly before 5am. Two other aftershocks measuring 4.2 and 4.0 on the Richter scale also rocked Qingchuan in the....2008-06-05T09:27+0200RTERadioenRTERadio-2b4a7cbe7776d2b42dfe42202aa8fb7dNaturalDisasters20080605092700http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40489&Itemid=38ISLAMABAD, June 5 (APP): Foreign analyst Professor Dr. Joe Rone Thursday appreciated Pakistan for extending prompt assistance to China after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province on May 12. Speaking in a PTV programme ‘World in Focus’, he said Pakistan was first country, which dispatched....2008-06-05T09:16+0200app-enenapp-en-d5085482a8dfa0dfd456832961193f1520080605091600http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/305025150/idUSWRI74404620080605CHENGDU (Reuters) - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of sc...2008-06-05T09:09+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-725936350b828edf878d63f44c3c6fe920080605090900http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/2008/06/05/giant-bambooze-up-89520-20595247/Astonishing news from China, where the owners of Beijing Zoo are putting their panda population into therapy to help them recover from last month's earthquake. I wish them well and hope it goes to plan. In other words, they enjoy mass hugs, rebirthing, read The Road Less Travelled, chant, find God,....2008-06-05T08:54+0200sundaymirrorensundaymirror-5a150a93d9f5ff6c50387f7c15cb2a9320080605085400http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40480&Itemid=39BEIJING, June 5 (APP): China’s tourism sector has lost 53.4 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) from the May 12 earthquake that hit Sichuan Province. The Sichuan tourism industry lost 52.83 billion yuan, while Shaanxi Province lost 290 million yuan. Gansu Province lost 181 million yuan.2008-06-05T08:45+0200app-enenapp-en-513efa467cdf804f7da9ca26aea356a720080605084500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8316441.htmHANOI, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Global Summit of Women (GSW) President Irene Natividad called on all delegates attending the GSW due to kick off here later on Thursday to contribute to a fund designated to help women and girls victimized in China's devastating earthquake and Myanmar's cyclone.2008-06-05T08:41+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ac8f9890e9f553058887cd476f53ed21NaturalDisasters20080605084100http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=25fe59ed-aa6c-4ee9-94a5-3565fa05f4e3&&Headline=Mukherjee-Wen+meeting+cancelledPranab Mukherjee's scheduled meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on has been called off after he had to rush to the earthquake-shattered southwest China, official sources say.2008-06-05T08:36+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-20fce027d86e2ea71e80ad7c65f23c7520080605083600http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=341186&referrer=RSSChina, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble. The May 12 quake centred in south-west China's Sichuan province killed 69 122 people.2008-06-05T08:22+0200MailGuardianenMailGuardian-87688c34e4abfaf1562fbf72a539428220080605082200http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/305083338/la-fg-rollback5-2008jun05,0,4764776.storyThe propaganda ministry and the State Council, China's Cabinet, have issued directives to state-run news media outlining forbidden topics. Among them: questions about school construction, whether government rescue efforts lagged and whether Beijing knew in advance that the earthquake would happen but failed to warn people.2008-06-05T08:06+0200latimesenlatimes-2c308b9803d13410f5b83cd6a8d3328cNaturalDisasters20080605080600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6425022.htmlFood security in China is guaranteed despite the recent major earthquake and heavy snowfalls earlier this year, China's Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said in an interview with Xinhua. "The earthquake will not change the nation-w ...2008-06-05T08:00+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-305986ac3938f7422bdb86f61ddf315cAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreAgricultureNaturalDisastersUNbodiesFoodSafetyFoodSecurityFoodAid20080605080000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6425010.htmlFood security in China is guaranteed despite the recent major earthquake and heavy snowfalls earlier this year, China's Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said in an interview with Xinhua. "The earthquake will not change the nation-w ...2008-06-05T08:00+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3a878709bb3745b34c10b0467a9a7d3cAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreAgricultureNaturalDisastersUNbodiesFoodSafetyFoodSecurityFoodAid20080605080000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FB5HC?OpenDocumentROME, Jun 04, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Food security in China is guaranteed despite the recent major earthquake and heavy snowfalls earlier this year, China's Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said in an interview with Xinhua. 'The earthquake will not change the nation-wide situation....2008-06-05T07:58+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-060149185b4cee4aa0d1ede611e1d58dAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastersUNbodiesAgricultureFoodSafetyFoodSecurityFoodAid20080605075800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8316068.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- An aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Qingchuan County of Southwest China's Sichuan province at 12:41 p.m. on Thursday, the China Earthquake Administration said. The aftershock occurred 32.3 degrees north latitude and 105.0 degrees east longitude, the administration said.2008-06-05T07:56+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-5f95d7d6f8b2445e18da5fad27fdff0920080605075600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/5/worldupdates/2008-06-05T093139Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-339155-1&sec=WorldupdatesCHENGDU (Reuters) - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T07:35+0200thestarenthestar-2efc2a03f5a2d23fd66cb319c36d6ad520080605073500http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-05-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34Authorities sounded new warnings over possible flooding in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province as the water level in a lake ...2008-06-05T07:25+0200usaTodayenusaToday-06e3f5d9c388837b3c2e7d79307c33bc20080605072500http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/05/china-launches-quake-zone-reconstruction-89520-20595186/China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T06:36+0200themirrorenthemirror-55ad3f8f12affbcceba16b4385197ac420080605063600http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080605?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsCHENGDU (Reuters) - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T06:27+0200reutersenreuters-725936350b828edf878d63f44c3c6fe920080605062700http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/ts_nm/quake_dcReuters - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T06:24+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-f0978be176c7d3a457961f096073943e20080605062400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK275167.htmBy Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, June 5 (Reuters) - China, facing emergencies ranging from swollen lakes to rehousing millions after last month's devastating earthquake, is looking to the future, planning a huge reconstruction of schools, homes and hospitals reduced to rubble.2008-06-05T06:14+0200alertnetenalertnet-4bddb5752a3d54faa11f31e7fe7303e720080605061400http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/05/159573/Kinmen%252Dmagistrate.htmMagistrate Lee Chu-feng of the offshore Kinmen County arrived in Beijing yesterday evening and will attend a China Central TV fund-raising telethon slated for tonight for the relief of victims of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, as the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) made an about-face Tuesday night on his Beijing trip.2008-06-05T05:57+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-31f3aadc8aa787e266bc1d58138952b120080605055700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8315680.htmBEIJING, June 4 -- The recent earthquake will add to China's inflationary pressure as the country is battling to contain rising prices, but the effect will be temporary, said a central bank research report released Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Chinese economy will not suffer a "hard landing" as feared....2008-06-05T05:39+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-eeaebff0d5e0f5a63e55c0e9ac6bf443NaturalDisasters20080605053900http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0605/1212611676016.htmlCHINA: THE ROAD leading to China's most infamous school, the Juyuan Middle School where hundreds of students perished in the May 12th earthquake, is blocked by police.2008-06-05T05:29+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-1d83f9ad88964ff2b7802a473ac959ad20080605052900http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4069053.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Three weeks after China's devastating earthquake the authorities have taken steps to alleviate the suffering of bereaved families, but also moved to prevent growing criticism of the state for the high proportion of pupils killed in their classrooms.2008-06-05T05:11+0200thetimesenthetimes-3bc2dbad74c40000184d1c8f3755fcbcNaturalDisasters20080605051100http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4069053.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Three weeks after China's devastating earthquake the authorities have taken steps to alleviate the suffering of bereaved families, but also moved to prevent growing criticism of the state for the high proportion of pupils killed in their classrooms.2008-06-05T05:09+0200sundaytimesensundaytimes-3bc2dbad74c40000184d1c8f3755fcbcNaturalDisasters20080605050900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8315466.htmThe aerial photo taken on May 26, 2008 shows the landslide mud that formed the Tangjiashan quake lake near Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The earthquake-induced lake is at risk of bursting and threatening thousands of people downstream.2008-06-05T04:54+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6a278437f49ef9bf571f4c160b69595620080605045400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK275928.htmBy Lindsay Beck XIANG'E, China, June 5 (Reuters) - Yang Xueshu knows he wants justice, he just doesn't know where to turn to get it. His 14-year-old daughter, Yang Ting, died along with more than 400 of her schoolmates when the Xiang'e Middle School came crashing down in China's May 12 earthquake.2008-06-05T04:41+0200alertnetenalertnet-e8e0a97142b900f54cb686de33eced22Agriculture20080605044100http://www.tribune.com.ng/05062008/prop1.htmlNigeria is vulnerable to climate change - FG Dachi Maduako, Lagos Ruins of a recent earthquake in China. Experts say many African nations are vulnerable to climate change disasters. THE Federal Government has admitted that the nation is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and even faces....2008-06-05T03:31+0200nigeriaennigeria-d91f640d769860d30ce26602a254a5a5SeaENVRegionalPolicyNaturalDisastersFisheriesEnvironmentSustainableDevelopmentENVWaterENVClimateChange20080605033100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8314807.htmROME, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Food security in China is guaranteed despite the recent major earthquake and heavy snowfalls earlier this year, China's Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said in an interview with Xinhua. "The earthquake will not change the nation-wide situation of agricultural production....2008-06-05T03:23+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-361b985c7f463e6165dc48dffd900eb5AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreNaturalDisastersUNbodiesAgricultureFoodSafetyFoodSecurityFoodAid20080605032300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424782.htmlChina's tourism sector has lost 53.4 billion yuan (7.6 billion U.S. dollars) from the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Sichuan Province on May 12. According to the China Tourism Administration, 54 people, including one from Taiwan ...2008-06-05T03:19+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-16e2763109c3ddb18a561b769af0d88720080605031900http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7436647.stmParents fear there will not be a proper investigation into why so many schools collapsed in last month's earthquake in China. Many complain that although local authorities have promised to investigate, they are slow to give out information and worried that contractors and officials responsible for....2008-06-05T03:15+0200bbcenbbc-cd8159eb026867a60c96ce1bfe2ced5aNaturalDisasters20080605031500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424514.htmlFollowing are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,122 nationwide as of Wednesday noon, while 3 ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-1470aaad6cd7771ab345b909218453eb20080605023400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6424554.htmlThe State Council, China's Cabinet, passed a draft regulation on post-quake restoration and reconstruction at an executive meeting here on Wednesday. The regulation put forward special requirements on earthquake-resistance levels of ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4b5a12e3a09a61994518e64d9f6a4d1dAgricultureNaturalDisasters20080605023400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6424598.htmlSingapore's disaster rescuers have spoken highly of China for its well-organized and efficient relief efforts in southwest China's Sichuan province, which was rocked by an 8-magnitude earthquake on May 12. In an exclusive interview ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-43965d2a9c211b91bc9c352a14abb2f0NaturalDisasters20080605023400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6424586.htmlThree weeks after a magnitude 8 earthquake rocked China's southwest Sichuan province, aid and messages expressing sympathy are still flowing into the country from all over the world. Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda, New Zealan ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-11e7c514917720eef987356471d8b775NaturalDisasters20080605023400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424513.htmlTents were still in great demand in China's quake-hit areas, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake, centered in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, had claimed 69,122 lives as of Wednesday noo ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-81cecfa389fb1e929fa5a929a4dbe33720080605023400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424537.htmlAbout 30,500 people in the mountainous regions of China's southwestern Sichuan Province are still without a water supply following the May 12 earthquake. According to Hou Xiongfei, director of the information office of the Sichuan p ...2008-06-05T02:34+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-d9b81b9d04b121a7f19a6f534e066e9bNaturalDisasters20080605023400http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/304901216/index.htmlAZUZ: First up, authorities in China are anxiously watching the water rise toward the top of a dam created by last month's massive earthquake. They're waiting to see if a spill-way that was built to relieve pressure on the barrier will hold up against the threat of major floods.2008-06-05T02:23+0200cnnencnn-43a2b588046c30615496c08609d01e2bNaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080605022300http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/304706538/index.htmlThe 50-year-old "Basic Instinct" star provoked outrage in China after suggesting that the recent earthquake in central Sichuan province may have been the result of bad "karma" because of Beijing's rule in Tibet. French fashion house Christian Dior dropped Stone from its Chinese ads after she made....2008-06-05T02:01+0200cnnencnn-31115a8d845dc8816a5fc00b70280e35NaturalDisasters20080605020100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7FASA8?OpenDocumentSINGAPORE, Jun 04, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) by Zheng Xiaoyi and Zhang Yongxing Singapore's disaster rescuers have spoken highly of China for its well-organized and efficient relief efforts in southwest China's Sichuan province, which was rocked by an 8-magnitude earthquake on May 12.2008-06-05T01:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-bd8d27d29a0b2bb73e49ddf17dc9f848NaturalDisasters20080605014700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7FASCE?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 04, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Three weeks after a magnitude 8 earthquake rocked China's southwest Sichuan province, aid and messages expressing sympathy are still flowing into the country from all over the world. Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda, New Zealand Foreign....2008-06-05T01:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-b535ee866c213be7d2b675bd2af6a230NaturalDisasters20080605014700http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/06/05/story_5-6-2008_pg9_1Sharon Stone is not welcome at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival, organisers said, as anger continued to boil over her suggestion that China’s earthquake was karmic payback for its handling of Tibet. Stone attended last year’s edition of the festival to promote anti-ageing creams for....2008-06-05T01:29+0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-806d3a395103bb42fc02f6ca01606269NaturalDisasters20080605012900http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/parents-of-china-quake-victims-held-for-protesting-over-shoddy-buildings-840536.html?r=RSSThe road to Juyuan Middle School, where hundreds of students perished in China's earthquake on 12 May, is blocked by police as officers clamp down on potentially destabilising news about the disaster.2008-06-05T01:26+0200independentenindependent-75e867aa59bca0a655412eb4fd062a08ManMadeDisastersEMF_Health20080605012600http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Chinas-08-generation-finds-a-voice-in-tumultuous-times/318700/By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have seen enough suffering, conflict and drama to retire early and write their memoirs.2008-06-05T00:20+0200expressindiaenexpressindia-5a288b53026e5baf99ecc6477906cc5c20080605002000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASIN-7FAR9X?OpenDocumentJune 2, 2008, Ottawa - In response to an appeal by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Government of Canada has sent 700 tents to the Red Cross Society of China to help address the emergency shelter needs of those affected by the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province.2008-06-04T23:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a9f3bf75f35fdd3cdc7ac9a102504efcNaturalDisastersEcho20080604234700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7FAR5L?OpenDocumentDUJIANGYAN, China, June 4 (UNHCR) – Some 55,000 earthquake survivors in China now have a roof over their heads after the UN refugee agency's recent donation of tents for the worst-hit areas. Another 20,000 are expected to receive tents by mid-June. The May 12 earthquake, with its epicentre in....2008-06-04T23:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-035c6a3a2e2d54251e6448b62c3f9a85NaturalDisastersUNbodiesAgriculture20080604234700http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTM5Njk5NjIxOQ==Published Date: June 05, 2008 Sharon Stone is not welcome at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, organizers said yesterday as anger continued to boil over her suggestion that China's earthquake was karmic payback for its handling of Tibet.2008-06-04T23:33+0200kuwaittimesenkuwaittimes-4603faf24d586e07394975bab8857b10NaturalDisasters20080604233300http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080605fc.htmlThe Sichuan earthquake disaster has highlighted many changes in China, such as its willingness to accept outside aid in contrast to the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, when Beijing insisted on self-reliance and refused all offers of assistance. In terms of foreign relations, it also had one very....2008-06-04T23:17+0200japantimesenjapantimes-d98c212e4371fb09d8494530ee712704EnergyManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080604231700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8313307.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 15 to 69,122 as of Wednesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 others remain missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-04T22:04+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f47435fd48209a2eb4844ad61223ba92EnergyManMadeDisasters20080604220400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/05/content_8313304.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's tourism sector has lost 53.4 billion yuan (7.6 billion U.S. dollars) from the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Sichuan Province on May 12. According to the China Tourism Administration, 54 people, including one from Taiwan and 53 mainland tourists, were killed in Sichuan.2008-06-04T22:04+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9febf42c82946bf7f54a96add4a2481820080604220400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASIN-7FAM99?OpenDocumentCHENGDU, June 4 (Xinhua) -- About 30,500 people in the mountainous regions of China's southwestern Sichuan Province are still without a water supply following the May 12 earthquake. According to Hou Xiongfei, director of the information office of the Sichuan provincial government, relief forces had helped more than 5.2008-06-04T21:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-f4ff0c3da75592e3b096d6bb82bba96dNaturalDisasters20080604214700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-7FANTG?OpenDocumentOBI Will Fund One School Complex Serving 600 Students And Will Solicit Donations Towards Building Up To 200 Other Schools VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (June 3, 2008) - Standing on a construction site where work has started on the very first school to be built for students displaced by the May 12th earthquake....2008-06-04T21:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-72f486ecb8314e10dce03fd88c461f69NaturalDisasters20080604214700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LPAA-7FAPY5?OpenDocumentIn late May 2008, a large lake continued to occupy a stretch of landslide-dammed river upstream of the small city of Beichuan, Shichuan Province. Landslides caused by the May 12 earthquake dammed a section of river with rocks and mud, and behind the barrier, the waters continued to rise.2008-06-04T21:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4ca829e65052d58a21c980a4fdf84ad6NaturalDisasters20080604214700http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Authorities cordoned off some schools that collapsed in last month's mighty earthquake, keeping out grieving parents and reporters Wednesday in a sign that Beijing was becoming increasingly nervous over accusations of shoddy construction....2008-06-04T19:54+0200APenAP-2470aae8ffbcb6b5725f09e2c03a8c4920080604195400http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011164992(AHN) - Three weeks after massive earthquakes caused multiple schools to collapse in China, killing thousands of students, the Chinese government has begun arresting parents who are protesting and displaying their grief publicly. - Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:55:40 GMT (AHN)2008-06-04T19:42+0200AHNenAHN-11df2fe98141103fdd570c44b5a533da20080604194200http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/304676004/index.htmlThe 50-year-old "Basic Instinct" star provoked outrage in China after suggesting the recent earthquake in central Sichuan province may have been the result of bad "karma" because of Beijing's rule in Tibet. French fashion house Christian Dior dropped Stone from its Chinese ads after she made the....2008-06-04T19:08+0200cnnencnn-34af2f3238bc991e8fbce7d4e4bed7f4NaturalDisasters20080604190800http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1101869.aspxYINXIU, China -- It is testimony to how much China has changed in the last decade that so many people have the time and the wherewithal — not to mention the access to information — to volunteer in the earthquake relief effort. A veritable army of students, retirees, groups of office workers and....2008-06-04T18:48+0200msnbcenmsnbc-c8f892052f36ef1c54c128ab29c1c15fNaturalDisasters20080604184800http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3712528.ece32,000 people are now confirmed dead following the massive earthquake which hit China last Monday.2008-06-04T18:29+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-f005a7d0940adc9a55edc6c939be4a0c20080604182900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3712483.eceAnother earthquake has struck the Sichuan province in China. This one measured 6.1. The death toll from Monday's tremor is now put at just under 30,000 but many more are believed to be trapped under rubble. Don't Miss . . . Players and fans get ready for a feast of football The magic fruit that....2008-06-04T18:29+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-19fa385dc4c5cb1edd138d0ec1ec3da420080604182900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3704148.eceChina today admitted the death toll from this week's earthquake could be higher than 50,000.2008-06-04T18:29+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-6e9154e021faad1c2415b60b559d91a820080604182900http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=4994248The Shanghai Film Festival disinvited Stone after her China earthquake comments.2008-06-04T18:15+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-fee442130a82d131e9dd294113567ce8NaturalDisasters20080604181500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313217.htmby Zheng Xiaoyi and Zhang Yongxing SINGAPORE, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's disaster rescuers have spoken highly of China for its well-organized and efficient relief efforts in southwest China's Sichuan province, which was rocked by an 8-magnitude earthquake on May 12.2008-06-04T18:14+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-4e0816c545483bcc5a32e70f7b4f8dd4NaturalDisasters20080604181400http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3712553.eceThree days of national mourning are to be held in China for those killed in last Monday's massive earthquake.2008-06-04T17:59+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-c84e07eced2449abb713c3dc43223b6b20080604175900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3710555.eceA leading charity is claiming China has been inundated with adoption offers since Monday's shattering earthquake.2008-06-04T17:59+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-3eeb00c46be8749c7f006010e4c72f7420080604175900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3715135.eceChina is beginning three days of mourning today for the estimated 50,000 people who have died following last week's massive earthquake in Sichuan province.2008-06-04T17:59+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-f85b2c83bdbb66fc8e3b9ebb87ca192020080604175900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313196.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's Cabinet, passed a draft regulation on post-quake restoration and reconstruction at an executive meeting here on Wednesday. The regulation put forward special requirements on earthquake-resistance levels of infrastructure construction in the quake-hit regions, including schools and hospitals.2008-06-04T17:29+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-5075769503c444c23fb23fcb04a254b9AgricultureNaturalDisasters20080604172900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3733701.eceOfficials in China say 60,000 people are now thought to have died in the earthquake that hit nearly two weeks ago.2008-06-04T17:29+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-99395c6c6fb78fdb7771b4c8bc565296NaturalDisasters20080604172900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/article3736276.eceIrish and Chinese alike are expected to gather in Dublin for a candle-lit vigil for the victims and survivors of the recent earthquake in China.2008-06-04T17:29+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-f24122b998b32f8e070796865701afb3NaturalDisasters20080604172900http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313182.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Three weeks after a magnitude 8 earthquake rocked China's southwest Sichuan province, aid and messages expressing sympathy are still flowing into the country from all over the world. Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, NATO....2008-06-04T17:29+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6599ade9db1d77e07e7dbd528407219dNaturalDisasters20080604172900http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3750977.eceChina has ordered more than one million people to evacuate a valley threatened with massive flooding following the May 12th earthquake in the centre of the country.2008-06-04T16:59+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-a8d97e20d38b35056d2662c5547d3fa2NaturalDisasters20080604165900http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/asia/hong.phpEnthusiasm for the coming Olympic Games in Beijing, sympathy for victims of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and growing prosperity in Hong Kong because of mainland China's economic boom have combined to weaken the city's once-vigorous protest movement.2008-06-04T16:51+0200IHTenIHT-8ab433282e089673bdf984b90644f776SocietyConflict20080604165100http://www.klassicgrenada.com/index.pl/article?id=6636478The Westmorland primary school has presented a monetary collection to China’s ambassador to Grenada his Excellency Zhan Wanhai.2008-06-04T16:50+0200klassicgrenadaenklassicgrenada-e81c52844f82098a84c05aeedf1e485aNaturalDisasters20080604165000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313126.htmCHENGDU, June 4 (Xinhua) -- About 30,500 people in the mountainous regions of China's southwestern Sichuan Province are still without a water supply following the May 12 earthquake. According to Hou Xiongfei, director of the information office of the Sichuan provincial government, relief forces had helped more than 5.2008-06-04T16:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-7e9054a8b8fb0e66873b1c7b2ac2a8bbNaturalDisasters20080604164400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313078.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,122 nationwide as of Wednesday noon, while 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 people were missing.2008-06-04T15:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d55ef85e3cda69409e60105a2f76943b20080604155800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FAHXA?OpenDocumentGOV.cn Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 15 to 69,122 as of Wednesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 others remain missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-04T15:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a89b780c0899ea2a393b2124af1d9482EnergyManMadeDisasters20080604154700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-7FAH46?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 04, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Tents were still in great demand in China's quake-hit areas, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake, centered in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, had claimed 69,122 lives as of Wednesday noon. It also forced millions out of their homes.2008-06-04T15:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-65b10baa5ca6f5723ba05847bd704dad20080604154700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FAHE7?OpenDocumentGOV.cn Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - China is willing to continue working with foreign countries in disaster prevention and relief in future, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. "We greatly appreciate some countries for their requests to send professional rescue teams after the major earthquake in....2008-06-04T15:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-08fde8c6b85e0b975ee5c8475f7f08e3NaturalDisasters20080604154700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FAHMQ?OpenDocumentThe first of Oxfam Hong Kong's 10 schools will open in Pengzhou: the primary school for 932 students will open three weeks ahead of schedule. The agency has secured the necessary government permits for four of the ten planned schools. Howard Liu, Director of Oxfam Hong Kong’s China Unit, said today,....2008-06-04T15:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-30f683f57e1e17cbf64f89bc766f0c77EnergyAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalProdOliveHortPublicHealthEcho20080604154700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8312995.htmCHENGDU, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The disaster relief headquarters of southwest China's Sichuan Province has set up a working team specially for parents of students killed in the May 12 earthquake, the Sichuan provincial government said Wednesday afternoon.2008-06-04T15:10+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1f4960d73807e7e4d2d159444b23d7faNaturalDisasters20080604151000http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8313016.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Tents were still in great demand in China's quake-hit areas, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday. The 8.0-magnitude earthquake, centered in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, had claimed 69,122 lives as of Wednesday noon. It also forced millions out of their homes.2008-06-04T15:10+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-499925ef3e765970600a5effbf8f4c9520080604151000http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK76574.htm(Repeats story first issued at 0000 GMT) See video on http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=83951&videoChannel=1 By Chris Buckley BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have....2008-06-04T14:14+0200alertnetenalertnet-ea94bf5871a8b04a348d32ad9821796eEchoNaturalDisasters20080604141400http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/304276806/idUSWRI74404620080604JUYUAN, China (Reuters) - Grieving Chinese parents said on Wednesday they will press forward with protests against officials they blame for schools that toppled in a devastating earthquake a day after...2008-06-04T14:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-ee4a8be6b250d42e4f6fae700981ffa920080604140100http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=nw20080604091009198C304961&setid=1&sectid=3&url=iol&vne=0&csect=WorldDujiangyan, China - Chinese police and soldiers blocked access to schools destroyed by May's earthquake on Wednesday after residents reported angry disturbances by parents of dead children. The res...2008-06-04T14:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-79915b1aafd9b8e78de1008667f8cf2620080604140100http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-06-04-03-36-51DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Chinese police Wednesday blocked access to a school that collapsed in last month's massive earthquake, a day after breaking up a protest by parents of students who died in th...2008-06-04T14:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-34742fbdf8dbc2a5718652b0787b3f63NaturalDisasters20080604140100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-7FAC9A?OpenDocumentJIULONG, China, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - International aid agencies pledged Wednesday to do all they could to help China reconstruct its earthquake devastated southwest and praised Beijing for its response to the disaster. "The way China has responded to this tragedy has been extraordinary, from....2008-06-04T13:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-3c09df10c3af3f4ebfa92135f7eedb3cEchoNaturalDisasters20080604134700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8312820.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to continue working with foreign countries in disaster prevention and relief in future, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. "We greatly appreciate some countries for their requests to send professional rescue teams after the major earthquake in....2008-06-04T13:38+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ed18db1981f717a1e1391ed563fb4445NaturalDisasters20080604133800http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080604/109222902.htmlZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), June 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry has completed a large-scale operation to deal with the aftermath of an earthquake in China's Sichuan province, a high-ranking ministry official said on Wednesday. "Since May 13 we have been actively....2008-06-04T13:29+0200rianenrian-d34b6b8fa4d11f5d62e2407a7e9b3b3aHumanitarianAidNaturalDisasters20080604132900http://story.afghanistansun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/367034/cs/1/Authorities are evacuating some 30,000 people from a rural county in southeast China's quake hit province of Sichuan for fear of possible secondary disasters following the killer May 12th earthquake.2008-06-04T13:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-3ec719ac93aca43793a30ce7e25b181120080604130100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8312679.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's local education authorities are taking mea sures to help resettle students from areas affected by the May 12 earthquake, according to the Ministry of Education here on Wednesday. Areas within Sichuan Province that suffered relatively little damage are making....2008-06-04T12:05+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-96eb7e687a4b0fbe64dfcdd5afde364fNaturalDisasters20080604120500http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Chinese police Wednesday blocked access to a school that collapsed in last month's massive earthquake, a day after breaking up a protest by parents of students who died in the disaster....2008-06-04T11:52+0200APenAP-34742fbdf8dbc2a5718652b0787b3f63NaturalDisasters20080604115200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FACYV?OpenDocumentPeriod covered by this Update: 29 May - 3 June 2008 Appeal target (current) : CHF 96.7 million (USD 92.7 million or EUR 59.5 million) to support the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to assist around 100,000 families (up to 500,000 people) for 36 months. Appeal coverage: There has been a very generous and quick response to this appeal.2008-06-04T11:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-581b774eca90f6059155b8fa42f86b1eEchoHumanitarianAidNaturalDisasters20080604114700http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=623014DUJIANGYAN, 06/04 - Chinese police Wednesday blocked access to a school that collapsed in last month`s massive earthquake, a day after breaking up a protest by parents of students who died in the disaster. A cordon of police held back reporters and others gathered at Juyuan Middle School on the edge of Dujiangyan in Sichuan province.2008-06-04T11:21+0200angolapress-enenangolapress-en-dcc640f44f029263637bcf12ce10d9beNaturalDisasters20080604112100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8312503.htmLiu Sijun from quake-hit Qingchuan county arrives for their resettlement in Jiange county, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 3, 2008. More than 3000 people in Qingchuan have been evacuated for fear of possible landslide after the May 12 earthquake.2008-06-04T11:17+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-27ef077402b8d1e793257a28287e384920080604111700http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Rest+of+the+World&month=June2008&file=World_News2008060412823.xmlDUJIANGYAN,China * Chinese police dragged away more than 100 parents yesterday while they were protesting the deaths of their children in poorly constructed schools that collapsed in last month's earthquake.2008-06-04T10:52+0200topixentopix-fe9163c02717ba499e6d59c676dddf43NaturalDisasters20080604105200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424424.htmlThe death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 15 to 69,122 as of Wednesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 others remain missing in the 8.0-magnitud ...2008-06-04T10:48+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-14d799c92d57be250a11c6259fe4895220080604104800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6424422.htmlUp to 30,000 residents must move out of a small rural county of Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, because frequent secondary disasters in the mountainous area since the devastating May 12 earthquake, local officials said Wed ...2008-06-04T10:48+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5ca138d0c4f2b997ecc87e7a16c4825f20080604104800http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8312361.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 15 to 69,122 as of Wednesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,606 people were injured and 17,991 others remainmissing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-04T10:32+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-45fc6e637f36758e9d70f93d1e50a056Energy20080604103200http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4994357Chinese police cordon off school after breaking up protest over students killed in quake2008-06-04T10:32+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-e1abdef695e6a6afe13f190a166361f5NaturalDisasters20080604103200http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/worldupdates/2008-06-04T124833Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338978-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have seen enough suffering, conflict and drama to retire early and write their memoirs.2008-06-04T10:13+0200thestarenthestar-84105bdc54d3b84c626942882258f920EchoNaturalDisasters20080604101300http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Chinese police Wednesday blocked access to a school that collapsed in last month's massive earthquake, a day after breaking up a protest by parents of students who died in the disaster....2008-06-04T09:52+0200APenAP-2a4c5faed12cac6584ff92e368a40142NaturalDisasters20080604095200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FA9JG?OpenDocumentCHENGDU, Jun 04, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Up to 30,000 residents must move out of a small rural county of Qingchuan, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, because frequent secondary disasters in the mountainous area since the devastating May 12 earthquake, local officials said Wednesday.2008-06-04T09:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-559eeb0a9306fb1b9b375a4a8f104fee20080604094400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FA9EM?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments should strive to resume production in earthquake-affected regions along with taking care of lives, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Wen made the remarks at a disaster-relief meeting on Tuesday, saying the resumption of normality was a priority.2008-06-04T09:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-318ceb0d1cbbcbb5480cbb24d3e0f392EnergyENVTransportENVWasteENVEnergyAgricultureWaterENV20080604094400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7FA8YV?OpenDocumentSince the earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan province, the Chinese national Red Cross has been carrying out the largest fundraising and relief activities, which is the largest ones ever never seen in the history of Red Cross Society of China(RCSC). As of June 3, the Sichuan Provincial Red Cross received donations of 1.2008-06-04T09:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-7daca75bfaff1d6b228be7cca5e819b9Echo20080604094400http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080604/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Chinese police Wednesday blocked access to a school that collapsed in last month's massive earthquake, a day after breaking up a protest by parents of students who died in the disaster.2008-06-04T09:42+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-bb73b7d96f2678b797b52ffb3b836710NaturalDisasters20080604094200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK149414.htm(Repeats story first issued at 0000 GMT) BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - China's devastating earthquake has sparked widespread volunteerism and a surge of patriotism among young people, building on earlier nationalist anger over Tibetan unrest and subsequent Western protests against the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay.2008-06-04T09:35+0200alertnetenalertnet-1bcceef62585805bb6dd3ad1f8629c2dNaturalDisastersAgriculture20080604093500http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/304332376/index.htmlAuthorities in southwestern China watched nervously Wednesday as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it.2008-06-04T09:16+0200cnnencnn-6d7fe75f4894ccb434250e4949240f8aNaturalDisasters20080604091600http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=341111&referrer=RSSLast month's earthquake diverted world attention from China's troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for more trouble. Since the May 12 quake that killed about 70 000 people, more than 80 Buddhist nuns and a dozen monks have been detained.2008-06-04T08:45+0200MailGuardianenMailGuardian-c0f6bd2fa1d39e0442e9acfcdfd33af420080604084500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/worldupdates/2008-06-04T113451Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338965-1&sec=WorldupdatesHONG KONG (Reuters) - Last month's devastating earthquake diverted world attention from China's troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for more trouble.2008-06-04T08:40+0200thestarenthestar-cdb044afd0c61aca373b439c82fbf68520080604084000http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Much_work_remains_to_be_done_in_China.html?siteSect=105&sid=9169760&rss=true&ty=stThe Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Red Cross have sent more than 1,000 tents to the earthquake-struck region of China.2008-06-04T08:19+0200swissinfoenswissinfo-e0b345571d7b1b34c6dbf6549c8e431cEchoManMadeDisastersHumanitarianAid20080604081900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG246961.htmBy John Ruwitch HONG KONG, June 4 (Reuters) - Last month's devastating earthquake diverted world attention from China's troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for more trouble. Since the May 12 quake that killed around 70,000....2008-06-04T08:02+0200alertnetenalertnet-3047c4dd08903eef166179f01abd4dc520080604080200http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsJUYUAN, China (Reuters) - Grieving Chinese parents said on Wednesday they will press forward with protests against officials they blame for schools that toppled in a devastating earthquake a day after police sought to silence complaints.2008-06-04T07:56+0200reutersenreuters-dc653a7e8f93fc2a8ac508688f8c909820080604075600http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHKG24696120080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsHONG KONG (Reuters) - Last month's devastating earthquake diverted world attention from China's troubles in Tibet, but protests and arrests have continued in the region and the leadership has been girding for more trouble.2008-06-04T07:56+0200reutersenreuters-83e164c8348304584c6597c863683b1f20080604075600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/worldupdates/2008-06-04T102450Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338951-1&sec=WorldupdatesJUYUAN, China (Reuters) - Grieving Chinese parents said on Wednesday they will press forward with protests against officials they blame for schools that toppled in a devastating earthquake a day after police sought to silence complaints.2008-06-04T07:50+0200thestarenthestar-b53af17b15b8c4298219ddebf59fd92b20080604075000http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080604/ts_afp/chinaquakelakeAFP - The situation at a massive lake created by last month's southwest China earthquake is "extremely dangerous," state media said Wednesday, quoting a ranking official.2008-06-04T07:40+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-e5984c02cb3b2b368e2ed6f700b96f88NaturalDisasters20080604074000http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK26086120080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJUYUAN, China (Reuters) - Grieving Chinese parents said on Wednesday they will press forward with protests against officials they blame for schools that toppled in a devastating earthquake a day after police sought to silence complaints.2008-06-04T07:26+0200reutersenreuters-70dd2c74854fcf0629107201d2c6d45e20080604072600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/worldupdates/2008-06-04T095902Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338947-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - The most senior official jailed for sympathising with the 1989 Tiananmen protests urged China, praised for its openness in handling last month's earthquake, to come clean on why the pro-democracy movement was crushed.2008-06-04T07:03+0200thestarenthestar-c92847a6e46b55c8bbde13a46a11e7d6NaturalDisastersConflict20080604070300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK289016.htmBy Lindsay Beck JUYUAN, China, June 4 (Reuters) - Grieving Chinese parents said on Wednesday they will press forward with protests against officials they blame for schools that toppled in a devastating earthquake a day after police sought to silence complaints.2008-06-04T07:01+0200alertnetenalertnet-18fe418e8ee784129ff3880505cff85aNaturalDisasters20080604070100http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK24702120080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsBEIJING (Reuters) - The most senior official jailed for sympathizing with the 1989 Tiananmen protests urged China, praised for its openness in handling last month's earthquake, to come clean on why the pro-democracy movement was crushed.2008-06-04T06:25+0200reutersenreuters-fa8d434e94524640858e6fec78b524d4NaturalDisastersConflict20080604062500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/business/2008/06/04/159516/Companies%252Drush.htmForeign and local companies have rushed to make donations to the victims of China's worst earthquake in a generation, amid initial angry accusations of a lack of generosity from the corporate sector.2008-06-04T06:08+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-fdeec97de092da8cdc67e1b1a386c065AgriculturalProdAnimalNaturalDisasters20080604060800http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080604/wl_nm/china_tiananmen_dcReuters - The most senior official jailed for sympathizing with the 1989 Tiananmen protests urged China, praised for its openness in handling last month's earthquake, to come clean on why the pro-democracy movement was crushed.2008-06-04T06:06+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-194142c33b8a8087497371336f7d51bdNaturalDisastersConflict20080604060600http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia/chinese-stop-quake-protesters-1397311.html?r=RSSDozens of parents who lost children in schools destroyed by the recent China earthquake were forcefully led away by police after protesting against the quality of the building work.2008-06-04T05:57+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-60efe7555d544fe797196bbdd81c0cfb20080604055700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FA2TH?OpenDocumentSilver Spring, Maryland —As aftershocks from the deadly May 12 earthquake continue to spread fear among survivors in the affected Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting survivors with food, mosquito nets, shelter materials, medical aid, and much needed counseling services.2008-06-04T05:43+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c1a6f58b639db67e5e95f8b4fa78dd75HorizontalMattersEchoFoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisasters20080604054300http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0604/1212513052289.htmlCHINA: THE ARDUOUS process of rebuilding earthquake-struck swathes of Sichuan province continues, with hundreds of bodies being buried deep underground to stop possible epidemics and moves afoot to get children back to school in the areas worst-affected by the quake over three weeks ago.2008-06-04T05:18+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-9f11caf73841a76aa08acff5f5f22c5420080604051800http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK7657420080604?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsBEIJING (Reuters) - By the time 2008 ends, Wang Junbo joked during a sweltering afternoon in China's earthquake zone, he and other young Chinese will have seen enough suffering, conflict and drama to retire early and write their memoirs.2008-06-04T04:21+0200reutersenreuters-2750230bd686c39634abd58b534bb78a20080604042100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39af3768-3180-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlCandlelight vigils have become common scenes in China following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan last month. On Wednesday, though, tens of thousands of people gather under candlelight in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for a very different reason. The annual gathering – the only public memorial of....2008-06-04T04:07+0200ftenft-425a54fd0c1af5617c99e47aba812db3Conflict20080604040700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/6424047.htmlThe recent earthquake will add to China's inflationary pressure as the country is battling to contain rising prices, but the effect will be temporary, said a central bank research report released yesterday. Meanwhile, the Chinese economy ...2008-06-04T03:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-6daeec27cb3ea1729e16c3a04838c0caManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyAgriculture20080604035900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/6424049.htmlBank of China (BOC), one of the country's Big Four banks, has given a 25 billion yuan credit line to Panzhihua Iron & Steel Group and Anhui Conch Cement Co to help their rebuilding efforts in earthquake-hit areas. Sichuan-based Panzhihua ...2008-06-04T03:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2d320a669a84460db5e0ac40bf66337620080604035900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK277862.htmBy Lindsay Beck SHANGSHUYUAN, China, June 4 (Reuters) - Lao Xiao knows no other home, but these might be her last days in Shangshuyuan, a tiny mountain village in the heart of the earthquake-shattered region of southwest China. She gestures at the surrounding hillsides that were ravaged by landslides the day the quake struck and gives a sigh.2008-06-04T03:55+0200alertnetenalertnet-6b2447e351b61cd145d68ca54b1241fbAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculture20080604035500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/4/worldupdates/2008-06-04T061449Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338908-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - China's devastating earthquake has sparked widespread volunteerism and a surge of patriotism among young people, building on earlier nationalist anger over Tibetan unrest and subsequent Western protests against the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay.2008-06-04T03:16+0200thestarenthestar-65743894c5961b5df2f7d8d3ad9ad4c3NaturalDisastersAgriculture20080604031600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6423838.htmlChina's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) stressed in a circular on Tuesday that infrastructure restoration was a priority in reconstruction after the May 12 earthquake. The MHURD ordered governments at all le ...2008-06-04T03:14+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-7c557a5b38ee6f2ea3fd7772ec8446eeNaturalDisasters20080604031400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6423759.htmlFollowing are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,107 nationwide as of Tuesday noon, while 37 ...2008-06-04T03:14+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-baeb5e7c58e52e5aac82aefc5affccfc20080604031400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6423719.htmlMore countries have sent messages of condolence and aid to China following the devastating earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Monacan Prince Albert II, Kuw ...2008-06-04T02:29+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-d100a2c4190ebc9bef3d06af2841452020080604022900http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK149414.htmBEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - China's devastating earthquake has sparked widespread volunteerism and a surge of patriotism among young people, building on earlier nationalist anger over Tibetan unrest and subsequent Western protests against the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay.2008-06-04T02:23+0200alertnetenalertnet-7ce61d2cd9edd8a8972d86a0c658edd0NaturalDisastersAgriculture20080604022300http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1101869.aspxYINXIU, China -- It is testimony to how much China has changed in the last decade that so many people have the time and the wherewithal — not to mention the access to information — to volunteer in the earthquake relief effort. A veritable army of students, retirees, groups of office workers and....2008-06-04T01:44+0200msnbcenmsnbc-0d5bb5308d0792689618a837eb891430NaturalDisasters20080604014400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7F9QYD?OpenDocumentBy Lindsay Beck WUFU, China, June 3 (Reuters) - Top Chinese officials considered on Tuesday a plan to rebuild earthquake-ravaged parts of the country's southwest while protests by grieving parents and dangerous quake lakes cast a shadow over relief efforts.2008-06-03T23:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c972e113f0847a75fa221b5a2348c6ffManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersAgriculture20080603234200http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=a9a4fc87be3ede9d25ef8a1b9876fd26If the 50-year-old American actress Sharon Stone's aim in using some sensational stuff was to make the Chinese aware of her half-forgotten existence, she has clearly succeeded. Her remarks on May 22 suggesting that the deadly earthquake in Sichuan, China, was a result of karmic retribution, followed....2008-06-03T23:30+0200watchingamericaenwatchingamerica-022910b5842a545805e3a3cc9c28dc3020080603233000http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Swiss_tents_arrive_in_China.html?siteSect=105&sid=9169760&rss=true&ty=stThe Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Red Cross have sent more than 1,000 tents to the earthquake-struck region of China.2008-06-03T22:18+0200swissinfoenswissinfo-b72477c20377e9f3cf490324e86e4cd6EchoManMadeDisastersHumanitarianAid20080603221800http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Angry parents whose children were killed in an earthquake-stricken school shouted "Oh, my child!" and "Tell us something!" when police forcefully removed them Tuesday from a protest outside a courthouse....2008-06-03T21:48+0200APenAP-260a995881ce85f29d7ef4db461b7794NaturalDisasters20080603214800http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-7F9QR9?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) - China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) stressed in a circular on Tuesday that infrastructure restoration was a priority in reconstruction after the May 12 earthquake. The MHURD ordered governments at all levels to draw up construction plans by June 8, including building locations and materials.2008-06-03T21:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-dbbfcafb2662af7fa3596b867940e41eNaturalDisasters20080603214200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-7F9QU3?OpenDocumentAs the focus in China turns to safeguarding the health of earthquake survivors, a British Red Cross team that specialises in preventing the outbreak of disease is providing vital help in the worst affected area. The British Red Cross’ mass sanitation unit will have a huge impact on the lives of....2008-06-03T21:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-164bd68225ab0d84d10ed900c4bab4e6EchoNaturalDisasters20080603214200http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=402839Ottawa - In response to an appeal by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Government of Canada has sent 700 tents to the Red Cross Society of China to help address the emergency shelter needs of those affected by the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province.2008-06-03T21:20+0200gcengc-9704ecee996e44ec6237363b52d19a0bEchoNaturalDisasters20080603212000http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7bBCD46D9D-0DB3-4188-88F6-72F51B77DCCF%7d%29&language=ENBeijing, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The number of dead people in China, as a result of Sichuan's earthquake, rose to 69,107 after another 88 corpses were found in the area, the State Council Information Office announced on Tuesday. In its daily report, the office said 10,230 people are still missing.2008-06-03T20:19+0200plenglishenplenglish-ed8135be78ca3d904d82a0db4e3628afNaturalDisasters20080603201900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7F9MLM?OpenDocument3 June 2008, Beijing – While planning mid- to long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction, the United Nations is sustaining efforts to meet immediate needs of the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province. The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a Regional....2008-06-03T19:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-dbbac9c7ecbae5c08520ea5ba11e5622EchoManMadeDisastersUNbodiesNaturalDisasters20080603194200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-7F9LK9?OpenDocumentThe government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to donate 50 million U.S. dollars in cash to China hit by a devastating earthquake in May, Xinhua learnt from the Chinese embassy on Tuesday. The fund will be used in the reconstruction work in the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the Chinese embassy said.2008-06-03T19:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-e8584a1a54ee562cafe6703df8ba5ec9NaturalDisasters20080603194200http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2264253.htmThe Bank of China will provide $US 3.6 billion in loans to help finance reconstruction after the Sichuan earthquake. Cement producer, Conch Cement will use some of the funds to set up two plants in the quake hit southwestern region to increase output. The company's executive director, Guo Jingbin....2008-06-03T19:24+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-28c3f2db4193837f1ef2b34fa88750feNaturalDisasters20080603192400http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2264253.htmThe Bank of China will provide $US 3.6 billion in loans to help finance reconstruction after the Sichuan earthquake.2008-06-03T19:23+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-51a6970f7710084f12ef53b5a65ac6efNaturalDisasters20080603192300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/04/content_8308063.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) stressed in a circular on Tuesday that infrastructure restoration was a priority in reconstruction after the May 12 earthquake. The MHURD ordered governments at all levels to draw up construction plans by June 8, including building locations and materials.2008-06-03T19:20+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-34c811f9fe44e66c748f3f1fecc05232NaturalDisasters20080603192000http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK263971.htm(Adds more parent protests, recasts, writes through) By Lindsay Beck WUFU, China, June 3 (Reuters) - Top Chinese officials considered on Tuesday a plan to rebuild earthquake-ravaged parts of the country's southwest while protests by grieving parents and dangerous quake lakes cast a shadow over relief efforts.2008-06-03T18:37+0200alertnetenalertnet-c5812c3b163e2708e3eb1c38d2a9d47bManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersAgriculture20080603183700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8308021.htmCHENGDU, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun on Tuesday visited areas in southwest China's Sichuan province that were hardest hit by the May 12 earthquake, encouraging residents and relief workers on the front line. On Tuesday morning, Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the....2008-06-03T18:34+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-21613409879276a30a52d5388758ca2fNaturalDisasters20080603183400http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7434054.stmChina appears to be reining in public anger over the number of schools that collapsed during last month's earthquake.2008-06-03T18:20+0200bbcenbbc-9cd1155092e9a5599648129d0b8efba5NaturalDisasters20080603182000http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39af3768-3180-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlCandlelight vigils have become common scenes in China following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan last month. On Wednesday, though, tens of thousands of people gather under candlelight in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for a very different reason. The annual gathering – the only public memorial of....2008-06-03T18:02+0200ftenft-b6062cc91912d2a1f4dd8555bd59b2a5NaturalDisastersSocietyConflict20080603180200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307998.htmKUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia will send relief goods worth of 1.5 million U.S. dollars to earthquake-hit China, Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said on Tuesday. Malaysia is scheduled to use its C-130 military aircraft to send these goods, comprising of tents, medical supplies and....2008-06-03T17:01+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-afb17c4516d74392f8a3058f3ac29e07NaturalDisasters20080603170100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307994.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,107 nationwide as of Tuesday noon, while 373,577 people were injured and 18,230 people were missing.2008-06-03T17:01+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9721ec8d799e5d4419c18a2e5f42b76e20080603170100http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/03/china-in-post-quake-plan-as-parents-protest-89520-20593571/WUFU, China (Reuters) - Top Chinese officials considered on Tuesday a plan to rebuild earthquake-ravaged parts of the country's southwest while protests by grieving parents and dangerous quake lakes cast a shadow over relief efforts.2008-06-03T16:25+0200themirrorenthemirror-41df4ebc2b47e5169b628e7c8c68c2f0ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersAgriculture20080603162500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307959.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments should strive to resume production in earthquake-affected regions along with taking care of lives, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Wen made the remarks at a disaster-relief meeting on Tuesday, saying the resumption of normality was a priority.2008-06-03T16:15+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0d6a3f93e26456029b3abfbe9f0a5f57EnergyENVTransportENVWasteENVManMadeDisastersEnergyAgricultureWaterENV20080603161500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307930.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- More countries have sent messages of condolence an d aid to China following the devastating earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Monacan Prince Albert II, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf....2008-06-03T16:15+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-c072869ed4323b04240d9ac7c39a0b0e20080603161500http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK26086120080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsWUFU, China (Reuters) - Top Chinese officials considered on Tuesday a plan to rebuild earthquake-ravaged parts of the country's southwest while protests by grieving parents and dangerous quake lakes cast a shadow over relief efforts.2008-06-03T16:07+0200reutersenreuters-28420fdbc9f5b47e72fa8a522e83a2ebNaturalDisasters20080603160700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7F9DUA?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of China, the country's second-largest lender, said Tuesday that it would provide 25 billion yuan (3.61 billion U.S. dollars) in loans to help finance rebuilding in the wake of the deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. Asia's largest cement producer, Conch Cement Co.2008-06-03T15:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-f77571607cfcbb9616bac74255553ff620080603154200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7F9HHM?OpenDocumentThe Commissioner for Transport, Mr Alan Wong, today (June 3) received on behalf of the Government, a donation of about $1.97 million for the Sichuan earthquake relief effort from 22 transport companies and trade associations. "I would like to express my greatest appreciation, on behalf of the....2008-06-03T15:42+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-8c8445139b5595b554692d010d5fc29eEchoUNbodiesNaturalDisasters20080603154200http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsWUFU, China (Reuters) - Top Chinese officials considered on Tuesday a plan to rebuild earthquake-ravaged parts of the country's southwest while protests by grieving parents and dangerous quake lakes cast a shadow over relief efforts.2008-06-03T15:36+0200reutersenreuters-06dfcc61a7e25262dd35e6ff9d5bf93cNaturalDisasters20080603153600http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011149995(AHN) - A number of large companies have reportedly rushed to pledge financial aid to the thousands of victims of the recent violent earthquake that shook the Chinese city of Sichuan. - Tue, 3 Jun 2008 08:25:38 GMT (AHN)2008-06-03T14:43+0200AHNenAHN-4c94baeed3b9b3f335ef3524c1394e21NaturalDisasters20080603144300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307759.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) discipline watc hdog has dispatched two inspection teams to ensure the proper use of relief funds and materials for the areas affected by the May 12 earthquake. A team headed by Ma Wen, deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for....2008-06-03T14:41+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-006de7dd5c7871f12f6e4a95fa498621ManMadeDisastersEnergy20080603144100http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/quake+homeless+struggle+to+survive/2269262?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsRelief workers in China are facing a daunting task to get food and shelter to the five million left homeless by Sichuan's earthquake.2008-06-03T14:05+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-a353e46fa6db6646ce8438482c62aa3420080603140500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7F9E3L?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 03, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 88 to 69,107 as of Tuesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. Another 373,577 people were counted as injured and 18,230 listed as missing in the 8.2008-06-03T13:41+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ec6dc6ea851ee343c27ae57248cffec520080603134100http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_bi_ge/china_quake_economyAP - China's roaring economy is beginning to stabilize, although surging demand for some commodities following last month's disastrous earthquake will add to inflationary pressures, central bank researchers said in a report published Tuesday.2008-06-03T13:26+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-b718030e73f5a4f953d119c3d4dcf6fd20080603132600http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JF04Cb01.htmlEnterprises hit last month by China's huge earthquake are getting back to business, some more quickly than others thanks to plants built to withstand such shocks. Supplies remain a problem, while the outlook for the tourism industry is poor. - Olivia Chung2008-06-03T13:16+0200asiatimesenasiatimes-25a30349aead76e3c5e1e69bc79da6f0NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersAgriculture20080603131600http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/jun/03/wildlife.chinaearthquake?picture=334546246Eight pandas who were near the epicentre of the Chinese earthquake in May are recovering from their experience at a zoo in Beijing2008-06-03T12:44+0200guardianenguardian-c904c86f4c74a30d0e643394ac823421NaturalDisasters20080603124400http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/303425445/idUSWRI74404620080603MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T12:26+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-06dfcc61a7e25262dd35e6ff9d5bf93cNaturalDisasters20080603122600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307543.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of China, the country's second-largest le nder, said Tuesday that it would provide 25 billion yuan (3.61 billion U.S. dollars) in loans to help finance rebuilding in the wake of the deadly May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province. Asia's largest cement producer, Conch Cement Co.2008-06-03T12:19+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d63ac76a9b20d14bcd6ac5b11a7aa73820080603121900http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/03/china-forced-to-wait-for-lake-draining-89520-20593571/WUFU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, the government said.2008-06-03T11:53+0200themirrorenthemirror-cd9bf6bda39cb4669644df7488cdc99fNaturalDisastersAgriculture20080603115300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7F9BZU?OpenDocumentWELLINGTON, Jun 03, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- New Zealand has provided a total of 850,000 NZ dollars (672,000 U.S. dollars) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to provide shelter for the homeless in the wake of the powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan province, it was reported here on Tuesday.2008-06-03T11:41+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c51f291f0e739e54496e6e97170f3324NaturalDisasters20080603114100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7F98AG?OpenDocumentMIANZHU, China, June 3 (Reuters) - The largest 'quake lake' formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said. Landslides caused by the May 12 quake have blocked the flow of rivers, forming more than 30....2008-06-03T11:41+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-1cdd7b6d82269cdf9b26b9f27552750dNaturalDisasters20080603114100http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/03/chinaearthquake.china?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnewsParents prevented from protesting about the deaths of their children in poorly constructed schools during last month's earthquake2008-06-03T11:38+0200guardianenguardian-eeccdde9dd6017d243574bbd60c619b1NaturalDisasters20080603113800http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6423615.htmlThe government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to donate 50 million U.S. dollars in cash to China hit by a devastating earthquake in May, Xinhua learnt from the Chinese embassy in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The fund will be use ...2008-06-03T11:27+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-9656c7e4fc56b1ed5205dc346a06dbbdNaturalDisasters20080603112700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6423608.htmlThe death toll in China's major earthquake increased by 88 to 69,107 as of Tuesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,577 people were injured and 18,230 others remain missing in the 8.0-magnitude ...2008-06-03T11:27+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a40be1fa8c6fd909eca02cd2b6953efe20080603112700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6423611.htmlNew Zealand has provided a total of 850,000 NZ dollars (672,000 U.S. dollars) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to provide shelter for the homeless inthe wake of the powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan province, it was rep ...2008-06-03T11:27+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5585d02c9d568b15e472ae660a068eceNaturalDisasters20080603112700http://www.dawn.com/2008/06/03/rss.htm#15BEIJING, June 3 (AFP): The death toll from China's earthquake rose on Tuesday to 69,107, with another 18,230 missing, the government said. The...2008-06-03T10:52+0200dawnendawn-0505876e623aa33074699e5e12cfc3c920080603105200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307255.htmBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increas ed by 88 to 69,107 as of Tuesday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,577 people were injured and 18,230 others remain missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some other areas on May 12.2008-06-03T10:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-cdd023e8e156b2d1f367a1a327b5f99c20080603104400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8307129.htmABU DHABI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) decided to donate 50 million U.S. dollars in cash to China hit by a devastating earthquake in May, Xinhua learnt from the Chinese embassy here on Tuesday. The fund will be used in the reconstruction work in the....2008-06-03T10:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-5738e03185828b759422e7d828c62991NaturalDisasters20080603104400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6423564.htmlTo deal with possible outbreak of earthquakes and other sudden disasters, China has actively promoted the construction of earthquake emergency shelters in recent years. In some areas, the building of emergency evacuation sites has been writ ...2008-06-03T10:42+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-1b1004ca08f222431cbf2cee2de1c630NaturalDisastersEcho20080603104200http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6423562.htmlThe production of J-10 and Xiaolong fighter planes resumed five days after the earthquake, according to China Aviation Industry Corporation I. China Aviation Industry Corporation I is an important production base for modern fighter plane ...2008-06-03T10:42+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-4d5eba4fafae6930ce45374093148dd9NaturalDisasters20080603104200http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5C19271E-6B15-486F-BE9E-3ECD7173735A.htmRelief workers in southern China are becoming increasingly worried about the threat of disease to survivors of last month's massive earthquake. More than 5 million people were left homeless by the quake which devastated a large area of Sichuan province, and health ministry officials are racing to....2008-06-03T10:28+0200aljazeera-enenaljazeera-en-1db01f1fe7a70778ad05eaaee19e3a76NaturalDisasters20080603102800http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23805021-23109,00.htmlTHE death toll from China's earthquake rose today to 69,107, with another 18,230 missing, the Government said. 6:18pm (AEST)2008-06-03T10:26+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-b28968baa343db986a1e42e4ee2188d320080603102600http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12740551&PageNum=003.06.2008, 11.22 MOSCOW, June 3 (Itar-Tass) -- Planes of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (RME) has airlifted two batches of humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit China. As ITAR-TASS learnt at the RME Information Department, the ministry’s two planes with 60 tonnes of humanitarian aid on board....2008-06-03T10:15+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-754d4d99322d3dafc54b49fe2801cd50Echo20080603101500http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/303534062/la-fg-china3-2008jun03,0,7683941.storyDUJIANGYAN, CHINA -- Chinese police today dragged away more than 100 parents who were protesting the deaths of their children in poorly constructed schools that collapsed in last month's earthquake. The parents, many holding pictures of their dead children, were pulled down the street away from a....2008-06-03T10:02+0200latimesenlatimes-bb1ead597966a6e0426f09916d6730f7NaturalDisasters20080603100200http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12740654&PageNum=0MOSCOW, June 3 (Itar-Tass) -- Planes of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (RME) has airlifted two batches of humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit China. As ITAR-TASS learnt at the RME Information Department, the ministry’s two planes with 60 tonnes of humanitarian aid on board arrived in the....2008-06-03T09:46+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-ace7acd1cafc1f227a416ac4f0b7a82eEcho20080603094600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F99ED?OpenDocumentMore countries and organizations have sent messages of condolence and aid to China following the devastating earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday. Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Saudi Consultative Council Chairman....2008-06-03T09:40+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-cde4e1b1bde0f66da0df9cf7223eae23NaturalDisasters20080603094000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F98MF?OpenDocumentGUANGZHOU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 500 students and teachers of a middle school at the epicenter of China's May 12 earthquake have moved in a mobile school and resumed classes. Construction workers from Guangdong Province have erected 6,800square meters of steel-framed temporary buildings in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province.2008-06-03T09:40+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-bfc04b26824eac29034957e07f264da1NaturalDisasters20080603094000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F993M?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,019 nationwide as of Monday noon, while 373,573 people were injured and 18,627 people were missing.2008-06-03T09:40+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ace11a52eaee3e24995aa4e9915ea5a720080603094000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7F98C4?OpenDocumentBy Lindsay Beck DA'AN, China, June 3 (Reuters) - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top. 'I can't go down there! If I go down the mountain, who will look after my....2008-06-03T09:40+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-50fb4c005ea96ba05c6a116210f2ef7aAgriculturalProdAnimal20080603094000http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-China-Earthquake.phpPolice officers dragged away more than 100 parents while they were protesting the deaths of their children in schools that collapsed during the earthquake in China last month.2008-06-03T09:35+0200IHTenIHT-de2bfdb815302df9a54153531f0358b8FloodingNaturalDisasters20080603093500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8306423.htmYINCHUAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Richard Clayderman, dubbed the "piano prince" of France, will show concern for millions of earthquake survivors by donating some of the box office receipts from his current concert series in China, the tour organizer said Tuesday.2008-06-03T08:23+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3eadc25be5ba5171a1578eaca68b67b220080603082300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8306256.htmWELLINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has provided a total of 850,000 NZ dollars (672,000 U.S. dollars) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to provide shelter for the homeless inthe wake of the powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan province, it was reported here on Tuesday.2008-06-03T08:23+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6ccb9b80f4d55853671c203422447f3cNaturalDisasters20080603082300http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40201&Itemid=39BEIJING, June 3 (APP): Inspired by humanitarian and medical assistance provided by Pakistan for China’s earthquake, a Sichuan dweller whose province suffered widespread damages in May 12 devastated tremor, said he was deeply moved when he looks at the selfless assistance and support provided by Pakistan.2008-06-03T08:07+0200app-enenapp-en-e24c255fa8220f3e1126ef407f87e18cNaturalDisasters20080603080700http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Chinese police dragged away more than 100 parents Tuesday while they were protesting the deaths of their children in poorly constructed schools that collapsed in last month's earthquake....2008-06-03T06:46+0200APenAP-ac91913612344e44b7495563b28aa67aNaturalDisasters20080603064600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/3/worldupdates/2008-06-03T093442Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338740-1&sec=WorldupdatesMIANZHU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T06:36+0200thestarenthestar-0b16a0ffa2b4b392e543b6239941e96820080603063600http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia/china-shows-a-human-face-to-the-world-1379024.html?r=RSSWhat a difference an earthquake makes. One minute, China is being roundly condemned for its appalling human rights record and its brutal suppression of the Tibetan people; the next, it is being showered with praise for its compassionate and well-disciplined response to the catastrophe in Sichuan.2008-06-03T06:24+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-33b3251bd629e1d6acd5f4f89ac72f4cTREN-SecuritySocietySecurityCouncilNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersCommunicableDiseasesEnergy20080603062400http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia/china-evacuates-200000-in-floods-alert-1393904.html?r=RSSChina has evacuated almost 200,000 people from an area that risks flooding by landslide-blocked rivers near the epicentre of this month's earthquake in Sichuan province, the national news agency said yesterday.2008-06-03T06:24+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-c25a500d1f102e17a07cdc7de2944943CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaksFoodSafetyCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisasters20080603062400http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia/china-comes-to-a-halt-to-mourn-victims-of-quake-1380535.html?r=RSSWITH factory hooters and car horns blaring, China began three days of mourning yesterday for the 50,000 killed in the Sichuan earthquake.2008-06-03T06:24+0200irish-independentenirish-independent-f9ebc89330ca6b475a10af12c742dfdaManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080603062400http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK26086120080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMIANZHU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T06:21+0200reutersenreuters-90e0a51aabd8c20890a4faeb8a75e578NaturalDisasters20080603062100http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSWRI74404620080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMIANZHU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T06:21+0200reutersenreuters-73e81a2cc1ac3bb96c26acd0e08b7406ManMadeDisasters20080603062100http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsMIANZHU, China (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T06:21+0200reutersenreuters-76f5ed1ba9d96336f8e546bcd0b45cb5NaturalDisasters20080603062100http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080603/ts_nm/quake_dcReuters - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said.2008-06-03T06:17+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-3e53c8883d334a2807d8705487c5a47420080603061700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK260861.htmMIANZHU, China, June 3 (Reuters) - The largest "quake lake" formed by China's most devastating earthquake in decades is not expected to start draining until Thursday due to a lack of rain, state media said. Landslides caused by the May 12 quake have blocked the flow of rivers, forming more than 30....2008-06-03T06:12+0200alertnetenalertnet-350fbc88bb3334b743727bbd5d952e40NaturalDisasters20080603061200http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10514117&ref=rssDA'AN - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top. "I can't go down there! If I go down the mountain,...2008-06-03T05:55+0200nzheraldennzherald-7f98dba8810c59ac3be4ec51570421e5AgriculturalProdAnimal20080603055500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7F93HD?OpenDocumentBeijing_(dpa) _ China has started to draw up reconstruction plans for the earthquake-devastated region of south-western Sichuan province, media reports said on Monday. City planners have submitted proposals, listing the costs and manpower requirements for the rebuilding of the stricken area the size of Greece, the China Daily reported.2008-06-03T05:39+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-d537cce9224789ed4472cba29ad60d37NaturalDisastersEMF_Health20080603053900http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1212041461256Workers in protective suits circle collapsed communities in trucks, spraying disinfectant on the rubble.2008-06-03T05:37+0200jpostenjpost-65dba4c4cf905d97ccc9b26111c862a9NaturalDisasters20080603053700http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/giant_panda_found_weeks_after_quake_548357Three weeks to the day after the disastrous earthquake in south- western China, the rescue of a distressed giant panda has lifted the hearts of the nation.2008-06-03T05:35+0200sbsensbs-f90f13239c5b6f4e90642fce9cfc9477ManMadeDisasters20080603053500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/3/worldupdates/2008-06-03T075456Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338724-1&sec=WorldupdatesDA'AN, China (Reuters) - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top.2008-06-03T05:06+0200thestarenthestar-b4799f39d5495a12529f5d8facae0846AgriculturalProdAnimal20080603050600http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/giant_panda39s_rescue_lifts_china_548357Three weeks to the day after the disastrous earthquake in south- western China, the rescue of a distressed giant panda has lifted the hearts of the nation.2008-06-03T05:05+0200sbsensbs-54ceec5a0e92bb24ca2e048ea70df0aeManMadeDisasters20080603050500http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.4f6d79e749775e7c8ac8b81386a96d2c.41.htmlBEIJING (AFP) - Foreign and local companies have rushed to make donations to the victims of China's worst earthquake in a generation, amid initial angry accusations of a lack of generosity from the corporate sector.2008-06-03T04:40+0200afp-englishenafp-english-b4438eeb81b6880a0fe7015bde9ab3e0NaturalDisasters20080603044000http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/03/china-quake-aid-struggles-to-reach-remote-villages-89520-20592889/DA'AN, China (Reuters) - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top.2008-06-03T04:25+0200themirrorenthemirror-48cd8110b4cbd46fa6d5ac553b719895AgriculturalProdAnimal20080603042500http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200806030072.htmlNAOKO KAWAMURA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Workers load 400 tents for victims of China's May 12 earthquake onto a Japan Airlines plane at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Monday. The plane, chartered by the government in place of Air Self-Defense Force aircraft, left for Chengdu in earthquake-stricken Sichuan province later that day.2008-06-03T04:17+0200asahienasahi-7ee6ac12edccbfaa908ca48a79cf79f220080603041700http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK23362820080603?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsDA'AN, China (Reuters) - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top.2008-06-03T04:15+0200reutersenreuters-d48e6d189b7136a8c991613ddb859ee9AgriculturalProdAnimal20080603041500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK233628.htmBy Lindsay Beck DA'AN, China, June 3 (Reuters) - Aid has finally come to Da'an, a tiny village in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but the help is at the bottom of the mountain and Zhao Mifang lives at the top. "I can't go down there! If I go down the mountain, who will look after my....2008-06-03T03:36+0200alertnetenalertnet-bfc44e3b59b0fdc12b61bf349f01f2a8AgriculturalProdAnimal20080603033600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422945.htmlMore than 500 students and teachers of a middle school at the epicenter of China's May 12 earthquake have moved in a mobile school and resumed classes. Construction workers from Guangdong Province have erected 6,800square meters of ...2008-06-03T03:10+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-55f1491a7e57166a14e0d78d90d08935NaturalDisasters20080603031000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6422965.htmlRussia Monday delivered a new batch of humanitarian aid to China following last month's devastating earthquake which has claimed nearly 70,000 lives. Two Il-76 cargo planes of the Emergency Situations Ministry, each carrying some 30 ...2008-06-03T03:10+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-ee74df4a9773092a06824becb1498b97HumanitarianAidEcho20080603031000http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6422894.htmlAs of 5 p.m. on Sunday, overseas Chinese and foreign nationals of Chinese descent had donated more than 1.1 billion yuan in cash and goods for the relief effort since the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Ma R ...2008-06-03T02:25+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-607c4ed7f0ac9a720356c828921c16d8NaturalDisasters20080603022500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6422925.htmlMore countries and organizations have sent messages of condolence and aid to China following the devastating earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday. Tunisian Pri ...2008-06-03T02:25+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-142af043014f7bfabcfd1912d5856735NaturalDisasters20080603022500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422869.htmlMore than 50 towns in eight counties in southwest China's Sichuan Province are still without power three weeks after a catastrophic earthquake, a senior energy official said on Monday. Zhang Guobao, director of the National Energy A ...2008-06-03T02:25+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3099ddd58c58b8fc6f5109ff573a257bManMadeDisastersEnergy20080603022500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8303505.htmGiant pandas eat bamboo shoots fed by the feeder at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2008. Eight giant pandas, the "Olympic Pandas" chosen by netizens, were flown to Beijing from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 24, after they were evacuated from the earthquake-hit Wolong Nature Reserve.2008-06-03T02:18+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3321b39f28245364120405eae21d6fe720080603021800http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2263135.htmMillions of people in China's Sichuan province are living in tents following last month's earthquake, and health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential spread of disease. In Mianzhu, 65 kilometres south of Beichuan, one tent city is so large that residents have set up hospitals, schools and shops.2008-06-03T00:45+0200australianetworkenaustralianetwork-c0e20110a2c0c2ee7758bb94de7a16e5CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisasters20080603004500http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2263135.htmMillions of people in China's Sichuan province are living in tents following last month's earthquake, and health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential spread of disease.2008-06-03T00:24+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-49095018a7df7f1705893d9caaa5e726CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisasters20080603002400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-7F8T9D?OpenDocumentMOSCOW, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia Monday delivered a new batch of humanitarian aid to China following last month's devastating earthquake which has claimed nearly 70,000 lives. Two Il-76 cargo planes of the Emergency Situations Ministry, each carrying some 30 tons of tents, departed from Ramenskoye....2008-06-02T23:39+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a8092abb478d52b8474ec05a46ed04b1HumanitarianAidEcho20080602233900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASIN-7F8NYJ?OpenDocumentWestport, Conn. (May 30, 2008) — Save the Children today announced a $250,000 grant from Target for its China earthquake relief and response efforts. The global humanitarian and relief organization estimates nearly 3 million children have been affected by the earthquake that struck southwestern China on May 12.2008-06-02T23:39+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ddd4f2acdde5770e4edd9622c846b991NaturalDisastersEchoManMadeDisasters20080602233900http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080603a1.htmlSingapore — As aftershocks from China's devastating earthquake continue to cause havoc, atomic safety experts from around the world are preparing to meet in Japan this month to scrutinize seismic standards at nuclear plants. Because they contain lethal sources of radiation, the plants are designed....2008-06-02T23:05+0200japantimesenjapantimes-50a785ad67d481007bf358d2b684bb9eTREN-SecurityNuclearNaturalDisastersTAXUDJRCSafeguardsManMadeDisastersEnergyPublicHealth20080602230500http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91087048&ft=1&f=1001Civil, religious and social groups in China are helping meet the needs created by the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. If such groups are empowered, what becomes of the government control China's leaders favor?2008-06-02T23:05+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-01864660b36f2371b67b2ab9c9b53b0020080602230500http://bangkokpost.net/News/03Jun2008_news11.phpThe government yesterday ordered the temporary closure of its donations centre for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma and the earthquake in China. Government spokesman Pol Lt-Gen Wichienchote Sukchoterat blamed the rally led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at Makkhawan Rangsan bridge....2008-06-02T22:50+0200BangkokPostenBangkokPost-03dc755fae0d921ef089e79979a1e390ManMadeDisasters20080602225000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VDUX-7F8NCV?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 02, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The Olympic Family has granted strong support for China's relief work since the May 12 8.0-magnitude earthquake which hit the southwest part of the country, causing huge casualties and damages. The President of the International Olympic....2008-06-02T21:38+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-e839124337f57e85f8c99a03005a9c29NaturalDisasters20080602213800http://en.rian.ru/world/20080602/109087374.htmlMOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Two Russian emergencies ministry aircraft are heading to China with aid on board for those affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the Sichuan province in the country's southwest on May 12. "Two Il-76 transport aircraft took off at 17.17 and 17.30 [13:17 and 13:30 GMT].2008-06-02T18:46+0200rianenrian-e4a17b770a410ba5b66e9ee5f2dea7d1NaturalDisastersHumanitarianAid20080602184600http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTHANWANG, China (AP) -- Workers in hazmat suits crisscrossed collapsed communities in trucks Monday, spraying disinfectant as part of a government campaign to prevent disease outbreaks among 5 million left homeless by last month's earthquake....2008-06-02T18:43+0200APenAP-dbc480a4743e8b9dd4185e99a83aeb1aNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseases20080602184300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/03/content_8303092.htmGUANGZHOU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 500 students and teachers of a middle school at the epicenter of China's May 12 earthquake have moved in a mobile school and resumed classes. Construction workers from Guangdong Province have erected 6,800square meters of steel-framed temporary buildings in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province.2008-06-02T18:42+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-28e5e7ddf25e7f217940c81720598362NaturalDisasters20080602184200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8303027.htmMOSCOW, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia Monday delivered a new batch of humanitarian aid to China following last month's devastating earthquake which has claimed nearly 70,000 lives. Two Il-76 cargo planes of the Emergency Situations Ministry, each carrying some 30 tons of tents, departed from Ramenskoye....2008-06-02T17:56+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e725f9bc60af54407ed86d5b31149ad3HumanitarianAidEcho20080602175600http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12738918&PageNum=0MOSCOW, June 2 (Itar-Tass) - Another plane left for China on Monday to deliver humanitarian aid to the population that affected the consequences of the earthquake, the ministry’s press service told Itar-Tass. “The Il-76 plane left for Chengdu, the administrative centre of Sichuan at 5.30 Moscow time today from Moscow’s airfield of Ramenskoye.2008-06-02T17:56+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-c39189d663857e71b4420859f6c7122cNaturalDisastersEcho20080602175600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8302977.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,019 nationwide as of Monday noon, while 373,573 people were injured and 18,627 people were missing.2008-06-02T17:11+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-cc954a279bc9da0b5d9e6e54d0fd8d2620080602171100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8302959.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Family has granted strong support for China's relief work since the May 12 8.0-magnitude earthquake which hit the southwest part of the country, causing huge casualties and damages. The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge and....2008-06-02T17:11+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0203b13088078fbeb053ffb0e1389cd7NaturalDisasters20080602171100http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8302720.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- More countries and organizations have sent message s of condolence and aid to China following the devastating earthquake in the country's southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday. Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, Saudi....2008-06-02T16:26+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b7fd309887b5e23eda8cf36d1094cb65NaturalDisasters20080602162600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8302603.htmSpecial report: Reconstruction After Earthquake SINGAPORE, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Tour's Disaster Fund Raising Golf Day for Myanmar and China at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday was an overwhelming success with over 110,000 Singapore dollars (about 80,300 U.S. dollars) raised for charity.2008-06-02T15:40+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-bc3ed443f3a7d597d304af921cf4ca3cNaturalDisasters20080602154000http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7F8HBD?OpenDocumentOne more IL-76 aircraft of IAF will leave Delhi on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 for Yangon. This aircraft will carry 3500 FRP Sheets, 10,000 ORS packets, 2000 glucose bottles and approx 100 tarpaulins. This will be the sixth flight of IL-76 for Myanmar. Two IL-76 aircraft have been detailed to carry tents for earthquake victims in China.2008-06-02T15:38+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ff2bf0bb74f53031891614f5893d90b720080602153800http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080602/sc_livescience/scarydetailsofsichuanquakerevealedLiveScience.com - During the Sichuan earthquake earlier this month, the ground suddenly shifted a gaping five feet, or about shoulder height of an adult. That huge displacement and the rapid ground motions that followed could explain the extensive and tragic damage in China, an engineer said today.2008-06-02T15:33+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-686ae92b1723ceba950ea10161a15b15NaturalDisasters20080602153300http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8302112.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, overseas Chinese and foreign nationals of Chinese descent had donated more than 1.1 billion yuan in cash and goods for the relief effort since the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province.2008-06-02T14:09+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-252cc469cb7fb24fffb24004423dfe78NaturalDisasters20080602140900http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91054758&ft=1&f=1004Three weeks after China's earthquake, the country is still feeling political aftershocks. There has been a groundswell of public support for the government following a very visible relief and recovery operation. The scale of the devastation has led to public philanthropy, with non-governmental organizations playing an active role.2008-06-02T14:02+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-5a690a18a8334215a3014839337181f2NaturalDisasters20080602140200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7F8DA3?OpenDocumentCHENGDU, Jun 02, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- More than 50 towns in Sichuan Province in southwest China are still without power three weeks after a catastrophic earthquake, a senior energy official said on Monday. Zhang Guobao, director of the National Energy Administration, said: "Some....2008-06-02T13:37+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-b1e832e2ac41b4fbcec407ec0c97989420080602133700http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/2064945/China-earthquake-Teacher-admits-leaving-pupils-behind-as-he-fled-Chinese-earthquake.htmlA secondary school teacher has set himself dramatically against the tales of heroism arising from the Sichuan earthquake by describing how he callously abandoned his pupils to their fate.2008-06-02T13:33+0200telegraphentelegraph-97fe013a7f518252cd880011056a0003NaturalDisasters20080602133300http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/article/312954A military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China's devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported yesterday.2008-06-02T13:28+0200topixentopix-9890ff6f95665efc2e43c31ab75b20e3NaturalDisasters20080602132800http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4976848The rubble-strewn streets of Wufu are lined with wreaths. White flowers made of folded paper hang from bushes. And among the symbols of grief, roiling anger is openly directed at China's government. Almost three weeks after an earthquake shattered central China, parents are seething over the shoddy....2008-06-02T12:37+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-ab450355a56f3b964ab45d727e132e89CommunicableDiseaseCases20080602123700http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=622574BEIJING, 06/02- A helicopter evacuating injured people from China`s earthquake zone has crashed in fog with 14 people on board. An operation to look for survivors is under way alongside the wider rescue and relief effort in Sichuan province. Troops battling to stop a lake formed in the quake from....2008-06-02T12:12+0200angolapress-enenangolapress-en-72c6e7d195b22add838bb697c314be7fNaturalDisasters20080602121200http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/302865942/index.htmlCHENGDU, China -- State media says thousands of soldiers have combed remote mountains in China's Sichuan province in search of a military helicopter that crashed while transporting earthquake victims. The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport had been carrying 19 people, 14 of them people injured in....2008-06-02T12:00+0200cnnencnn-0038aa7471570089c37b28009cea419f20080602120000http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=106130A military helicopter carrying 10 people injured in China's devastating earthquake and four crewmembers2008-06-02T11:54+0200TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-5f0b3ef05dd08731c7c6e686de782ce020080602115400http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8301775.htmCHENGDU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 50 towns in Sichuan Province in southwest China are still without power three weeks after a catastrophic earthquake, a senior energy official said on Monday. Zhang Guobao, director of the National Energy Administration, said: "Some areas that have regained power are using diesel generators.2008-06-02T11:51+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-01239532506f4d5bc06997f1390c940e20080602115100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7F8CGE?OpenDocumentISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): President of China Hu Jintao on Sunday visited Pakistan Medical Mission in Longnan, which reached China to help the victims of May 12 earthquake. According to a press release, President of China Hu Jintao welcomed the efforts of Pakistani medical mission in helping the sufferers of earthquake.2008-06-02T11:35+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-0049892adbf11f52072493af05b261afNaturalDisasters20080602113500http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7F8CCM?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 02, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The death toll in China's major earthquake increased by three to 69,019 as of Monday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,573 people were injured and 18,627 others were still missing in the 8.2008-06-02T11:35+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ae2794f648e78fe7e2509b3c8622aa4820080602113500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8301494.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- As of Monday noon, China had received donations worth 41.74 billion yuan (5.96 billion U.S. dollars) in cash or materials for earthquake relief from domestic and overseas donors, according to the Information Office of the State Council. Of the donations, 37.2008-06-02T11:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-8b8718d3b55a7c14596d0424ea1b3c9cNaturalDisasters20080602110600http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8301717.htmBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xuejuan, the first Chinese bearer of the 2008 global Olympic torch relay, is donating her torch to the China Siyuan & The Loving Torch Foundation, which is dedicated to rebuilding areas ravaged by the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake. "This torch doesn't belong to me alone.2008-06-02T11:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-8dba15fd5811d945b3a48c46f0bebb35NaturalDisasters20080602110600http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1104ap_china_earthquake_angry_parents.html?source=rssA father holds a photo of his daughter who was killed in an earthquake, in the ruins of the Fuxin No.2 Primary School in Wufu, in China's southwest Sichuan province Friday May 23, 2008. Parents of the...2008-06-02T11:01+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-32f58f825a10ab36a98450760ff491aeManMadeDisasters20080602110100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/2/worldupdates/2008-06-02T140359Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-338600-1&sec=WorldupdatesANXIAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee there would be no epidemics.2008-06-02T10:49+0200thestarenthestar-ff2c0ba4af02513f19884f0482451db8ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080602104900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422788.htmlThe death toll in China's major earthquake increased by three to 69,019 as of Monday noon, the Information Office of the State Council said. A total of 373,573 people were injured and 18,627 others were still missing in the 8.0-magn ...2008-06-02T10:35+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-1891281f4e288fa84f4f2f587cb39d9520080602103500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422791.htmlAs of Monday noon, China had received donations worth 41.74 billion yuan (5.96 billion U.S. dollars) in cash or materials for earthquake relief from domestic and overseas donors, according to the Information Office of the State Council. ...2008-06-02T10:35+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-23509f8ecd7349a3e1474aa5d25d862020080602103500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK246746.htmBy Lindsay Beck ANXIAN, China, June 2 (Reuters) - Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee there would be no epidemics.2008-06-02T10:32+0200alertnetenalertnet-f68a0df106e12142a39e49d3ad751dd1ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080602103200http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/June/world/0896B354E.htmlMonday, June 2, 2008 - Web posted at 8:11:47 GMT Helicopter crashes in China quake zone JIULING - A military helicopter carrying 10 people injured in China's devastating earthquake and four crew members crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported yesterday.2008-06-02T10:31+0200namibianennamibian-f57a836aced15bfe0a3fae83f1e9934f20080602103100http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/121239229593.htmJun. 1 - Grieving parents in earthquake-hit Sichuan turn Children's Day into a day of mourning. They held a mourning ceremony for the hundreds of children who died in a collapsed school during China's devastating earthquake. Normally a day of celebration involving singing and dancing, for these families their was only despair.2008-06-02T10:01+0200alertnetenalertnet-8dfba7064d5204c6e1f0fcaff6d9203320080602100100http://www.dawn.com/2008/06/02/rss.htm#16ISLAMABAD, June 2 (APP): China would provide Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) a soft loan of $ 300 million for development and...2008-06-02T09:47+0200dawnendawn-7758d7bdc451a4acb74c376ff94e1f5820080602094700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F89GP?OpenDocumentCHENGDU, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Earthquake relief materials donated by Singapore arrived Sunday afternoon at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, via two military planes. Ma Zhongsheng, a Ministry of Defense official, accepted the 80,000 U.S. dollars worth of materials at the airport.2008-06-02T09:32+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-577d7d9acbf021ec490786468c106f5420080602093200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F89NK?OpenDocumentCHENGDU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Another batch of relief supplies from Israel was flown to the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China on Monday. The 73-ton consignment, valued at 545,000 U.S. dollars, includes 9,600 blankets, 150 outsize tents, each covering the needs of 24 people, and other supplies.2008-06-02T09:32+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-251988c9c898e4d94735a0b03013a48b20080602093200http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7F88TT?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: - The death toll from the quake rose to 69,016 nationwide as of Sunday noon, while 368,545 people were injured and 18,830 people were missing.2008-06-02T09:32+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a16520a8831b9416eedbcaaacb18010b20080602093200http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/02/china-rules-out-post-quake-epidemics-89520-20592022/ANXIAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee there would be no epidemics.2008-06-02T09:25+0200themirrorenthemirror-1818663ea492963822a4a746940fb1eeManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080602092500http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8300457.htmBEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from China's earthquake on May 12 rose to 69,016 as of noon Sunday, a report from the Information Office of the State Council said. In addition, 368,545 were injured and 18,830 others were still missing in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province and some neighboring areas.2008-06-02T08:50+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a28fef616e89111a98a2c8f4bb4cc0b1NaturalDisasters20080602085000http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080602?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsANXIAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee there would be no epidemics.2008-06-02T08:47+0200reutersenreuters-8f582979d25ce6561464183f06f7f335NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080602084700http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK24674620080602?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsANXIAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee there would be no epidemics.2008-06-02T08:47+0200reutersenreuters-4fb376ecd80cf913f9413c0a4cf5c515NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20080602084700http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6422577.htmlAnother batch of relief supplies from Israel was flown to the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China on Monday. The 73-ton consignment, valued at 545,000 U.S. dollars, includes 9,600 blankets, 150 outsize tents, each cov ...2008-06-02T08:17+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-41bbc06d91b674a6974e91886a4a802020080602081700http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.416754d4c19815eb287f80261ca7a71d.301.htmlSHIFANG (AFP) - Thousands of soldiers scoured China's mountainous earthquake zone Monday for a military helicopter that was carrying injured quake survivors when it crashed in fog.2008-06-02T08:06+0200afp-englishenafp-english-287598c2fc759972649a9c4aee2b302fNaturalDisasters20080602080600http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/302645897/idUSWRI74404620080602CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese rescue workers continued to search for their own in the mountains of Sichuan province on Monday, after a military helicopter ferrying earthquake survivors crashed in...2008-06-02T08:00+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-b5af9ded160e9912fc52cfaa1a7bee61NaturalDisasters20080602080000http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080602/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeAFP - Thousands of soldiers scoured China's mountainous earthquake zone Monday for a military helicopter that was carrying injured quake survivors when it crashed in fog.2008-06-02T07:52+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-1b6b0a6cccc3f3c868be8d3d4e0d8bb4NaturalDisasters20080602075200http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=hn&nid=1234&ad=02-06-2008RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Medical Mission which proceeded to China on 27 May, as part of the national effort to provide relief to the earthquake victims, have ...2008-06-02T07:12+0200TheFrontierPost-enenTheFrontierPost-en-7f69c10238317719b8243e8e7f693b4dNaturalDisasters20080602071200http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=1235&ad=02-06-2008JIULING (Agencies): A military helicopter carrying 10 people injured in China?s devastating earthquake and four crew members crashed in fog and turbulence, ...2008-06-02T07:12+0200TheFrontierPost-enenTheFrontierPost-en-ba3cca7106b690e837170c55a9bcb614NaturalDisasters20080602071200http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/02/Reconstruction_requires_careful_planning/Daily) Updated: 2008-05-14 07:29 China's worst earthquake for 30 years brought with it a bitter lesson that we must learn even as we carry on with immediate and all-out rescue efforts. The 7.8-magnitude By Yi Xianrong ( China Daily) Updated: 2008-05-29 13:28 The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan....2008-06-02T06:52+0200icelandnewsenicelandnews-d187087111ff5104e333edb41f8d830dNaturalDisasters20080602065200http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8299958.htmCHENGDU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Another batch of relief supplies from Israel was flown to the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province in southwest China on Monday. The 73-ton consignment, valued at 545,000 U.S. dollars, includes 9,600 blankets, 150 outsize tents, each covering the needs of 24 people, and other supplies.2008-06-02T06:35+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-48e06f96a87308fb2f8bed31273528e220080602063500http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161332104Trinidadians would have an opportunity to buy authentic Chinese pottery and furniture at a fund-raiser to help victims of the earthquake which devastated China's Sichuan province last month. A group of Chinese nationals, living in Trinidad, have started a campaign to help rebuild the lives which were shattered by the disaster.2008-06-02T06:15+0200trinidadexpressentrinidadexpress-2c38a7e016167c5d93c12c63ac31d71dNaturalDisasters20080602061500http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/02/159117/Helicopter%252Dcrashes.htmA military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China's devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported Sunday.2008-06-02T05:56+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-3e87f88716ee7289c832dfbcbb78a4b520080602055600http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-01-china_N.htm?csp=34China is already trying to look ahead after the magnitude-7.9 earthquake. Reconstruction has started, even as the communist government ...2008-06-02T05:52+0200usaTodayenusaToday-a8855a2a772c77c4e841be20784828b6IndustryENVWaterENVNaturalDisastersTAXUDManMadeDisastersResearchENVCommunicableDiseases20080602055200http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0602/1212331249388.htmlCHINA: Fears of a devastating flood from a lake formed by last month's Sichuan earthquake eased yesterday after soldiers and engineers completed a channel to drain away the rising water.2008-06-02T05:38+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-e48664158cdbaf3cf17095c8a4a80838NaturalDisasters20080602053800http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=1ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): President of China Hu Jintao on Sunday visited Pakistan Medical Mission in Longnan, which reached China to help the victims of May 12 earthquake. According to a press release, President of China Hu Jintao welcomed the efforts of Pakistani medical mission in helping the sufferers of earthquake.2008-06-02T05:37+0200Infopak-enenInfopak-en-9f94caacf40cb8529a0ba1551fe9cc62NaturalDisasters20080602053700http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/02/content_8298717.htmBEIJING, June 2 -- The Three Gorges Dam remains safe from the May 12 quake that hit Sichuan province, a senior dam official said Sunday. "The earthquake has not damaged the dam or other parts of the project," Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Three Gorges Project Corporation, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.2008-06-02T04:19+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-74a7289ce10aa248ce8d74dea7de5d15NaturalDisasters20080602041900http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200806020053.htmlThe government has scuttled a plan to use Air Self-Defense Force aircraft to fly tents and other relief supplies to China for survivors of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province. The decision was prompted by growing signs of a public backlash against the plan in China. The government will use civilian chartered aircraft for the task instead.2008-06-02T04:07+0200asahienasahi-208d605f77ea4a163e9c7e070a954ca7SancoFoodSafetyManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20080602040700http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWRI74404620080602?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsCHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese rescue workers continued to search for their own in the mountains of Sichuan province on Monday, after a military helicopter ferrying earthquake survivors crashed in heavy fog over the weekend.2008-06-02T03:43+0200reutersenreuters-4bb29a6e162ddae2aa4cbc5d6a86f658NaturalDisastersConflict20080602034300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK202737.htmBy Lindsay Beck CHENGDU, China, June 2 (Reuters) - Chinese rescue workers continued to search for their own in the mountains of Sichuan province on Monday, after a military helicopter ferrying earthquake survivors crashed in heavy fog over the weekend.2008-06-02T03:19+0200alertnetenalertnet-7a03fe22e35e111e349ea48feb96ff25NaturalDisastersConflict20080602031900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422350.htmlFollowing are the latest facts and figures about the massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12: -- The death toll from the quake rose to 69,016 nationwide as of Sunday noon, while 368, ...2008-06-02T02:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-94213fdff8bb3ac9261b60d4cb6d73e820080602025900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6422358.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Taipei at 0:59 a.m. Monday, according to the China National Seismological Network. The epicenter is located at 25.0 degrees north latitude and 121.7 degrees east longitude, it sa ...2008-06-02T02:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-843bfba99b364ea34df7b7361386689820080602025900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6422327.htmlChinese President Hu Jintao visited a hospital in Longnan city in northwestern China's Gansu Province Sunday afternoon. Hu conveyed his condolences to local residents injured in the May 12 earthquake and gave regards to medical staf ...2008-06-02T02:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-61b85324a48dcded93fc1f16f375f40b20080602025900http://article.wn.com/view/2008/06/02/From_the_ashes/By Xin Zhiming ( China Daily) Updated: 2008-06-02 07:36 Now that the rescue operation following last month's devastating earthquake has ended, the focus has shifted to reconstruction, of an area about the size By Fu Jing and Xin Zhiming ( China Daily) Updated: 2008-05-29 14:43 Policymakers and....2008-06-02T02:43+0200icelandnewsenicelandnews-8a2482b9c1cccee49d16242c7107e350NaturalDisasters20080602024300http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/302608424/la-fg-china2-2008jun02,0,6897507.storyBEIJING -- Marking a sad International Children's Day, angry parents mourned their young offspring today and children across China opened their piggy banks and held yard sales to help survivors of last month's devastating earthquake. Some of the most enduring images from the magnitude 7.2008-06-02T02:01+0200latimesenlatimes-74b60bdc9a298a01572323c1012bbf4fAgriculturalProdAnimal20080602020100