<rss><channel><item><title>Thousands of China earthquake parents apply for permission to have another child</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1114/1226408633724.html</link><description>SIX MONTHS after the Sichuan earthquake that left 88,000 people dead or missing, thousands of people are applying for government permission to have more children, as figures revealed that more than 8,000 families lost their only child in the disaster.</description><pubDate>2008-11-14T22:59+0100</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-4eaf8295f962521d30010f5d78985b00</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese gov't receives 60 bln yuan donations for earthquake relief</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6534176.html</link><description>Goods and cash with a total value of 59.5 billion yuan (8.75 billion U.S. dollars) have been donated to help the survivors of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to China's Ministry of Civil Affairs. 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Only a few orange- and blue-roofed buildings, sandwiched...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T17:57+0100</pubDate><source>nzherald</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>nzherald-3a133121aaf18b4455be7dded50d8bb1</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>INDONESIA: Tsunami early warning system launched</title><link>http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=81431</link><description>JAKARTA, 12 November 2008 (IRIN) - The 11 November launch in Jakarta of the Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) was welcome news throughout the archipelago, but perhaps most of all in Aceh.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T17:06+0100</pubDate><source>irinnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irinnews-b2260c3adc973b138b1a653f12c1531a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>INDONESIA: Tsunami early warning system launched</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/de85a138e5229773a7c2faa142bf0d31.htm</link><description>12 Nov 2008 15:37:25 GMT Source: IRIN The 11 November launch in Jakarta of the Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) was welcome news throughout the archipelago, but perhaps most of all in Aceh.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T17:03+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-f253971d47c52a85487724ca7e8e9ed7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>China opens first memorial park on May 12 quake ruins</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/12/content_10349341.htm</link><description>QINGCHUAN, Sichuan Province, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first memorial park to the 87,000 dead and missing from China's May 12 earthquake opened on Wednesday in the southwestern Sichuan Province. The Y-shaped park, spanning almost 50 square kilometers in the countryside of Qingchuan County, is....</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T16:39+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-ddd1c19afd7b9fbd0fb602968c6a5eb7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China sombre on six-month anniversary of quake (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/wl_asia_afp/chinaquake</link><description>AFP - China marked the six-month anniversary of its devastating earthquake in sombre, low-key fashion Wednesday, amid the huge task of rebuilding the lives of the millions impacted by the disaster.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T16:13+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-66868b5df1c92a3e5136650d2d452cb1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Approaching winter worsens plight of quake survivors</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/china/11020307/20081112/15184115.html</link><description>Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake by Xinhua writers Ji Shaoting and Wu Chen BEICHUAN, Sichuan, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The coming winter is about to worsen the plight of China's quake survivors, who are still trying to rebuild their homes and lives.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T15:28+0100</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-a733fc23010fe0e9c1ddb013836834d2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>The Sichuan Earthquake, Six Months Later</title><link>http://china.blogs.time.com/2008/11/12/the-sichuan-earthquake-six-months-later/?xid=rss-topstories</link><description>Six months ago today I was sitting at my desk in TIME's Beijing bureau when the pictures on the walls began to slide eerily.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T14:11+0100</pubDate><source>time</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>time-98127d7a7c8532823699ec156f64eb2f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/gushan-environmental-energy-limited-announces-third-quarter-2008-results,618446.shtml</link><description>NEW YORK, Nov. 12 -- Gushan Environmental Energy Limited ("Gushan" or the "Company"; NYSE: GU), China's largest producer of biodiesel as measured by annual production capacity, today announced its unaudited consolida...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T13:41+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-9bad61078010ae9892e52479ff2e6a5b</guid><category>IndustryENV</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>EducationTraining</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>ResearchENV</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Parents in China quake zone get new hope from reproduction policy, concerns still needed</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6532545.html</link><description>Tian Shaolin stepped into the reproduction service station in the temporary shelters for the Beichuan County, which was almost totally destroyed by the May 12 earthquake, and asked the consultant a question. "My wife had a Caesarean operation last time.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T13:40+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-f7a99a31acd1ee835697866f0bbfc593</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Japan CO2 hits record</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/0RK6bJb8m0g/idUSTRE4AB04L20081112</link><description>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high in the year to March, the government said on Wednesday, raising more questions about whether Japan will fail to meet its commitmen...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T13:36+0100</pubDate><source>AfghanistanSun</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AfghanistanSun-38a68439c07a112236759aac7898acd9</guid><category>Environment</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>Energy</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category></item><item><title>Parents in China quake zone get new hope from reproduction policy, concerns still needed</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/12/content_10347603.htm</link><description>by Xinhua Writers Wu Chen, Ji Shaoting BEICHUAN, Sichuan, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tian Shaolin stepped into the reproduction service station in the temporary shelters for the Beichuan County, which was almost totally destroyed by the May 12 earthquake, and asked the consultant a question. "My wife had a Caesarean operation last time.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T12:05+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-d5433921848b8b249001a05b7747633a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Japan CO2 Hits Record, Risking Kyoto Failure</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=202829</link><description>We immediately need a set of effective policies to drive a change towards a more climate-friendly society.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T11:32+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-67b7f04b1d041a3ea0c8eb89a9db23a6</guid><category>Environment</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>Energy</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Nuclear</category></item><item><title>Japan CO2 hits record</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4AB04L20081112?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews</link><description>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T11:07+0100</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-38a68439c07a112236759aac7898acd9</guid><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>Energy</category><category>Environment</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>Nuclear</category></item><item><title>Japan CO2 hits record (Reuters)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081112/ts_nm/us_climate_japan</link><description>Reuters - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T10:34+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-87bba1c69ec945b4732d4a22ba556b16</guid><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>Energy</category><category>Environment</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>Nuclear</category></item><item><title>Japan CO2 hits record, risking Kyoto failure</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T173861.htm</link><description>12 Nov 2008 09:00:42 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details on targets, comments, background) By Risa Maeda TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world's fifth- ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T10:31+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-21a0c414c005665de41db34a0d660be6</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Energy</category><category>Nuclear</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>JRCSafeguards</category><category>Environment</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Five killed in quake in China’s Qinghai: media</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2008/11/12/182815/Five%2Dkilled.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Five factory workers were killed when a building collapsed during a powerful earthquake that rocked northwestern China, state media said on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T04:57+0100</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-88595e61b79150a1752105fd90a5d99a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Post-quake rebuilding challenging China</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/local-news/other/2008/11/12/182805/Post%2Dquake%2Drebuilding.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sealed off by guards and a chain-link fence ringed with barbed wire, the moment when an earthquake ripped through this region and destroyed Beichuan remains perfectly preserved.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T04:57+0100</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-c44530720a67eef302ee99aa9ffe0acb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Moderate quake strikes northwestern China</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=d52784d9-2892-4d09-93d8-517d4ec31896&amp;&amp;Headline=Moderate+quake+strikes+northwestern+China</link><description>The US Geological Survey said, a moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northwestern China today at about 6 am local time.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T04:51+0100</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-8ccc40ade4b93d86d55b0c50780690d9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Moderate quake shakes northwestern China</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/450232079/index.html</link><description>BEIJING, China (AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck northwestern China. The agency says the quake jolted Qinghai province at about 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 30 miles east of Da Qaidam district, in northern Qinghai.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T04:19+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-5c83527b1285063e645887ba0f50359a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>USGS: Second quake in China this week</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-11-china-quake_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>A moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northwestern China on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T03:32+0100</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-a94ec13bc2dbed7a47f64bbc16e46b57</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China quake victims face uncertain future</title><link>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/China-quake-victims-face-uncertain.4683945.jp</link><description>SIX MONTHS after the worst earthquake to hit China in three decades left 69,000 dead, the people of Beichuan, one of the hardest hit towns, are still pulling their lives back</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T02:11+0100</pubDate><source>TheScotsman</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TheScotsman-e62b5e4a391088431fd746b8997fa5b8</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Moderate earthquake hits NW China</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/12/content_10344490.htm</link><description>BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted a prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 5:56 a.m. (Beijing time) Wednesday, according to a monitoring provided by the Chinese seismological observatory. The epicenter of the earthquake was monitored around 37.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T02:11+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-efbd5d130e913ee5efc86fc30ac7a2f3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tsunami warning system launched</title><link>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/12/tsunami-warning-system-launched.html</link><description>Desy Nurhayati , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 11/12/2008 7:46 AM | Headlines President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday launched the Rp 1.4 trillion (US$133 million) Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS), despite inadequacies that may cause a significant time lapse in its forecast.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T01:55+0100</pubDate><source>JakartaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>JakartaPost-e2741bf6d4872a7e1e037a55d82a1441</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>InformationSociety2</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese quake survivors face hardships six months after disaster</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/11/china-quake.html?ref=rss</link><description>Survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades face emotional and economic hardships six months after the natural disaster killed nearly 70,000 people and left millions homeless in Sichuan province.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T23:28+0100</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-dd2cfaa24a3d52beb8717673af5f0d6d</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Stronge Earth Quake hit to China 5 killed</title><link>http://www.apakistannews.com/stronge-earth-quake-hit-to-china-5-killed-89610</link><description>BEIJING: Five factory workers were killed when a building collapsed during a powerful earthquake that rocked northwestern China, state media said on Tuesday. The deaths were the first reported so far from the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Qinghai province on Monday, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of the city of Golmud.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T15:08+0100</pubDate><source>apakistannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>apakistannews-6a7f3d5eba5740a892fbfb9125b70ec3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake-hit China province launches all-out relief work</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6531703.html</link><description>Northwest China's Qinghai Province is working all-out to provide assistance to those affected by Monday's 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which has caused three injuries so far. The quake, which rocked the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi at 9:22 a.m.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T13:47+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-103708d31a0afedb939812fe858481ac</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Quake-hit China town recovers from tremor</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6531710.html</link><description>Taxi drivers leaned against their cars chatting as they waited for passengers on a square near the town's pivotal bus station. Diners enjoyed snacks at food stalls and a few young men were playing billiards nearby. Thirty hours after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked this small town in Haixi....</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T13:47+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-a731856af663bc3947564ed468c53fb9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Five dead after building collapses in quake-hit China province</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6531701.html</link><description>Five workers died and one was seriously injured when building in northwest China's Qinghai Province collapsed Monday afternoon, company sources and the safety administration said. The accident happened around 4 p.m. at Jinyuan Cement Factory in Donghe Town of Huzhu Tu Autonomous County. &amp;$ &amp;$Photo taken on Nov.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T13:47+0100</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-46515d2d1fd396f8924cc0a0de9899b7</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Quake-hit China town recovers from tremor</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/11/content_10342292.htm</link><description>by Xinhua writers Zhou Yan, Hu Ruoyu DA QAIDAM, Qinghai, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers leaned against their cars chatting as they waited for passengers on a square near the town's pivotal bus station. Diners enjoyed snacks at food stalls and a few young men were playing billiards nearby. Thirty hours after a 6.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T13:15+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-ba9f835425b8906dd200a9f47e6d5f7f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China struggles with quake rebuilding</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27655777/</link><description>Sealed off by guards and a chain-link fence ringed with barbed wire, the moment when an earthquake ripped through western China and destroyed Beichuan remains perfectly preserved.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T11:02+0100</pubDate><source>msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>msnbc-f9bd6ac69530c0def4940b0dbacb7389</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>New system to give near-immediate tsunami warnings</title><link>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/11/new-system-give-nearimmediate-tsunami-warnings.html</link><description>The recently launched Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) would signal warnings five minutes after a tsunami- potential earthquake occurred, the government's Meteorology and read more</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T10:49+0100</pubDate><source>JakartaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>JakartaPost-e2a8ec42f9bdb1965993f7b6b662531b</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Five dead after building collapses in quake-hit China province</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/china/11020307/20081111/15181668.html</link><description>XINING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Five workers died and one was seriously injured when building in northwest China's Qinghai Province collapsed Monday afternoon, company sources and the safety administration said. 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The town was so shattered by the 7.9-magnitude temblor in Sichuan province on May 12 that the government has decided to abandon it and rebuild. The only question is where.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T04:39+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-b514308e80b2c2fe5177c9c6e71a30b1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Pak doctors awarded for helping May 12 China quake victims</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=146078</link><description>BEIJING: In an impressive ceremony, a Pakistani diplomat received an award here for the members of the Pakistani Mobile Hospital that provided outstan</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T00:16+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-9c19b35fb0ea2103836deb281c747d58</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>6 months on, quake rebuilding challenges China (AP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_quake_six_months_on</link><description>AP - Sealed off by guards and a chain-link fence ringed with barbed wire, the moment when an earthquake ripped through this region and destroyed Beichuan remains perfectly preserved.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T20:19+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-27cca4f4d268bcf5b3554ac2ba079717</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>6 months on, quake rebuilding challenges China</title><link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/10/6-months-on-quake-rebuilding-challenges-china-1/</link><description>Sealed off by guards and a chain-link fence ringed with barbed wire, the moment when an earthquake ripped through this region and destroyed Beichuan remains perfectly preserved.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T20:14+0100</pubDate><source>washtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>washtimes-31a8a7b0b001c2104105e9e9533419ea</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>6 months on, quake rebuilding challenges China</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_QUAKE_SIX_MONTHS_ON?SITE=CACHI&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- Sealed off by guards and a chain-link fence ringed with barbed wire, the moment when an earthquake ripped through this region and destroyed Beichuan remains perfectly preserved....</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T20:12+0100</pubDate><source>AP</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AP-085165e1429cf4343f919bf484c4fb33</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Science and Technology: Bulgaria, China sign co-operation pact</title><link>http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2008/11/10/roundup-st-03</link><description>Bulgaria and China reach a co-operation agreement. 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There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake's epicenter was 1,120 miles (1,800 kilometers) west of Beijing, the USGS said. 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The quake hit the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomic Prefecture of Qinghai at 09:22 a.m., according to the State Seismological Network.</description><pubDate>2008-11-10T03:45+0100</pubDate><source>xinhuanet_en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>xinhuanet_en-bc1cd0d1cb27b4790c0531d5d497c5bb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Strong earthquake hits China</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081109.wquake1109/BNStory/International/?page=rss&amp;id=RTGAM.20081109.wquake1109</link><description>SINGAPORE — A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 hit China's western province of Qinghai on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on its website. USGS had originally put the magnitude of the quake at 6.7 but revised it down to 6.5. 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