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Time and again, Case was on the scene to provide the resources and support needed to help ..2009-01-28T19:35+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-9c2b465025f52788966ddb62b2f54e28NaturalDisasters20090128193500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6581573.htmlChinese are crossing their fingers hoping the Year of the Ox, which began Monday, will bring fortune for the needy, health for the sick and good luck for all. People think the year is an auspicious one as the ox, whose Chinese pronunciation "Niu" resembles "new", means "bullish", an element the....2009-01-28T03:49+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-d60bf65099291d147b1bc7d0c2d25976FinancialCrisisNaturalDisastersAgriculture20090128034900http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/china-institute-china-relief-fund-donates,694252.shtmlNEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- China Institute, the New York City-based cultural and educational nonprofit institution focused exclusively on China, announced a $750,000 CHINA RELIEF FUND ...2009-01-27T21:41+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-8378031bfe49145aa29ace2a6951a795SustainableDevelopmentENVScienceENVRegionalPolicyNaturalDisastersEnvironment20090127214100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/27/content_10726635.htmby Xinhua writer Zhou Yan BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese are crossing their fingers hoping the Year of the Ox, which began Monday, will bring fortune for the needy, health for the sick and good luck for all. People think the year is an auspicious one as the ox, whose Chinese pronunciation....2009-01-27T14:17+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-14c79e6a937100917064b1c59d8097e8AgricultureFinancialCrisisNaturalDisasters20090127141700http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1231167315124I could spend yards of newsprint telling you how a country the size of Vermont is as diversified as the entire United States put together.2009-01-27T10:17+0100jpostenjpost-ef93b756818265f80ff2ac41cee9fa86NaturalDisasters20090127101700http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1037008GENEVA (AP) devastating cyclone and central China's earthquake drove up the annual disaster death toll, causing most of the fatalities and making 2008 one of the deadliest years for natural disasters so far this decade, the United Nations said Thursday.2009-01-27T02:22+0100caycompassencaycompass-c28b72a00c64181435160a82296372deNaturalDisastersClimateChangeEuropeAidExternalAffairs20090127022200http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2009/1/26/30870/Caribbean-faces-tsunami-threat-experts-revealKingston.– This month marks the 102nd anniversary of an earthquake that measured a relatively mild 6.5 on the Richter scale, but killed over 800 people in Kingston, Jamaica. The 1907 earthquake occurred on January 14 at 3:32 p.m. on a hot, cloudless Monday and its was preceded by the sound of a....2009-01-26T14:40+0100dominicantodayendominicantoday-efcf5cf726d1d6b81f66e619f35c26a9NaturalDisastersEUTerritories20090126144000http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/01/26/story_26-1-2009_pg3_6In 2009, it would not hurt if China’s leadership also took note of the need to continue assuring the world of its commitment to a “peaceful rise”, and to do so by boldly addressing some of the unresolved issues that this year’s anniversaries will highlight As China enters the “Year of the Ox”,....2009-01-26T00:23+0100dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-c9aa213849cff344220f6e8a789cd214NaturalDisasters20090126002300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6581099.htmlA powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked southern Alaska on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) website. The earthquake occurred at 18:09:50 GMT on Saturday, with its epicenter some 259 kilometers southwest of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, and with a depth of 94.2009-01-25T09:32+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-19d695e965af4cb107c248b6782581a8NaturalDisasters20090125093200http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=445d7003d0c1672b434a9d02b4aaac33Pharaoh Ochichi Majority of residents of California in United States are aware that an earthquake, probably a devastating one, could rock their State any time but they are not leading a resigned life. That is why recently, movie star – turned – governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to the....2009-01-25T09:04+0100watchingamericaenwatchingamerica-c8489c083a3aa7d03d6e7db426664ad4FoodSecurityFoodAidManMadeDisastersNaturalDisasters20090125090400