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A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning China .

world in brief Money sought to continue airlift in earthquake zone 04 Dec 2005
Indianapolis Star, Party won an overwhelming victory in island-wide municipal elections Saturday, putting it in position to push its agenda of reunification with China during the ...

Quake survivors not to be relocated 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...in light of the seismic survey reports prepared by experts from China, Turkey, Japan and ... be made and in case shelters were to be built in earthquake-prone areas ...

Frequent Aftershocks Fracture Yangtze River Levee 04 Dec 2005
Epoch Times, After a magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolted Jiangxi Province, China, on November 26, the region was hit with 385 aftershocks over the next two days. ...

Outbreak of measles kills 10-month old boy in quake survivors' ... 04 Dec 2005
China Post, An outbreak of measles in a tent camp for earthquake survivors in Pakistani Kashmir has killed a young boy, underscoring the need to immunize children quickly ...

Phil Lewis: What were the top news events of 2005? 04 Dec 2005
Naples Daily News (subscription), 2. Dramatic economic growth in China, India, far outpacing Western nations. ... 5. Earthquake hits region along Pakistan-India border. ...

A lesson in preservation for county to study 04 Dec 2005
Roanoke Times, Communist China calls for "social fairness" and works toward closing gaps ... lauded for providing emergency treatment in Pakistani villages after the earthquake. ...

14 die, hundreds injured in China earthquake Nov 26, 2005
Daily Times, ...hundreds more were injured and thousands of houses collapsed when a magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck near a popular tourist destination in east China on Saturday ...

In Pictures: China earthquake Nov 27, 2005
BBC News, Hundreds of thousands in central China are sleeping outdoors for fear of more tremors after Saturday's earthquake. At least 14 died and hundreds were injured. ...

Death toll rises to 21 after China Earthquake Nov 26, 2005
Bahrain News Agency, 27 (BNA) The death toll has risen to at least 21 after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit China's eastern province of Jiangxi and ...

China earthquake kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
Indian Express, BEIJING, NOVEMBER 26: An earthquake killed 14 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8,500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China on Saturday morning ...

Aid on way to China earthquake zone Nov 27, 2005
DeHavilland, Rescue workers are on their way to a popular tourist spot in China after an earthquake left at least 14 people dead yesterday. Thousands ...

OCHA Situation Report No. 1 China - Earthquake Nov 27, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Hubei province. China’s National Seismic Observation Network later reported that the earthquake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale. ...

China Earthquake Relief Proceeds Smoothly Nov 28, 2005
CRI, The China Earthquake Administration has dispatched more than 50 experts to the earthquake sites to monitor latest development, using 11 different devices. ...

OCHA Situation Report No. 2 China – Earthquake Nov 28, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), 2005, at 00:49 UTC (08:49 local time), an earthquake struck the ... According to the China’s National Seismic Observation Network, the magnitude was estimated at ...

At least 11 dead in east China earthquake Nov 25, 2005
ABC Asia Pacific, Officials in China say at least 11 people died and hundreds were injured when an earthquake struck eastern Jiangxi province. Six ...

At least five killed in China earthquake Nov 25, 2005
Radio Australia, Officials in China say at least five people were killed when a strong earthquake shook eastern Jiangxi province. A local official ...

Central China Earthquake kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
Dominican Today, BEIJING.- At magnitude of at least 5.5 earthquake shook part of central China on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring nearly 400, according to the ...

14 killed in China earthquake Nov 26, 2005
Radio New Zealand, An earthquake has killed at least 14 people and destroyed thousands of homes in central China. The tremor had a magnitude of 5.7 ...

Earthquake kills 14, injures 20 in China Nov 26, 2005
Science Daily (press release) Major quake hits northern Japan (November 14, 2005) -- A major earthquake struck Tuesday morning off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's northernmost major island ...

China earthquake kills 15, injures 450-plus Nov 26, 2005
Toronto Star, BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake struck central China on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, injuring more than 450 and destroying hundreds of buildings ...

Rescuers search China quake scene Nov 27, 2005
Science Daily (press release) 27 (UPI) -- Rescuers scanned devastation Sunday from an earthquake in eastern China that killed at least 17, injured hundreds more and left thousands homeless. ...

Number of injured in China earthquake rises sharply to 8,000 Nov 28, 2005
Press Trust of India, 16 people were killed and some 8,000 others injured in Saturday's strong earthquake in Jiangxi province in eastern and Hubei province in central China even as ...

Jiangxi earthquake aftermath Nov 28, 2005
CCTV, In China's earthquake-hit province of Jiangxi, the State Seismological Bureau has set up monitoring centers to keep track of any aftershocks. ...

Quake-hit Jiangxi to build 7 resettlement sites for victims Dec 2, 2005
Xinhua, Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province will build new apartments for some 6,000 households affected by last Saturday's earthquake, local authorities ...

Jiangxi earthquake kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
Shanghai Daily, ...about recent 2,000 years. The emergency team dispatched by the China Earthquake Administration arrived in the disaster area at noon.

Experts: Three Gorges Project didn't trigger earthquake in east ... Dec 2, 2005
People's Daily Online, Chinese experts lashed out Friday at a report claiming that the Three Gorges Project triggered last weekend's earthquake in east China's Jiangxi Province ...

In China, truth flows slower than water Dec 3, 2005
Trenton Times, English in Harbin for three months and was skeptical of the earthquake rumors. ... days without running water for the truth to flow beyond China's tight government ...

3 World briefs Dec 3, 2005
Provo Daily Herald, A 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan in August, injuring at least 59 ... The UN's first torture investigator to visit China said Friday that torture ...

58 militants questioned in bombings Dec 3, 2005
Bradenton Herald, ...about a toxic spill that polluted the Songhua River in China's northeast. ... JAPAN: Tokyo - A strong, offshore earthquake rocked northern Japan late Friday night ...

Jiangxi Copper's Wushan mine resumes operations after earthquake Nov 30, 2005
Metals Place, China's Jiangxi Copper resumed operations at its Wushan mine on Nov 28 after a two-day suspension following an earthquake, a company official told Platts ...

The Week In Review Dec 2, 2005
Scripps Howard News Service, An earthquake struck southern Iran, killing 10 people. ... Another quake in southeastern China left several hundred thousand people homeless. Rep. ...

The Great Indian Chessboard (Monthly Review - November 2005) Dec 3, 2005
Axis News States in order to provide more relief to victims of the October, 8 earthquake. ... China will not stand aside watching other countries rearm, so it is predictable ...

Earthquake strikes beleaguered China struggling to stem chemical ... Nov 26, 2005
Independent, The poisoning of the Songhua is not the only environmental disaster to hit China. In the eastern province of Jiangxi, an earthquake yesterday killed 14 people ...

Chemical spill pollutes water supply in north-eastern China Nov 30, 2005
World Socialist Web Site, Corporation, which is operated by the state-owned China National Petroleum ... that the government actions were being carried out because an earthquake or some ...

China Resolves a Water Crisis, Then Pivots to an Earthquake Nov 28, 2005
New York Times, ...which is under criticism for its handling of the Harbin crisis, was faced with apparent devastation in southeastern China after an earthquake reportedly left ...

550 plus medical teams to Pakiastani victims Dec 1, 2005
IranMania News, Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, a powerful earthquake hit NWFP, northern ... besides relief goods and other equipment included Iran, China, France, Germany ...

Winchester relates earthquake tale at Vic Hall Nov 30, 2005
Westmount Examiner, ...the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 ... that assertion, Winchester described his next book as being “about China, and about ...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake in central China kills 14, injures 377 Nov 26, 2005
CBC News, BEIJING (AP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5.5 shook part of central China on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring nearly 400. ...

Pakistan: Relief, rehabilitation activities continue unhindered ... Dec 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), 2.8 tons of ration and 500 kg of medicines were also received from China, and various ... so far among next of kin of deceased, injured of the earthquake and among ...

Earthquake in central China kills 15 Nov 26, 2005
San Jose Mercury News, BEIJING - A strong earthquake struck central China on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, injuring more than 450 and destroying hundreds of buildings, the ...

Earthquake in Central China Kills 15 Nov 26, 2005
ABC News BEIJING Nov 26, 2005 — A strong earthquake struck central China on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, injuring more than 450 and destroying hundreds of ...

14 killed as earthquake hits China Nov 26, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...more were injured and thousands of houses collapsed when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near this popular tourist destination in east China on Saturday ...

Earthquake in central China kills 15, injures more than 450 Nov 27, 2005
CBC News, Minutes later, their neighbor was killed and buildings near them collapsed as a strong earthquake rolled through their village in central China. ...

Behind a Chinese Cover-up Dec 1, 2005
TIME After receiving news of the spill he had contacted the State Council, China's Beijing-based ... to be ready for a disaster on the scale of an earthquake or a bird ...

Earthquake kills at least 14 in eastern China Nov 26, 2005
Monsters and Critics.com, Beijing - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale killed at least 14 people and injured nearly 400 in China's eastern province of Jiangxi and ...

Earthquake in Central China Kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
WJXX, BEIJING (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook part of central China on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring nearly 400, the government said. ...

Earthquake kills 14 in China Nov 27, 2005
MaldivesInfo, An earthquake killed 14 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8,500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China on Saturday. Some ...

5.9 earthquake in Iran follows strong temblor in China's ... Nov 27, 2005
Arizona Daily Star, Arab Emirates. A day earlier, a strong earthquake hit central China, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 450. In Iran ...

Peak Curiosity Dec 1, 2005
Tech Central Station, San Francisco they still observe April 18 as the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake.". ... demand in affluent economies and there is rising demand in China and India ...

China: Jiangxi Earthquake Information Bulletin No. 1 Nov 27, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), According to latest reports , a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that jolted China’s northern Jiangxi province at 08:49 (00:49 GMT) on Saturday 26 November has left ...

China: Jiangxi Earthquake Minor Emergency No. 05ME070 Nov 28, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), According to latest reports, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that jolted China’s northern Jiangxi province at 08:49 (00:49 GMT) on Saturday 26 November has left ...

China: Jiangxi Earthquake 2005 - Information Bulletin 1 Nov 29, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Jiangxi Province on 26th ... The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) -- Jiangxi Branch arrived instantly to the ...

Earthquake Damaged Portuguese Fortress in Iran Nov 30, 2005
Persian Journal, ...to be excavated within the next few months, however the earthquake destroying the wall ... Fortress in Qeshm Island, some chinaware dishes from China, glasses from ...

Strong earthquake hits northern Japan Dec 2, 2005
China Daily, A strong earthquake rocked northern Japan late Friday night, the country's meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports ...

Iran is racing to develop its space program Dec 2, 2005
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), ...own satellites in space to monitor natural disasters in the earthquake-prone nation ... and Iranian technicians are being trained in Italy, Russia and China on how ...

Quake topples many homes in China Nov 26, 2005
Mail & Guardian Online, ...were injured and thousands of houses collapsed when an earthquake measuring 5,7 on the Richter scale hit near a popular tourist spot in east China on Saturday ...

Earthquake leaves 1 dead, 81 injured in Hubei Nov 26, 2005
China Daily, Besides one killed, another 81 people were confirmed injured in central China's Hubei Province, which was affected by an earthquake in the northern part of the ...

Three Gorges Dam unaffected by the earthquake in Jiangxi Nov 27, 2005
Interfax China, An official with Yichang based China Three Gorges Project Corporation, the project owner, also told Interfax she hardly felt the earthquake in Jiangxi and the ...

Quake rocks central China, 15 dead Nov 26, 2005
Times of India, BEIJING: A strong earthquake rattled parts of central China, killing at least 15 people, injuring more than 450, and destroying hundreds of buildings, the ...

14 killed in China quake Nov 26, 2005
Gulf Times, ...were injured and thousands of houses collapsed when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near a popular tourist destination in east China yesterday, officials said ...

Chinese Premier calls for all-out efforts in earthquake relief Nov 27, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Wen gave important instructions on the earthquake relief work in east and central China's provinces of Jiangxi, Hubei and Anhui. ...

Ambassador Schieffer Speaks at FCCJ Nov 30, 2005
????? China and India are asserting themselves as world powers. ... to work together here in Japan and abroad on humanitarian efforts like tsunami and earthquake relief. ...

Disaster relief in full swing in central China quake-hit areas Nov 28, 2005
Xinhua, To further monitor the Jiujiang earthquake, the China Seismological Bureau organized a panel composed of more than 50 seismologists, to head toward the two ...

Gold: The Sky Is Falling Nov 30, 2005
Resource Investor, What’s next? A bird pandemic or an earthquake in San Francisco? ... The US deficit almost mirrors the surpluses of China, Germany, Japan, and Canada. ...

Half a million flee homes after Chinese earthquake Nov 26, 2005
Guardian Unlimited, At least 14 people died and nearly half a million fled their homes after an earthquake struck central China yesterday morning. The ...

5.5 Deadly Earthquake Rocks China Nov 26, 2005
CBS 13, ...(AP) BEIJING An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5.5 shook part of central China on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring nearly 400. ...

Quake in Central China Kills 15, Injures Hundreds Nov 27, 2005
Los Angeles Times, BEIJING — An earthquake hit parts of central China on Saturday morning, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 450, the government said. ...

Earthquake in Central China Kills 15 Nov 27, 2005
Al-Jazeerah.info, BEIJING (AP) -- A strong earthquake struck central China on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, injuring more than 450 and destroying hundreds of buildings ...

Quake in East China Kills Fourteen Nov 27, 2005
Planet Ark, BEIJING - An earthquake killed 14 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8,500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China on Saturday morning, the official ...

China’s Harbin Slammed For Toxic Spill ‘Cover-up’ Nov 29, 2005
Radio Free Asia, A blast at a China National Petroleum Corp plant on Nov. ... situation 10 days after the blast, in an apparent attempt to quell rumors of an earthquake and rising ...

China quake kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
Gulf Daily News, BEIJING: A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.7 rattled parts of central China yesterday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 377. ...

Chinese delegations call on PM Dec 1, 2005
Pakistan Link, President China National Chemical Engineering Corporation, presented to the Prime Minister a cheque of one million dollars for the rehabilitation of earthquake ...

25 killed as earthquakes hit Iran and China Nov 27, 2005
IrishExaminer.com, Emirates. A strong earthquake also hit central China on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 450. Heidar ...

119 die in India, Thailand, and China catastrophes Nov 27, 2005
Manila Bulletin, ...died or were feared dead in four catastrophes — two bridge accidents in India, flooding in southern Thailand, and an earthquake in central China — yesterday ...

Quake kills 14 in east China Nov 26, 2005
Stuff.co.nz, BEIJING: An earthquake killed 14 people, injured nearly 400 and destroyed 8500 homes in Jiangxi province in eastern China, the official Xinhua agency reported. ...

Rescuers sent to China quake zone Nov 26, 2005
BBC News, Chinese rescue workers have been sent to areas worst hit by Saturday's magnitude 5.7 earthquake that left at least 14 people dead. ...

Commodity Strategists: Copper to Reach $5,000 a Ton, Black Says Dec 1, 2005
Bloomberg ...of his personal actions, not those of the government, the state- controlled China Daily reported Nov. ... 1 mining company, lost output after an earthquake in June ...

Aftershock haunts east China quake-hit area, disaster relief work ... Nov 30, 2005
Xinhua, As of 11:00 am Wednesday, the eleven seismographs installed by the China Seismological Bureau recorded 586 aftershocks of the earthquake with the most powerful ...

Quakes kill 25 in China, Iran Nov 27, 2005
St. Petersburg Times, By Associated Press. An earthquake in China killed at least 15 people on Saturday, while another quake in southern Iran on Sunday killed 10. ...

China calls for int'l aid to post-quake Pakistan against freezing ... Nov 29, 2005
Xinhua, 29 (Xinhuanet) -- China is calling on its people and the international community to aid earthquake victims in Pakistan as the severe winter has come, according ...

Houses to be demolished Nov 30, 2005
CCTV, In East China's Jiangxi Province, hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless following last week's devastating earthquake. ...

Quake in China kills 14 Nov 26, 2005
Deccan Herald, ...least 14 were killed and hundreds were injured, when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit near a popular tourist spot in east China on Saturday ...

China hit by Tremor: 15 killed, over 450 wounded Nov 27, 2005
Zaman Online, Central China was severely hit Saturday by an earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, killing 15 and wounding over 450 people, reporters said. ...

China's water crisis displays party power, secrecy Nov 26, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...even said the government deliberately stoked rumours of an imminent earthquake as a ... "China is becoming more open with information, but it's a process," said ...

Fresh quake jolts Pakistan Nov 30, 2005
Gulf Daily News, MUZAFFARABAD: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale ... QITAIHE, China: China's central government yesterday blamed managers of a northeastern ...


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