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  • June 2008

    • China to Reverse Sterilization for Quake Parents

      newser  |  Xinhua (China)  |  Jun 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      China to Reverse Sterilization for Quake Parents

      China will send medical teams to areas hit by last month’s earthquake to reverse sterilization procedures for couples who want to have another child, Xinhua reports. The Sichuan family planning agency is providing free surgery and counseling to couples who were once sterilized in accordance with the nation's one-child policy. About 7,000 of the earthquake's fatalities were the lone children in their families. More »

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      China  • surgery  • family  • China earthquake  • quake  • one child policy  • reproduction  • reproductive rights

    • Quake Pandas Delight Beijing

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Quake Pandas Delight Beijing

      Eight giant pandas shaken by last month's earthquake made their first appearance at the Beijing Zoo yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Huge crowds visited the pandas, who seemed none the worse for wear from the move, planned before the quake to coincide with the Olympics. The zoo expects daily crowds of 100,000 this weekend, five times normal. More »

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      earthquake  • animal  • Beijing  • China earthquake  • zoo  • panda  • quake  • Wolong Giant Panda Reserve Center

  • May 2008

    • 70,000 Homes Collapse in New China Aftershock

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 25, 08 8:12 AM CDT

      70,000 Homes Collapse in New China Aftershock

      Quake-devastated China suffered yet another major setback today when it was rocked by the strongest aftershock since the May 12 earthquake, Bloomberg reports. At least one person was killed and 400 injured when a 5.8 magnitude quake toppled some 70,000 homes in Sichuan province, according to Reuters. The quake hit as troops laden with explosives were trekking to blow a hole in a dam to relieve flooding pressure triggered by a mudslide into a giant lake. More »

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      China  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • aftershock  • quake  • dam  • Tangjiashan

    • 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 12, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China today, with shaking felt a thousand miles away in Beijing, and in Thailand and Vietnam. Exact damage or injuries were not known, but the quake hit about 60 miles from Chengdu, a city of 10 million in China's Sichuan province, reports CNN. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey. Five people are reported dead, with 100 injured. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Beijing  • quake  • US Geological Survey

  • February 2008

    • Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 27, 08 6:12 AM CST

      Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

      Britons are calming down with a cuppa this morning after an earthquake rattled much of the island at 12:56am. The biggest quake here since 1984, the tremor was reported to be between 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale and centered 127 miles north of London. Bricks tumbled and power went out in some places and one injury was reported, according to the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • earthquake  • England  • Scotland  • Wales  • quake

  • November 2007

    • 15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 15, 07 9:59 AM CST

      15K Homeless in Chile; Aid Starts

      Thousands of Chileans spent the night in the streets after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake left at least 15,000 homeless, and damaged schools and gyms that might have served as shelters. But aid began arriving today, Reuters reports, as crews navigated treacherous road to bring food, water, and tents to the country's battered north. Electricity was still largely out, and copper mines were operating on generators. More »

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      earthquake  • disaster  • Chile  • aftershock  • homeless  • quake

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