6.1-magnitude quake kills 27, destroys 180,000 homes in China Chinese rescue teams carrying tents, quilts and sacks of rice rushed Sunday to reach survivors of an earthquake that killed at least 27 people, turned tens of thousands of homes into rubble and cracked reservoirs. 31 Aug 2008
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Southwest China quake kills 22; 1,000 houses destroyed An earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Saturday, killing 22 people and injuring about 126 as homes in rural villages collapsed, state media reported. 30 Aug 2008
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Strong earthquake hits western China A strong aftershock struck a western Chinese region where a May earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, shaking buildings a few hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through the area Tuesday. No injuries or damage were reported. 05 Aug 2008
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China marshals Olympic spirit to rebuild The streets here are alive with the sounds — rumbling backhoes, roaring jackhammers, clanging pickaxes — of a town being brought back from the dead. 25 Jul 2008
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Earthquake hits Japan, more than 100 injured A powerful earthquake rattled parts of northern Japan early Thursday, injuring more than 100 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people, officials said. 24 Jul 2008
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PETA slams Sharon Stone for "lack of empathy," offers to pay for her brain scan Animal rights activist group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) said it would pay for scanning Hollywood actress Sharon Stone's brain to examine whether her insensitive comment on China's earthquake and her refusal to stop wearing fur were a result of brain damage. 07 Jul 2008
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Japan quake rescuers fight aftershocks Soldiers fought their way through a torrent of mud and rocks at a hot spring Sunday, where several people were believed buried after a magnitude 7.2-earthquake hit the mountains of northern Japan, killing at least seven and injuring more than 200. 15 Jun 2008
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Strong earthquake hits Greece; 2 dead A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southwestern Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and leveling dozens of homes, authorities said. 09 Jun 2008
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Uncertain life for China earthquake lake evacuees 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. 07 Jun 2008
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Sharon's bad karma comment leaves China 'Stone' cold, dropped from Dior ads Hollywood actress Sharon Stone, who is facing flak for the indiscrete comment made about the earthquake which hit China May 12, killing at least 80,000 people, has been dropped from Christian Dior advertisements in China. 02 Jun 2008
