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| China rescuers seek survivors in hard-hit town
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 AP - Piles of broken concrete rise seven stories high, and a few buildings stand askew, knocked at odd angles. People cry out the names of missing relatives and rescue workers shout, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
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| China's 1-child policy causes extra pain
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 AP - After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
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| US monitoring China's nuclear sites after quake
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| AP - American experts are monitoring nuclear facilities in China's earthquake zone, officials said Friday, after France's nuclear watchdog reported that some had suffered minor damage. |
| France criticizes Myanmar for barring aid ship
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 AP - France criticized Myanmar's military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver food and medicine with small boats and helicopters.
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| Survival of quake victims depends on many factors
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| AP - A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 quake. Now, in China, rescuers are pulling out victims days after they were buried by a powerful earthquake. |
| Redknapp well prepared for final FA Cup hurdle
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 AFP - Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup on Saturday in their first major Wembley final for 69 years. For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long.
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| UK: Iraqi bombs not accident damaged plane in 2007
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 AP - The British military acknowledged Friday that one of its planes carrying more than 60 people in Iraq was damaged by insurgent fire — more than a year after it said there was no immediate indication of hostile action.
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| Judge delays first Guantanamo war crimes trial
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| AP - A military judge wants to hear from the Supreme Court before starting the first war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay prison. |
| Zimbabwe's opposition leader to begin showdown with Mugabe
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 AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was to return home on Saturday bidding to deliver a knockout blow to weakened President Robert Mugabe in a run-off election scheduled for June 27.
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| American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal
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 AFP - An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas.
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| Ageing Aussies strip in pension protest
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 AFP - Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government.
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