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HK firefighters contend with aftershocks
A strong aftershock yesterday forced a change of tactics in an unprecedented search and rescue mission by Hong Kong firefighters in Sichuan, with the squad forced to pull down the ruins ... |
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Survivors beat odds of 72-hour rescue window
SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE The clock is ticking and the so-called "72 golden hours" have long slipped away, but stories of miraculous survival continue, giving desperate family members and exhausted ... |
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Economy better than expected in first quarter
Hong Kong's economy performed better than expected in the first three months of the year, with gross domestic product growing 7.1 per cent year on year, the government announced ... |
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Tale of babies' survival boosts spirits
MYANMAR CYCLONE The remarkable tale of two babies who survived Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar has thrown the spotlight on the plight of an estimated 2,000 orphans in the Irrawaddy delta, a South China ... |
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Many areas face shortage of clean drinking water
SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE Ensuring a supply of clean water is emerging as a major challenge in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. In some places, even the relief workers and soldiers are short of water. |
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Obama's tussle with Bush hints at next phase of race
WHITE HOUSE RACE A warning by President George W. Bush against appeasing terrorists unleashed salvos in the US presidential campaign, with Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama accusing Mr Bush of "a false political attack" and Republican candidate ... |
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Junta doubles cyclone toll as rain lashes delta
MYANMAR CYCLONE Myanmar nearly doubled its official toll of dead and missing in Cyclone Nargis to more than 133,000 yesterday, as torrential downpours lashed the Irrawaddy delta, further hampering the junta's aid efforts. |
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