A teacher has been fired from a Chinese high school for fleeing a classroom before his students in last month's earthquake.He has been denounced in tons of blogs and news sites:HereHereHere(just to name a few)"Fan...
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Can the radiation emerging from mobile phones cause impotency, this subject has been debated on many occasions. There have been reports coming time to time which claims that excessive mobile usage slows down sperm...
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Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major
earthquake occurred 70 km (45 miles) SSE of Kao-hsiung or 355 km (220
miles) SSW of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan at 6:34 AM MDT, Dec 26, 2006 (8:34 PM
local time...
Report of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake 70 miles off the coast of Taipei are coming in. "The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred...
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After severe earthquake in China, now an earthquake has hit its neighbour Taiwan but fortunately it didn't cause any casulties. " Officials said a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Taiwan, rattling...
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"CHENGDU -- A 5.4-magnitude aftershock struck southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday afternoon.The latest aftershock hit Qingchuan County at about 4:03 p.m., and the China National Seismic Network located the epicenter at 32.7 north latitude and 105.6 east...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBurma's horrific situation, followed by China's recent disaster in such short order, has certainly let the world take notice and not be as complacent in that it couldn't...
Over 80,000 people are missing or dead in China, and the final toll might be far worse as disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could still affect millions. At least 3.3 million tents were requested by the...
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Aftershock warnings spooked understandably frayed nerves Monday, spurring many to panic in the streets of southwestern Chengdu. Chinese government is now attempting to restore peace."CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China tried to restore calm in its southwestern city of Chengdu on...
More calamity in China, after an aftershock warning caused mass panic in the streets. Meanwhile, officials held a mourning ceremony of a magnitude usually reserved for top Chinese leaders. The Olympic torch relay has...
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The magnitude of the earthquake that devastated China a week ago was revised from 7.8 to 8.0 on the Richter scale. Not the strongest quake in Asia in recent memory, but certainly as devastating, as officials predict casualties to reach 50,000.
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"BEICHUAN, China (AP) — The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims.There were a few tales of rescues...
While it was recently reported that 15,000 people had died and over 50,000 were missing, China announced today the death toll could quickly soar past 50,000 as three days have passed since the massive earthquake hit...
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The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram wrote about Twitter's news breaking success today as well. If you don't read Mathew's blog it's worth checking out for a Canadian perspective on technology. Here's what Mathew had to say today:""Like many others, I woke up...
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The area around Palm Springs, California has been shaken by a moderate earthquake just a short while ago."The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck at 8:55 p.m., about 27 miles south of Palm...
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