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1.7K2Japanese PM Says Huge Damage Caused by Great Quake
Tokyo (Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed Friday that the government will make full efforts to deal with the impact of...
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1.5K10Chinese NGO Rescue Team Ready for Japan Quake Relief
Beijing (Xinhua): A Chinese NGO rescue team said they are calling together professional volunteer members and and ready for quake relief work...
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1.3K13Hawaii People Alerted for Possible Tsunami Following Japan’s Quake
Honolulu (Xinhua): The Pacific Tsumani Warning Center on Thursday issued a tsunami warning for Hawaii after a 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan. “A...
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1.6K1Backgrounder: Chronology of Major Quakes Worldwide Since 1900
Beijing (Xinhua): An earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Japan’s main Honshu island Friday, according...
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1.4K1Russia Ready to Offer Assistance to Japan: Medvedev
Moscow (Xinhua): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Emergencies Ministry to submit suggestions on offering assistance to the quake-hit Japan, local...
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1.3K2Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
Tokyo (Xinhua): A 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northeastern Honshu Island Friday, and a six-meter tsunami warning was issued. Japan Meteorological Agency...
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U.S. Warships Approach Libya Amid Cautions Against Military Intervention
Heraklion, Greece (Xinhua) — The United States and its Western allies are boosting their naval presence near unrest-stricken Libya, albeit audible caution...
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France, Britain Mount Pressure on Gaddafi
Paris (Xinhua) — France and Britain have agreed to increase pressure on Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and called for united European response to...
