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Seismologists say Arctic quake sent waves through Nevada; machine wrongly read as quake
NORTH FORK, Nev. (AP) _ Scientists say what appeared to be an earthquake in northeastern Nevada was actually a seismograph picking up waves from an earlier quake in the Arctic Ocean. A preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-...Tags: North Fork, Oceans, Bodies of Water
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Rescuers rush help to survivors of Tibet quake that killed 10 and destroyed hundreds of homes
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ Rescuers rushed tents, food and water to villagers in Tibet on Tuesday after an earthquake and scores of aftershocks rattled the capital and surrounding areas, killing at least 10 people and collapsing hundreds of houses. State media...Tags: Buddhism, Newspapers, Dalai Lama, News Agency, Injuries
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Kyrgyzstan mourns after quake flattens village, kills at least 74 including dozens of children
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) _ Rescuers in Kyrgyzstan searched the rubble for signs of life after an earthquake that killed at least 74 people. The 6.6-magnitude quake near Kyrgyzstan's borders with Tajikistan and China flattened the remote village of Nura,...Tags: Refugee, Injuries
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2 strong quakes kill more than 30 in Tibet
BEIJING Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas yesterday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. Rescuers rushed in to try to save people buried in the... -
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5 policemen held over deadly raid Five state police officers were arrested in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Maya archaeological site. The five officers led an operation Friday...Tags: Tzipi Livni, Murder, Armed Forces, Religious Conflicts, Peace Negotiations
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30 die after 2 strong quakes hit Tibet
A pair of strong earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas today, killing more than 30 people and causing hundreds of houses to collapse, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Rescuers rushed to the scene to try to save an unknown...Tags: Natural Disasters, Industrial Accidents, Disasters, Employees
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Small earthquake hits California
A small-to-moderate earthquake has shaken San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The magnitude-4.1 temblor struck at 2:41 a.m. Thursday. It was centered 6 miles northeast of Yucaipa and...Tags: San Bernardino County, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California)
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Wall Street's demise strengthens calls for more regulation of banks and markets in Europe
AP Business WriterPARIS (AP) _ In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy says the death knell has rung for freewheeling, U.S.-style capitalism. German's finance minister calls it downright "dangerous." Even the leader of more Wall Street-friendly Britain says financiers need...Tags: Financial Markets, Nicolas Sarkozy, Government, Credit Ratings, Gordon Brown
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Foreigners farm for themselves in a hungry Africa
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfrica's abundant natural resources have long invited foreign exploitation. Over generations, foreign empires and companies stripped the continent of its gold and diamonds, then its oil. Rubber and ivory were plundered from Congo. Even Africa's people...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Water Restrictions, International Law, Government, Blue Nile Incorporated
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China marks National Day in tumultuous year by highlighting Olympics, first spacewalk
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China kicked off its National Day celebrations Monday by highlighting its hosting of the Beijing Olympics and the country's first spacewalk, two hard-won successes in a tumultuous year marked by natural disasters, ethnic unrest and...Tags: Society, Beijing Games, Food Safety, Healthcare Policies, Ceremonies
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Log on to help U.S. find quakes quickly
The Associated PressEarthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don't have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from ordinary people to...Tags: Lenovo Group, Riverside (Riverside, California)
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All about being No. 2: funerals, earthquakes and inquiring after the health of the president
Thoughts on the vice presidency: ___ "You're not going to take it, are you?" — Grace Coolidge to her husband, Calvin, after he was nominated for vice president in 1920. "I suppose I'll have to." — Coolidge's reply. He became president...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Disasters, Al Gore, National Government
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