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BEIJING (AFP) Dec 01, 2003 At least 10 people were killed and 34 injured in a powerful earthquake in northwest China Monday that wiped out some 700 houses, local officials and state media said. Quake hits China, at least eight dead BEIJING (AFP) Dec 01, 2003 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rattled northwest China Monday leaving at least eight people dead, state press and local officials said. |
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Quake hits China, at least seven dead BEIJING (AFP) Dec 01, 2003 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rattled northwest China Monday leaving at least seven people dead, state press and local officials said. Quake measuring 5.1 on Richter scale jolts southern Iran TEHRAN (AFP) Nov 29, 2003 A quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Zahrindasht town in Iran's southern Fars province overnight, wrecking several houses, but causing no casualties, the state IRNA news agency said Saturday. Tanzanian cotton output drops due to drought: official DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) Nov 28, 2003 Production of cotton in Tanzania dropped from 187,000 tonnes during the 2001/2002 farming season to 140,000 tonnes currently, cotton industry official said on Friday. Bush stuns US troops with lightning visit to Iraq BAGHDAD (AFP) Nov 27, 2003 President George W. Bush made a secret Thanksgiving visit to Iraq on Thursday, defying the threat from ground-to-air missiles and vowing to astonished US troops that the coalition would prevail over insurgents. Thousands of houses damaged, 20 injured after quake in southwest China BEIJING (AFP) Nov 27, 2003 Thousands of houses collapsed or were seriously damaged and 20 people were injured when the fourth earthquake in five months hit the poor southwest Chinese province of Yunnan, an official said Thursday. At least three dead in new Vietnam floods HANOI (AFP) Nov 27, 2003 At least three people have died in floods in central Vietnam, less than a fortnight after torrential rains left more than 60 people dead, officials said Thursday. |
Thousands of houses damaged after quake in southwest China BEIJING (AFP) Nov 27, 2003 Thousands of houses collapsed or were seriously damaged when the fourth earthquake in five months hit the poor southwest Chinese province of Yunnan, an official said Thursday. Drought slashes Australia sheep numbers, grain harvest SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 26, 2003 Severe drought across southern Australia has slashed the nation's sheep population to its lowest level since 1947 and cut grain output by more than 50 percent, according to data released Wednesday. Strong quake rocks PNG island, no damage reported SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 26, 2003 A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain Wednesday, but no damage was reported, Geoscience Australia said. Second quake in 24 hours hits Greek island of Crete, no damage reported ATHENS (AFP) Nov 25, 2003 The southern Greek island of Crete was hit by a second earthquake in two days on Tuesday, but police stations and hospitals said no casualties or damage were reported. WFP calls for funds to help feed hungry in drought-hit north Somalia NAIROBI (AFP) Nov 25, 2003 The World Food Programme (WFP) has made an urgent appeal for funds to help feed more than 100,000 people threatened with starvation in drought-hit northern Somalia, a statement issued in Nairobi said Tuesday. Pacific islanders cling to life on typhoon-lashed atoll AUCKLAND (AFP) Nov 25, 2003 Residents of a remote, low-lying Pacific atoll were Tuesday clinging to life as a powerful typhoon slammed into it, authorities said. |
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