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6.1 earthquake shakes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico; no reports of damage
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) _ A strong earthquake jolted people awake Saturday in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and nearby Puerto Rico. There were no immediate reports of damages. The magnitude 6.1 quake was the strongest to hit Puerto...Tags: Puerto Rico
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At least 12 killed after strong earthquake hits Russia's North Caucasus
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) _ A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. The quake hit around...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Emergency Planning
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12 killed in Russian North Caucasus quake
A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus today, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. The quake hit around 1 p.m. (0900 GMT) and was centered...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Emergency Planning
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Ayers a pointless campaign ploy
WASHINGTON — The real "man of the hour" at the latest presidential debate was the man who wasn't there. Oh, he was lurking about, hiding behind the stage curtains and troubling people's minds, as we used to say in the Midwest. Sarah Palin, also...Tags: Tsunamis, Florida, Schools, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
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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... -
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: Bodies of Water, North Fork, Nevada, Oceans
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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, News Agency, Injuries, Dalai Lama, Newspapers
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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: Injuries, Refugee
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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: Industrial Accidents, Disasters, Employees, Natural Disasters
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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 (San Bernardino, California), California, Los Angeles, San Bernardino County
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World Briefing
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: Rebellions, Police Investigations, Defense, Murder, Weather Reports
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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: Elections, Nicolas Sarkozy, National Government, George Bush, Bob Barr
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