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New landslides in China leave 38 missingBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2010 Heavy rains triggered landslides Saturday that left at least 38 missing in southwest China, state media said, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,200 lives. Landslides destroyed hospital buildings in Wenchuan county, the epicentre of an earthquake in May 2008 that left nearly 87,000 dead or missing, the official Xinhua news agency said. No deaths were immediately reported in the landslides, but 38 people were missing and 10,0 ... read more |
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Zhouqu, China (AFP) Aug 11, 2010Rescuers racing against a potential new deluge on Wednesday hurried to drain an unstable lake formed by China's worst mudslides in decades, as the death toll surged past 1,100. More than 10,000 soldiers and rescuers combed through the mountains of mud that buried a remote area of the northwest province of Gansu at the weekend, killing 1,117 people by the latest count and leaving more than 60 ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Aug 11, 2010Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Wednesday thanked China for its steadfast support as he visited the World Expo in Shanghai and called for help in reviving his country's shattered economy. Mugabe expressed his deep gratitude to Beijing and called for deeper cooperation, at a time when his country is struggling with a decade of acute food shortages. "China has always stood by Zimbabwe," ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2010A Chinese firm has developed a special protective case known as the "Apple Peel" for converting the iPod Touch media player into a mobile phone, state media said Tuesday. The Apple Peel 520 from Shenzhen-based Yosion Technology is expected to be available next week in online stores and is targeted at aspirant owners of Apple's trendy iPhone who are baulking at paying the full price. The ... more |
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Fiji leader wants to replace Pacific allies with ChinaSuva (AFP) Aug 11, 2010 Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama wants to ditch traditional ties with Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and align his Pacific Island nation with China, it was reported Wednesday. Speaking to Fijivillage News website during a visit to China, the self-appointed prime minister said China was the one country that understands the reforms he is trying to implement. Bainimarama has had a fractious relationship with his neighbours since seizing power in a 2006 coup. Fiji has bee ... read more |
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