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<title>State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China 
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two quakes hit China-Myanmar border in quick succession 
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes eastern Japan 
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
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magnitude of 4.5 jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan 
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<title>Earthquake hits China&#39;s border with Myanmar 
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:29:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Quake hits southwest China, no reports of casualties 
    (Reuters)
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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Wednesday, knocking down houses and forcing around 1,200 people 
to evacuate from near the site of a devastating quake which 
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<title>Protests in Peru a year after major quake 
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<title>Peruvians protest, mourn on anniversary of quake 
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:36:14 GMT</pubDate>
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Peruvians denounced the government on Friday for abandoning 
victims of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake, and laid flowers at the 
graves of loved ones on the anniversary of their deaths.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description>
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<title>Strong earthquake rattles central Philippines 
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Canada to aid victims of quake in China, cyclone in Myanmar 
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China&#39;s quake reconstruction to cost nearly &#36;150 billion: govt 
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:48:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Don King plans China quake aid match 
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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hit two coastal cities and destroyed 37,000 homes in Peru, 
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>Reuters - A strong earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:09:58 GMT</pubDate>
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