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China quake created new stress risks in Sichuan basin: study

AFP - 1 hour 42 minutes ago

PARIS (AFP) - - The May 12 earthquake in southwestern China has boosted seismic stress in parts of the Sichuan basin, increasing the risk of a dangerous aftershock on some faults that are close to inhabited areas, US geologists warned on Sunday. More »

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21 dead in China coal mine accident
AP - Monday, July 7
BEIJING - An apparent blast at a coal mine in northern China killed 21 workers, a state news agency reported Sunday. More »
Dalai Lama marks his 73rd birthday
AFP - Monday, July 7
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 73rd birthday Sunday with a small function, but with the mood dampened by a lack of progress in talks with China. More »
Collapse of residential building under construction in central China kills 8, injures 13
AP - Sunday, July 6
BEIJING - Xinhua News Agency says eight people have been killed in the collapse of a four-story building under construction in central China. More »
8 dead, 13 injured in China building collapse
AP - Sunday, July 6
BEIJING - China's state news agency says a four-story building under construction in the central part of the country collapsed and killed eight people. More »
Panda, relocated after China's deadly earthquake, gives birth to twin cubs
AP - Sunday, July 6
BEIJING - A panda who was relocated following China's deadly earthquake in May gave birth Sunday morning to twin cubs, a state news agency said. More »
As cars take over in booming China, bicycles prove a hardy perennial
AP - Sunday, July 6
SHANGHAI, China - For a vivid insight into the clash of old and new in China, follow the bicycle. More »
Heavy rains kill 14 in China: report
AFP - Sunday, July 6
BEIJING (AFP) - - At least 14 people, three of them children, were killed when heavy rains swept China last week and more downpours are expected Sunday in the south, state press said. More »
20 injured in turbulence on China plane
AFP - Sunday, July 6
BEIJING (AFP) - - More than 20 people were injured, one seriously, when an internal Chinese flight hit severe air turbulence, state press reported Sunday. More »
Tibet exiles disappointed by China talks: Dalai Lama envoy
AFP - Sunday, July 6
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - - Representatives of the Dalai Lama and China made no headway on the status of Tibet in talks this week, an envoy of the spiritual leader said Saturday, describing himself as "disappointed." More »