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World Bank gives China $710 million for Sichuan
BEIJING - The World Bank said Friday it will provide a $710 million loan to China to help rebuild areas hit by last year's devastating earthquake.
Activities:2008 China Earthquake Source:(AP)
2009-02-14
Dam may have triggered huge China quake: scientists
BEIJING (AFP) - A man-made dam may have triggered China's devastating earthquake last year, some government officials and scientists are claiming, pitting them against others who insist it was a natural disaster.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Earthquake China Three Gorge Dam Project Source:(AFP)
2009-02-05
China's Hu calls for faster rebuilding in Sichuan
BEIJING - China's president called for faster reconstruction during a visit to the devastated Sichuan province where many victims of May's massive earthquake are facing a cold winter.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Earthquake Source:(AP)
2008-12-30
Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008
BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
Nations:China Denmark Tajikistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Myanmar Activities:2008 China Earthquake Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Source:(AFP)
2008-12-29
Chinese court rejects parents' earthquake lawsuit
BEIJING - A court in southwestern China has rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of parents seeking compensation for the deaths of their children when their classrooms crumbled during a devastating earthquake in May, one of the parents said Tuesday.
Nations:China Activities:China Building Quality Crisis 2008 China Earthquake Source:(AP)
2008-12-23
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