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May 16

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U.N. Chief Details Diplomatic Efforts on Myanmar Crisis

Two major natural disasters have hit Myanmar and China in as many weeks. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discusses the two crises, and diplomatic efforts to get the Myanmar government to quicken its pace of allowing in foreign assistance.

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May 15

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Rescue, Recovery Continue in China Quake Zone

Rescue efforts continue around the clock in China, and as the full scope of the disaster is becoming clear, the government in Beijing warns that the death toll could pass 50,000.

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May 14

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Quake Is Formidable Challenge to China’s Government

Rescue and relief efforts continue in China as the death toll from Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake neared 15,000 and is expected to rise, with tens of thousands still buried in rubble. An analyst examines how the country and its government have…

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May 14

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Helicopters Drop Food to Isolated Earthquake Survivors in China

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As the official death toll in China's massive earthquake neared 15,000 Wednesday, military helicopters dropped food and medicine to survivors who remained cut off in remote mountain villages.

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May 13

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Chinese Ambassador on Quake Disaster, Olympic Protests

In a NewsHour interview, Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., discusses the earthquake that hit central China this week, recent protests over Tibet that have disrupted the Olympic torch relay and the state of international relief efforts following…

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May 13

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NPR’s Siegel Describes China Earthquake Experience

NPR's Robert Siegel, who experienced Monday's earthquake in China firsthand while on assignment in China, provides an update on the situation there.

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May 13

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Rescue Workers Dig to Reach Tens of Thousands Buried in China Earthquake

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The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years killed more than 12,000 people with the death toll likely to rise with thousands more reportedly buried under crumpled buildings.

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May 12

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Powerful Earthquake Destroys Buildings, Builds Mountains in China

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There's a saying among seismologists: "Earthquakes don't kill people. Buildings do." The powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked central China on Monday afternoon, killing upwards of 8,500 people, was a grim reminder of that common phrase.

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May 12

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Earthquake Rocks Western China, Killing Thousands

A earthquake devastated southwestern China on Monday, killing as many as 10,000 people and trapping hundreds of others under flattened buildings, state media reported. After an update on the impact of the quake, Time Magazine's Beijing correspondent, Austin Ramzy, discusses…

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May 12

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Death Toll in China’s 7.9 Earthquake Nears 9,000

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A 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 in Sichuan province's Beichuan county and trapping students in at least eight schools, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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