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China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
LUSHAN, China (AP) — After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and...
Tags: First Aid, Manufacturing and Engineering, Avalanches and Landslides, American Red Cross, Building Material
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Iraqis vote in provincial elections amidst angst, ire
BEIRUT — After a week of violence, Iraq held its first provincial elections Saturday since the departure of U.S. troops last year. Results are not expected for several days, but the conditions under which the vote was held showed that little has...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), International Military Interventions, Nouri Maliki, Iraq, Government
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Protests target police in India after rape of 5-year-old
NEW DELHI -- Several hundred people protesting the kidnapping and rape of a 5-year-old girl descended on police headquarters Saturday, waving signs, overrunning barriers and calling for the resignation of the capital city’s police commissioner....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Death toll in China quake hits 113
Reporting from Beijing -- A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, China, Chengdu (China), Science and Technology, Armed Forces
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Bombing suspect reportedly led quiet life during Dagestan visit
MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan -- When Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev returned home to the capital of Dagestan for six months last year, he led a quiet life and spent time helping his father with house repairs, according to a family friend....Tags: Extradition, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, National Government, Rentals
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Early quake warning system for Southern California gets $5 million
Earthquake scientists have received about $5 million to develop an earthquake early warning system for Southern California -- enough to build the network but not enough to operate it. The money, announced Friday, has enabled scientists to already...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Geological Survey, Finance, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Japan
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Two reported dead after powerful earthquake jolts Sichuan, China
BEIJING -- Chinese television reported at least two people had been killed Saturday morning when a powerful earthquake shook Sichuan province. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.6 with a depth of less than eight miles. The...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Chengdu (China), News Agency
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China quake toll hits 41; hundreds injured
BEIJING -- A strong earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Saturday morning, state media said, and early reports from the scene indicated significant injuries and at least 41 deaths. The earthquake’s epicenter was about 80 miles...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, China, Natural Disasters
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North Korea appears to conduct nuclear test, defying world powers
BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said, following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats. South Korea said it had detected a man-made seismic event...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Explosions, South Korea, North Korea, Japan
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Eric Nakamura: Giant Robot Biennale 3 exhibition celebrates misfits
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comThe culture of cute is having a moment — more than 100 of them. Inside downtown Los Angeles' Japanese American ...... -
Japanese architect Toyo Ito, 71, wins Pritzker Prize
Los Angeles Times Architecture CriticIn a return to form for the most prestigious award in architecture, Japan's Toyo Ito has won this year’s Pritzker Prize. After honoring younger and lesser-known figures in recent years -- including 49-year-old Chinese architect Wang Shu in 2012 --...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Stephen Breyer, Ryue Nishizawa, Skype, Wang Shu
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Japan's Toyo Ito wins Pritzker architecture prize
In a return to form for the most prestigious award in architecture, Japan's Toyo Ito has won this year’s Pritzker Prize. After honoring younger and lesser-known figures in recent years -- including 49-year-old Chinese architect Wang Shu in 2012 --...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Stephen Breyer, Ryue Nishizawa, Skype, Wang Shu
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