China quake kills nearly 9,000, toll likely to soar
China’s most devastating earthquake in three
decades killed nearly 9,000 people on yesterday, with the toll
likely to soar as authorities struggle to reach casualties in large
areas cut off from relief. The earthquake that hit China’s
southwestern province of Sichuan killed 8,533 people
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China warns about inflation
Price rises at near 12-year highs:
China’s inflation rate rose to 8.5 percent in
April, staying near 12-year highs, the government said Monday,
warning tougher measures were needed to handle the nation’s most
intractable economic problem.
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No deal over Pakistan judges
Pakistan’s ruling coalition has not reached an
agreement to reinstate judges fired by US-backed President Pervez
Musharraf, a party official said Sunday, ahead of a looming
deadline.
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