Displaying items 49-60 of 286
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-24
•
Next >
-
Medics jump into earthquake disaster zone
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- The first team of more than 180 medics organized by national health authorities was sent to earthquake-affected areas on Saturday. Most came from Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi, and all had experience in emergency response....Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, China, Asia, Germany, Disasters and Accidents
-
Volunteers answer emergency call of distress
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING/SHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- As news of the tragedy broke, volunteer rescue teams, charity societies and the civic-minded rushed to Ya'an with relief supplies, but experts warned that gestures of goodwill and untrained people going headlong...Tags: Social Issues, China, Germany, Politics, First Aid
-
New media help get word out and aid in
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- Five minutes after the magnitude-7 earthquake hit Ya'an, Sichuan province, at 8:02 am on Saturday morning, a micro-blogger posting under the name Ma Jun-John said that people at the airport in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan,...Tags: China, Germany, Customs and Tradition, Beijing (China), Natural Disasters
-
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: Television Networks, Extradition, Services and Shopping, Government, Rentals
-
URGENT: 7.0-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan, at least 47 dead
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkCHENGDU (China Daily/ANN) -- The earthquake struck near the area where a devastating quake left 90,000 dead or missing and presumed dead five years ago A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an city in south China's Sichuan province at 8:...Tags: Chengdu (China), China, Germany, Earthquakes, Chongqing (China)
-
Beijing's Palace Museum spruces up
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- Beijing's Palace Museum launched an eight-year campaign this week to remove all potential safety hazards, part of preparations for the imperial palace's 600th anniversary celebrations in 2020. The museum, commonly known as...Tags: Culture, Theft, Germany, Beijing (China), Cultural Development
-
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: Japan, Antonio Villaraigosa, Finance, Earthquakes, Travel Alerts
-
Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Sichuan region of China -USGS
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 quake struck the western Chinese region of Sichuan on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the earthquake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.0 tremor, was centered 69 miles (111 km)...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
-
Around 100 dead or injured in China quake - media
ReutersBEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - Around 100 people are dead or injured from an earthquake which struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, state media reported. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; editing by Jonathan Standing)Tags: China
-
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: Chengdu (China), U.S. Geological Survey, News Agency
-
Many private interests were Brown's fellow travelers in China
SACRAMENTO — As Gov. Jerry Brown returned this week from his trade mission to China, his decision to have his travel and that of 10 staffers paid for by special interests was raising eyebrows. The dozens of delegates who joined Brown on the tour...
Tags: Government, United Air Lines, Healthcare Policies, Crime, Law and Justice, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
-
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: China, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for China Earthquake (2010) topic gallery.
