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A Chinese county near the epicentre of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake has been ordered to evacuate amid fears that a lake may burst its banks.
17/05/2008
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China's president, Hu Jintao, has arrived in the earthquake-stricken province of Sichuan as authorities step up recovery efforts, accepting foreign help for the first time amid fears of a much higher body count.
16/05/2008
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Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, has called on European and Latin American nations to set up a $1bn fund to help provide food and medicine for the poor.
16/05/2008
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Venezuela's president has warned Colombia against building a US military base on the countries shared border, saying he would consider such a move an act of "aggression".
15/05/2008
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A Chinese journalist who wrote about suspected wrongdoing by local officials has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of charges of blackmail and extortion.
15/05/2008
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Indian authorities have imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the western city of Jaipur, a day after seven bombs killed 80 people and injured 200 others.
14/05/2008
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Hillary Clinton has won an overwhelming victory in West Virginia's presidential primary.
14/05/2008
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Colombia has extradited 14 paramilitary leaders to the United States for failing to comply with the peace pact under which they demobilised.
14/05/2008
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The Chinese government has responded quickly to Monday's massive earthquake, sending tens of thousands of troops to help rescue efforts and setting up round-the-clock medical stations.
14/05/2008
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Chelsea have used some retail therapy to get over losing the English Premier League title by agreeing to deal to bring Portugal and FC Porto right back Jose Bosingwa to Stamford Bridge for $31.6 million.
12/05/2008
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Consumer prices in China rebounded in April to near decade-high levels, increasing pressure on the government to do more to wind in soaring inflation levels.
12/05/2008
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At least six people have died and 13 have been wounded in clashes in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, between opposition fighters and the army, according to witnesses.
10/05/2008
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Chilean police and troops have evacuated the remaining residents of areas affected by the Chaiten volcano, which has been erupting for the past week.
10/05/2008
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A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media has reported.
09/05/2008
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China has ordered health care providers to immediately report all cases of a viral illness that has sickened nearly 20,000 in outbreaks across the country.
08/05/2008
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