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Strong aftershock rattles
China quake survivors
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BEICHUAN, China: A powerful aftershock rattled China’s southwest
early Sunday, hampering frantic efforts to find earthquake survivors
and help nearly five million people facing the risk of disease and
flood.
The 6.0-magnitude tremor shook some of the
worst-affected parts in Sichuan province six days after China’s
worst natural disaster in a generation left an estimated 50,000
people dead.
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Taiwan’s outgoing ruling
party votes for new leader
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TAIPEI: Members of Taiwan’s outgoing ruling party went to the
polls Sunday to elect a new leader after a crushing defeat in the
parliamentary and presidential elections.
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Bush says Middle East peace
needs ‘tough sacrifices’
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: US President George W. Bush said on Sunday
that peace in the Middle East was possible before 2009 but that it
needed action on both sides and “tough sacrifices” from Israel.
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Under-fire Asean to meet
on Myanmar disaster
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SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet here Monday to
discuss how to help Myanmar recover from a devastating cyclone, amid
criticism their regional bloc has been too slow to respond.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will resume talks with the United
States on a free-trade deal in July, but has taken the sensitive
sectors of government procurement and competition off the agenda,
the Bernama news agency reported late Saturday.
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