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Breaking News Sun, 5 Sep 2010
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Fire and Urban Search and Rescue personnel arrive at a destroyed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, a day after the city was hit by an earthquake. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Canterbury earthquake  
 The Australian 
Quake that tore down a New Zealand's history
| "THIS is the greatest disaster New Zealand has ever seen," Agriculture Minister David Carter told The Australian yesterday. | Mr Carter was visiting destroyed farmhouses near the epicentre... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
Bricks and other rubble are scattered outside stores in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
Earthquake   Emergency   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: Christchurch Earthquake - 4th September 2010  
 NZ Herald 
City awakes to billion-dollar aftershock
5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | Looting, homeless families and thousands of lives thrown into disarray: Kiwis are coming to terms with the devastation of one of their prou... (photo: AP / NZPA, David Wethey)
Fire and Urban Search and Rescue personnel arrive at a destroyed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, a day after the city was hit by an earthquake. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.  The Australian 
Quake that tore down a New Zealand's history
| "THIS is the greatest disaster New Zealand has ever seen," Agriculture Minister David Carter told The Australian yesterday. | Mr Carter was visiting destroyed farmhouses near the epicentre... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Canterbury earthquake  
Traffic along Manila Road, Philippines  Inquirer 
Manila's traffic jams bad for workers' health, productivity – study
| MANILA, Philippines – If your husband comes home with murder in his eyes, there's a pretty fair chance that the stress of having to plod through Manila's traffic jams is finally overwhelming him. | ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Commuters   Manila   Photos   Traffic   Wikipedia: Traffic  
Top Stories
Rice - Food - Commodity - Grain The Guardian
Mozambique's food riots âEuro" the true face of global warming
| It has been a summer of record temperatures – Japan had its hottest summer on record, as did South Florida and New York. Meanwhile, Pakistan and Niger are flooded and... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Commodity   Florida   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Rice  
File:IPhone 4 Black.jpg PhysOrg
iPhone 4 sales in S.Korea start this week
--> | South Korean telecom operator KT Corp said on Sunday it planned to begin selling Apple's iPhone 4 this week amid growing competition to expand in the potentially lu... (photo: Public Domain / TShomaker)
Korea   Market   Photos   Smartphone   Wikipedia: iPhone 4  
Suzuki Car Breitbart
Suzuki to build new auto plant in India
| Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembl... | Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembly plant near... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Auto   Company   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Suzuki  
Charice Pempengco performs during the David Foster And Friends concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida: 01.11.09 The Examiner
A Preview of Charice vs Lea Michele in 'Glee' Season 2
| The 2nd season of &Lusaka;Glee' episode 1 aptly titled 'Audition' will have Charice Pempengco playing the role of Sunshine, a foreign exchange student who will ulti... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Charice   Photos   Preview   Season   Student  
People riding a banana boat in Boracay beach, Philippines Inquirer
Some Boracay hotels, resorts offering up to 50% discounts
| ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Budget-conscious tourists can avail of lower accommodation rates on Boracay Island as the country's resorts adjust to the backlash arising fr... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Hotels   Philippines   Photos   Tourists   Wikipedia: Boracay  
Residents in Gayhurst Road clear a street around the Avon River in Avonside, Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the city on Saturday but only two serious injuries were reported. ** NEW ZEALAND OUT ** The Star
NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line
| CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP): The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ri... (photo: AP / NZPA, David Alexander)
Christchurch   New Zealand   Photos   Quake   Wikipedia:newzealand earthquake  
Filipino Commuters in Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Philippines Inquirer
Solon bats for continued subsidy of MRT riders
| MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Majority Leader Roman Romulo on Sunday cautioned the Department of Finance (DoF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ag... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Economy   Government   Philippines   Photos   Transportation  
Politics Business
- Philippines Government to form peace panel
- 'They're going to bulldoze the whole street'
- News, pictures of devastated city's ordeal travel around
- Bank had death watch crisis list
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard  speaks at a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. A Greens lawmaker agreed Wednesday to help the center-left Labor Party form a minority Australian government in a climate-focused alliance while other kingmaker legislators said they are close to deciding whether to back Labor or a conservative coalition.
Fed up voters sick of delays
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- Storm threat to quake-hit NZ city
- Hong Thai Travel prepares for the long haul
- Philippine probe team to speak to survivors
- Mourners queue in tribute to Manila hero
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Foxconn cuts target as size brings challenge
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Environment Travel
- Finnish matsutake mushrooms highly sought after in Japan
- Mozambique's food riots âEuro" the true face of glo
- Southern Australia hit by worst floods in 10 years
- NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line
Rice - Food - Commodity - Grain
Mozambique's food riots âEuro" the true face of global warming
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- Pub tribute for dead plane crew
- Home away from home
- Christchurch Earthquake - General Update
- Thrillseekers to get chance to fly jetpack for $320
 Qatar Airways - Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600HGW /aaeh
Qatar Airways prepares for major Indian expansion
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Health Sport
- Equestrian: Kiwi makes history at Burghley
- Athletics: Adams beats arch-rival Ostapchuk
- Latest updates: Christchurch earthquake
- After the earthquake... wind and rainstorms
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
Foxconn cuts target as size brings challenge
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- Equestrian: Kiwi makes history at Burghley
- Athletics: Adams beats arch-rival Ostapchuk
- Rugby: Black Ferns win fourth World Cup
- Rugby: Berquist gets Auckland home
Paraguay head coach Gerardo Martino  waits prior to the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, July 3, 2010.
Gerardo Martino Announces Paraguay Team To Take On Japan
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