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Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

World
2009-11-15

JENN Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles. "It really used to be a beautiful beach," said the 35-year-old mother of two....

Earthquake shakes northern Chile

World
2009-11-13

A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early today, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude quake's epicenter was between the cities...

Detainee draft opinions sought

National
2009-11-10

A DRAFT regulation that seeks to ban forced labor by China's mainland detainees was published yesterday to seek public opinion. The document, available on the Website of the information office of the State Council,...

5.6-magnitude quake jolts Xigaze of Tibet

National
2009-11-8

AN earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Xigaze Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region early this morning, the National Seismological Network said. The quake struck an area bordering...

Policy to reiterate stability

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-6

A Chinese government think tank leader said yesterday China's macroeconomic policy in 2010 should focus on maintaining steady economic growth and stable prices. Liu Shijin, deputy director of the State Council's...

China's growth 'consolidated'

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-22

CHINA'S economic and social development was better than expected, with a "consolidated" growth recovery, the government said yesterday. China has reversed the downward trend in economic growth thanks to the timely...

Economists predict GDP will increase 9% in Q3

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-19

CHINA'S economic recovery is gaining speed and gross domestic product growth is expected to hit 9 percent in the third quarter, economists and analysts said. "China's economic stimulus plan has produced positive...

California stages massive earthquake drill

World
2009-10-16

SCHOOL children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco yesterday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake. "Drop, cover and hold on," dozens of fourth-graders chanted...

Rain, landslides threaten Indonesian quake victims

World
2009-10-5

HEAVY rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid today on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week's powerful earthquake. ...

Village deaths to lift Indonesian quake death toll

World
2009-10-4

THE death toll from Indonesia's massive earthquake will likely double as officials reach rural communities wiped out by landslides that buried more than 600 people under mountains of mud, most of them guests at a...