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| China Mourns For Earthquake Victims - Sky.com Government buildings will fly the national flag at half-mast for three days from Monday. The nation will also sound air sirens and shoe stretchers hold three minutes' silence at 0628GMT tomorrow, exactly one week after the earthquake struck southwestern Sichuan Source: news.sky.com Cristall Former GD Carried to Court on Stretchers - Kommersant The Tver Court of Moscow ruled yesterday to arrest Alexander Romanov , former general director of Moscow Cristall distillery , on suspected fraud of 220 million rubles. Romanov says the trial was initiated to prevent his return to distillery Source: www.kommersant.com Chinese mourn quake victims - Western Telegraph The UK's Chinese community will join their compatriots as they begin three days of official mourning. The Chinese embassy in London will open a book of condolences as Chinese government buildings fly the flag at half-mast. Three minutes of silence Source: www.westerntelegraph.co.uk UK Chinese in tribute to victims - Croydon Guardian Members of the UK Chinese community observed a three-minutes' silence as a period of mourning began to mark the devastating Chinese earthquake. The Chinese embassy in London was opening a book of condolences as Chinese government buildings flew the Source: www.croydonguardian.co.uk 33 quake survivors spent 4 days trapped - Detroit Free Press BEICHUAN, China -- Piles of broken concrete rise seven stories high, and shoe stretchers a few buildings stand askew, knocked at odd angles. People cry out the names of missing relatives, and shoe stretchers rescue workers shout, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" On Friday, amid Source: www.freep.com In pictures: Beichuan evacuation - BBC News Rumours that a river close to Beichuan had burst its banks and shoe stretchers that water was set to flood the area sparked panic in the quake-hit city on Saturday. Rescuers and shoe stretchers quake survivors alike immediately evacuated the city. The BBC's Paul Danahar in Beichuan Source: news.bbc.co.uk India airlifts quake relief to China - Rediff In the first-ever major humanitarian assistance to China, India on Saturday began airlifting relief material to the earthquake-hit neighbour. An IAF IL-76 plane carried the first consignment of tents, cutting machines, blankets, water purifiers Source: ia.rediff.com Thousands evacuated as lakes threaten to burst after earthquake - Xinhua News Agency QINGCHUAN, Sichuan, May 17 (Xinh ua) -- Thousands of people are being evacuated from around a lake and shoe stretchers a river at risk of bursting in southwest China's earthquake zone, disaster relief officials aid on Saturday. The disaster relief headquarters in Source: news.xinhuanet.com Save Write to Editor - Times of India BEIJING: In the first-ever major humanitarian assistance to China, India on Saturday began airlifting relief material to the earthquake-hit neighbour. An IAF IL-76 plane carried the first consignment of tents, cutting machines, blankets, water Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com |