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Strong earthquake hits Taiwan, 1 injury reported (AP)

March 3rd, 2010

A 6.4 magnitude quake struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, causing panic among residents in the island's second largest city who rushed into the streets as buildings shook.(AFP/Graphic)AP - A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning causing buildings to sway hundreds of miles (kilometers) to the north. Local news reports said at least one…

Death toll hits 53 as storms lash Europe (AFP)

March 1st, 2010

View taken in La Rochelle, western France, shows a van crushed by a tree. Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe, leaving at least 53 people dead and more than a million households without power.(AFP/Xavier Leoty)AFP - Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe, leaving at least 53 people dead and more than a million households without power.


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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up (AP)

February 28th, 2010

People look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers to quell looting. The death toll climbed…