China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Nations:[China] People:[Wen Jiabao][Yao Ming] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-15 China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
 China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Nations:[China] People:[Wen Jiabao][Yao Ming] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-15 Myanmar junta warns people not to hoard aid
Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid in the aftermath of this month's devastating cyclone. Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-15 General Electric looks to sell appliance unit
General Electric Co (GE.N) is looking to sell its appliance unit in an auction that could bring in $5 billion to $8 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Wednesday. 2008-05-15 Grim Brazilian drama opens Cannes film festival
A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn. People:[Charlie Kaufman][Eva Longoria][Joaquin Phoenix][Philip Seymour Hoffman][Sean Penn][Cate Blanchett] Activities:[2008 Cannes Film Festival] 2008-05-15 Two Davids to do battle on "American Idol" finale
A baby-faced high school student likened to an old-fashioned crooner and a scruffy bartender who sings alternative rock music will compete in next week's season finale of U.S. television's "American Idol." People:[David Cook][David Archuleta][Jennifer Hudson][Chris Daughtry][Carrie Underwood][Ryan Seacrest] 2008-05-14 Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama
Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Barack Obama][John Edwards][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-05-14 China intensifies quake rescue but hopes dim
China ordered fresh waves of helicopters and aid into earthquake-devastated areas as severed roads, aftershocks and the sheer magnitude of 15,000 or more dead defied increasingly desperate rescue efforts. People:[Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-14 China Races to Save Quake Victims
On Jianshe Street in the devastated center of the town of Dujiangyan, amid mud and trash and slabs of concrete sheared from building facades, a group of young soldiers in green-gray raincoats stand in a semicircle, chests out and arms interlocked. They face off against the mourners and gawkers who have come to watch the bodies being carried out of the pile of tangled gray debris that was once the Xinjian Elementary School. Nations:[China] People:[Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-14 Rescuers reach epicenter of China earthquake
Rescuers arrived for the first time in the epicenter of China's massive earthquake, scouring flattened mountain villages for thousands of victims and distributing air-dropped supplies to survivors. Nations:[China] People:[Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-14 Over 50,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake
More than 50,000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble after China's devastating earthquake, officials said Wednesday as the full horror of the disaster began to emerge. People:[Wen Jiabao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-14 US foreclosure filings surge 65 percent in April
More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday. Nations:[U.S.] Activities:[2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-05-14
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