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(Photo: AP / Rob Griffith)5.1 aftershock shakes Canterbury
Two local girls offer tea and cakes to police and New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue workers in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, 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....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)Deadly Blast Strikes Police Compound in Pakistan
People unload a victim injured in a suicide bombing, from an ambulance at a local hospital in Kohat, Pakistan Saturday, April 17, 2010....Full Story

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Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing
| PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press Writer= RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday but left only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking ...Full Story
Christchurch earthquake: Shakes go on
By 10:37 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | It has been a week of seismic unrest in New Zealand and abroad, with a cluster of quakes following the Christchurch tremor on Saturday, and a large quake rattling the Pacific Islands. | But scientists say apart from ...Full Story
Businesses can still act to mitigate earthquake
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 11:14 am | Press Release: Plan b | Businesses can still act to mitigate earthquake effect | Even at this stage, businesses in Christchurch can take measures to help ensure their survival through the current earthquake crisis. | “With ...Full Story
Earthquake Hits Canterbury's Economy Hard
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 11:11 am | Press Release: Paymark | Earthquake Hits Canterbury’s Economy Hard | Figures just released by Paymark show that businesses in the Canterbury region are trading almost one-third less than the same time last year in the wake ...Full Story
Quake: Highway Update
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 11:36 am | Press Release: New Zealand Transport Agency | The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says state highways in Canterbury are holding up well as the region continues to experience aftershocks following Saturday’s earthquake. | NZTA Ca...Full Story
Gordon Campbell: the 'quake aftermath & Sean Plunket
Wednesday, 08 September 2010, 10:43 am | Column: Gordon Campbell | Gordon Campbell on the ‘quake aftermath, and Sean Plunket’s exit | The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents stands in stark contrast to the media narrati...Full Story
Christchurch earthquake: Family violence up as strain takes toll
10:35 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Burglaries in quake-ravaged Christchurch are actually down but family violence offences have soared more than 50 per cent, say police. | Provisional data showed that burglaries have decreased by 11 per cent in compariso...Full Story
Earthquake state of emergency extended
By Breaking 11:15 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | The state of emergency in Christchurch has been extended a further seven days following an aftershock of 5.1 on the Richter scale this morning. | The announcement is due to be made at midday bu...Full Story
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Terror returns as Christchurch gets another short, sharp jolt from quake aftershocks
The Australian | THE New Zealand city of Christchurch has been hit by its most damaging aftershock since the devastating 7.0 earthquake, causing further damage. | The 5.1-magnitude aftershock struck at 7:49am local time ( 5.49am AEST), sending frightened residents ...
Christchurch earthquake: Puppy stitched up after night of panic
NZ Herald By Jocelyn Muir 10:28 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | A golden retriever puppy needed emergency surgery after cutting off the side of his nose running away in panic when the quake hit. | Charlie, who is 11 months old, jumped through a gl...
Key praises building code after Christchurch quake
NZ Herald By 10:17 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Prime Minister John Key has praised the building code in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, saying it was incredible people had escaped houses that had been "thrown apart". | Mr Key and a de...
What is earthquake weather?
NZ Herald By 5:00 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | Earthquake weather - we've all heard it before, but what is it exactly? To many it's an eerie stillness that precedes a large earthquake and there are many documented cases of it. | P...
Christchurch earthquake: Victims struggling with aftermath
NZ Herald By 10:01 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Victims of the Christchurch earthquake share their stories. | IT'S HARD WHEN YOU ARE ALONE | Dorothy Lilley wasn't going to let a 7.1 magnitude earthquake and a damaged home separate her from her ...
Quake puts new light on bailout
NZ Herald By 5:30 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Here's a thought experiment. Would John Key's Government have been so ready to sign a $1.77 billion cheque to South Canterbury Finance depositors and its preferential main creditor, George Kerr's T...
Telecom: Earthquake Update
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 10:28 am | Press Release: Telecom New Zealand | South Island earthquake – 9am, 8 September | Current status | While this morning’s aftershock caused a brief interruption to Telecom’s services in centr...
Chch earthquake fells weekend retail sales
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 10:16 am | Article: Businesswire | Canterbury earthquake fells weekend retail sales, after hard August across the country | By Peter Kerr | Sept. 8 (BusinessDesk) – Canterbury’s earthquake immediately hit Ef...
MainPower supports victims of major quake
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 10:04 am | Press Release: MainPower | MainPower supports victims of major quake | Mr Allan Berge, Managing Director of MainPower, North Canterbury’s electricity line company, announced today that the Company would ...
Earthquake: Christchurch Mag 5.1, 7:49 8/9/10
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 10:00 am | Press Release: GNS Science | New Zealand Earthquake Report - Sep 8 2010 at 7:49 am (NZST) | Magnitude 5.1, Wednesday, September 8 2010 at 7:49 am (NZST), 10 km north-west of Diamond Harbour. | Quake Details | I...
Christchurch Earthquake - Libraries update
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 9:38 am | Press Release: Christchurch City Council | Christchurch Earthquake - Libraries update | 5:30pm Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Seven of the Christchurch City Council libraries will reopen tomorrow. They are Bishopdal...
Earthquake - Building Evaluations Update
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 9:35 am | Press Release: Christchurch City Council | Christchurch Earthquake - Building Evaluations Update | 8pm Tuesday 7 September | Building evaluations are likely to be completed by Monday 13 September at the earliest...
Waimakariri Quake Update
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 9:49 am | Press Release: Waimakariri Council | Updated Media release for Waimakariri District. | Our Kaiapoi welfare centre has moved to the Kaiapoi Ruby football Clubrooms in Smith Street. There is drinking water, bottle...
Zero tolerance to crime in earthquake zone
Scoop Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 9:43 am | Press Release: New Zealand Police | Zero tolerance to crime in earthquake zone | Christchurch Police will show zero tolerance to any suspicious activity around unsecured or damaged property following Saturdays e...
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