This photo taken on April 3, 2024 shows a tilted building after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien, southeast China\’s Taiwan. The 7.3-magnitude quake in China\’s Taiwan on Wedn
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Feature: China\’s aid eases misery of quake-affected Afghans in chilly winter
HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Surviving the devastating earthquake last October, Ghulam Reza, a resident of Gazara locality in west Afghanistan\’s Herat province, thanked China for sending as
Relief efforts in full swing in quake-hit Xinjiang counties
URUMQI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Three days after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Aksu Prefecture in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, shops and restaurants have gradually reopened whil
129 earthquakes with the magnitude of 6 or above recorded globally in 2023
A total of 129 earthquakes with the magnitude of 6 or above were recorded in 2023, displaying a characteristic of the seismic activities with the magnitude of 7 or above shifting from weak to strong,
Death toll rises to 78 in strong Japan quakes: local gov\’t
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Thursday morning, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefectu
Death toll rises to 62 in strong Japan quakes as aftershocks continue
TOKYO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 62 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in cen
Meet Chen Wenqiang, a rescuer beyond Tibet
LHASA, April 9 (Xinhua) — Chen Wenqiang, 29, captain of the China Blue Sky Rescue Team\’s Tibet branch, was reluctant to change shifts after 53 hours of continuous operation in quake-hit Türkiye.
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Chinese rescue team recounts experiences in quake-hit Türkiye
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Ambulance sirens, the hum of construction vehicles, and the silent moments when life detectors were used to find survivors are fresh memories for Zhang Yu, even after she
UN appeals for 397 mln USD for quake-hit Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie E)UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Sanctions removal contradicts U.S. previous claims of not targeting humanitarian effort — experts
DAMASCUS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria in the wake of international condemnation contradicts what it has claimed, namely that the sanctions did not target humanitar