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The death toll from the earthquake in China rose to 40,075 in the Sichuan province alone, state media reported Tuesday.

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As Myanmar began a three-day mourning period Tuesday, the World Bank reiterated that it cannot provide financial assistance or loans to the cyclone-ravaged country because of unpaid debts.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears to be making good on his promise to deal with crime and immigration, launching a nationwide police sweep just weeks after taking office.

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Security worries and concerns over the state of the pitch are dominating the build-up to Wednesday’s all-English Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow.

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Farmer U Han Nyunt stands on some of the most fertile land in the world — and fears that he will starve to death.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Manchester United at any price said the club’s chief executive David Gill on their eve of the Champions League final clash with Chelsea in Moscow.

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Premier League giants Liverpool have made their first signing of the close season with the acquisition of Swiss international defender Philipp Degen.

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A man was rescued after being trapped for nearly 179 hours in a collapsed building near the epicenter of the May 12 earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province, the country’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday.

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