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Strong quake rocks Haiti

Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains

Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won't last. Full story

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Weeklong quakes rock Pacific rim, Haiti

Since Saturday last week, a series of earthquakes have kept rocking the Pacific rim and then crossed over the land strip separating the Pacific from the Atlantic.

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Chinese medical team in Haiti back home

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Chinese medical team to be back home Wednesday from Haiti

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UN rushes to provide shelters for quake victims in Haiti

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