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Yingxiu says bye to quake relief paratroopers

A local villager presents a box of biscuits to express her thanks to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers when they are leaving the quake-hit Yinghua Town in Shifang City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 21, 2008.

Financial aid cuts Shifang rebuild time by 17 years

Financial support from Beijing will help rebuild the quake-hit city of Shifang, Sichuan province, within three years, rather than 20, as initially forecast, a local official said yesterday.

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· Quake casualties unchanged, 26 missing found
· China quake death toll stands at 69,197
· Quake death toll remains unchanged
· Sichuan quake death toll rises to 69,197
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· Earthquake reconstruction financing plan unveiled
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· An elderly man donates his life savings to charity
· Heroic head strives to rebuild school
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At 2.28 PM on May 12 2008, a 8.0 Richter Scale earthquake pounded Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Wenchuan (population 111,800) , 90 km northwest of Sichuan's capital Chengdu, hosts Wolong Nature Reserve, China's leading giant panda research center.
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