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Xi orders all-out rescue after Xizang quake
President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered all-out rescue efforts after a 7.0-magnitude quake toppled hundreds of houses in Xizang Autonomous Region, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 50 others. Xi said every effort should be made to minimise casualties. The regional disaster prevention, reduction and relief committee activated a Level III emergency response for natural disaster relief on Friday. The State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management also upgraded the national earthquake emergency response from Level IV to Level III. Xinhua news agency reported that over 330 houses collapsed or were damaged. As of 7am on Friday, 11 of the injured were in serious condition, while 43 sustained minor injuries. The city's earthquake relief headquarters said more than 12,000 residents have been evacuated. The damage caused by the quake is being further evaluated, and disaster relief work is underway, Xinhua said. Quake relief supplies have been arriving at the quake-hit zone as of early Friday morning, including 1,000 sets of prefabricated houses, more than 3,200 tents, over 2,800 folding beds, and other daily necessities like quilts, stoves and clothes. The tremor struck Baqen County of Nagqu City at 10.33pm on Thursday, according to the city's earthquake relief headquarters. (Reporting by Xinhua) _____________________________ Last updated: 2026-10-23 HKT 11:16 Edited by Cecil Wong
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Rescue efforts underway after M7.0 quake hits southwest China's Xizang
Rescue efforts underway after M7.0 quake hits southwest China's Xizang
Chinese astronomers find real 3-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks
In author and computer engineer Liu Cixin’s science fiction hit The Three-Body Problem, three suns throw a doomed world into chaos. Chinese astronomers say they have found a real three-star system that is far better behaved. Using FAST, the world’s biggest single-dish radio telescope in southwestern China, the researchers found two dead stars and a “living” one locked in a steady cosmic dance about 7,000 light years from Earth. One of the dead stars is a pulsar that spins more than 300 times a...
ICC prosecutors seek admission of 3 more recorded testimonies vs Rodrigo Duterte
The prosecution panel in the crimes against humanity charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court to admit the recorded testimonies of three more witnesses.
Batangas steps up preparations for looming ‘super’ El Niño
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Seeing China differently: Ultrarunner Ria Xi's China journey
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China's top diplomat holds talks with FM of Republic of the Congo
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Constant-Serge Bounda, minister of foreign affairs, La Francophonie and Congolese Abroad of the Republic of the Congo, on Thursday in Beijing.
Typhoon Rosal still bringing moderate to heavy rain to Batanes
Typhoon Rosal (Champi) is last spotted 275 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, at 4 am on Friday, October 23
Baco, Oriental Mindoro mayor dismissed from office
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Oriental Mindoro served the dismissal order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman against Baco, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Allan Roldan at around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. With the order served, Vice Mayor Eric Castillo has automatically assumed the position