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Two local girls offer tea and cakes to police and New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue workers in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.
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 NZ Herald 
5.1 aftershock shakes Canterbury
By Updated 8:17 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Another big aftershock measuring 5.1 has shaken Canterbury this morning after a sleepless night for many residents with at least 10 tremors... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
A man on a push bike rides past council workers digging around earthquake  affected water pipes to locate the damage in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 after the city was hit bay an 7.1 magnitude earthquake Saturday, Sept. 4.
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 NZ Herald 
Christchurch earthquake: Buildings, residents suffer with aftershocks
By Debbie Porteous 5:30 AM Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 Share Email Print | Christchurch residents just want the shaking to stop, as dozens of aftershocks further damage not only the community's fragile emot... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
dry and empty path of river in a valley - water crisis  Scoop 
The Future Of Water In The Face Of Climate Change
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 3:27 pm | Press Release: IUCN | The Future Of Water In The Face Of Climate Change | Gland, Switzerland, Monday 6 September 2010 (IUCN) -There needs to be significant investm... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Mosquitoes that spreads diseases like dengue  Malaya 
Malaria and dengue: The sting in climate change
BY ANGELA B. LOPEZ DE LEON--> --> | SYDNEY — Southeast Asia and South Pacific island nations face a growing threat from malaria and dengue fever as climate change spreads mosquitoes that carry the d... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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New Zealand army soldiers stand guards at a barrier two days after the weekend's powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked near the south island, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. NZ Herald
Earthquake aftershocks keep Christchurch awake
By Updated 7:44 AM Tuesday Sep 7, 2010 Share Email Print | Canterbury residents were kept awake by a series of strong aftershocks overnight as Civil Defence warned the bi... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
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Workers push over dangerous bricks from a damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 after the city was hit by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Saturday. The earthquake smashed buildings and wrecked roads and rail lines in the city. The Australian
Quake city facing decade-long rebuild
| IT will be up to 10 years before Christchurch can be fully rebuilt after earthquake damage was greater than first thought. | Initial inspections have revealed structura... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
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Workers use a jackhammer to remove dangerous brickworks from a damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 after the city was hit by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Saturday. The earthquake smashed buildings and wrecked roads and rail lines in the city. The Daily Telegraph Australia
Demolition job begins in Christchurch
| IT IS lunchtime in Christchurch and it's as if Matt Preston is walking on the roof of our car. | The shockwave rocks our big Ford from side to side. | Five metres ... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
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Nuclear weapon programs worldwide The Daily Telegraph
Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog
Iran has passed a crucial nuclear threshold, weapons inspectors have warned, and could now go on to arm an atomic missile with relative ease. | Hillary Clinton during the... (photo: Public Domain / ThrashedParanoid)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, seen during his meeting on the Olympics 2014 preparations in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The Daily Telegraph
Putin compares himself to FDR as he hints at third term
Vladimir Putin hinted that he would run for a third and possibly even a fourth term as Russian president as he likened himself to former US President Franklin D Roosevelt... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)
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Workers use a jackhammer to remove dangerous brick parts from a damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 after the city was hit by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake Saturday. The Siasat Daily
Aftershocks rattle quake-hit New Zealand city
| Wellington, September 06: Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency a... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
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WORLD WEATHER
Wellington, New Zealand
2009.02.25
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Max:
18°C/64°F

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