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China Quake Toll Jumps to 589

China says the death toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in the southwestern province of Yunnan has risen sharply to 589. Rescuers have been busy pulling corpses from thousands of homes that collapsed following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake. Officials say 80,000 homes collapsed, leading to the displacement of at least 230,000 people. At least 2,400 people were injured. Rainstorms are still complicating search efforts and are preventing authorities from delivering badly needed...

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