Posts Tagged ‘Strong’

Strong quakes in Indonesia kill 3, collapse homes (AP)

AP – A series of powerful earthquakes rattled Indonesia on Wednesday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and demolishing dozens of homes. A tsunami warning sent panicked residents fleeing buildings to high ground.

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Ford posts $2.1 billion 1Q profit on strong sales (AP)

The blue Ford logo is seen on top of the Ford Motor Co. headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan December 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Rebecca CookAP – Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it earned $2.1 billion in the first quarter, another sign the economy is improving as people spend more on big-ticket items like cars. The automaker expects to be solidly profitable this year, a year earlier than its previous guidance.


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Poll: Resistance to health care bill strong (AP)

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, during a meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss Wall Street reform. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president and Senate Majority Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care law jumped after he signed it — a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats in this fall’s elections.


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Strong quake in western China’s Qinghai kills 300 (AP)

In this photo taken by a mobile phone, local people gather outside after being evacuated from buildings following an earthquake that hit the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai province, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck China's western Qinghai province Wednesday, toppling houses, killing scores of people and burying many others in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Hongshuan)  NO SALESAP – A series of strong earthquakes struck China’s western Qinghai province Wednesday, killing at least 300 people, injuring thousands and burying many others under toppled houses in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said.


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Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states (AP)

** CORRWCTS STRENGTH OF QUAKE ** A car passes over a crack on the road at the 30th kilometer of the Mexicali-Tijuana highway made by a 7.2 earthquake in Mexicali, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the USGS a 6.9 magnitude eartquake  was register 26 km (16 miles) south west from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP – A powerful earthquake swayed buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities, forcing the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes, and prompting an Arizona border town to shut down its downtown area.


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Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in (AP)

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP – The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile’s president. It shook some more as they waited for him.


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Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes (AP)

Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera, left, shake hands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during a meeting in Santiago, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Uribe is in Chile to attend Pinera's inaguration on Thursday 11. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP – The strongest aftershock since Chile’s devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.


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