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No.1 headlines covering the disasters in Myanmar and China
Posted June 1, 2008 The No.1 headlines at Google News for 26 news
items during May 2008,
in date order.
Sun May 4, CNN International Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar cyclone
Mon May 5, The Associated Press More than 10000 feared dead in Myanmar cyclone
Mon May 5, The Associated Press Laura Bush urges Myanmar to accept US disaster team, aid
Tue May 6, International Herald Tribune With 22000 dead in cyclone, Myanmar isolated as Bush offers Navy ships
Tue May 6, International Herald Tribune Aid groups confront numerous challenges
Wed May 7, CNN NEW: Experts predict cyclone survivors will face long-term food
Thu May 8, The Associated Press 1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
Fri May 9, New York Times Myanmar Seizes UN Food for Cyclone Victims and Blocks Foreign Experts
Fri May 9, Voice of America Aid Groups, Governments Appeal for More Access to Burma
Sun May 11, New York Times Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Much Cyclone Aid
Mon May 12, Los Angeles Times Anxious Chinese Americans follow news of quake
Tue May 13, International Herald Tribune Chinese soldiers search through wrecked villages buried by earthquake
Tue May 13, International Herald Tribune UN says up to a third of those killed in Myanmar cyclone likely
Wed May 14, New York Times Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military
Thu May 15, Voice of America Pentagon Calls on Burma's Junta to Accept Aid
Sun May 18, New York Times Hopes Fading in Search for Survivors of China Quake
Sun May 18, The Associated Press Myanmar leader makes first visit to relief camp
Mon May 19, Christian Science Monitor How hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)?
Mon May 19, Christian Science Monitor After quake, China's migrant workers rush home
Tue May 20, CNN Myanmar to let UN helicopters deep into country
Wed May 21, United Press International German government divided over Tibet, China
Thu May 22, The Associated Press UN chief tours still-flooded Myanmar delta
Sun May 25, Aljazeera.net Aid donors pledge $100m to Myanmar
Mon May 26, New York Times The Starting Line: More Aftershocks, in China and Elsewhere
Mon May 26, The Associated Press UN hopeful on getting aid to Myanmar survivors
Tue May 27, CNN Anger at extension of Suu Kyi's detention
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