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China quake toll likely tens of thousands (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China's most devastating earthquake in three decades killed more than 12,000 people with the toll likely to soar after state media said on Tuesday nearly 19,000 were buried under rubble in one city alone.

Economic jolt from China's quake seen as limited (AP via Yahoo! News) The earthquake that ripped through central China's Sichuan province, killing thousands, crumpling roads and factories and disrupting power and communication, will be only a transitory jolt for the booming economy, analysts say.

China offers fast quake relief as toll climbs past 12,000 (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) BEIJING— Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, megaphone in hand, personally directed efforts Tuesday to cope with the most calamitous earthquake to hit China in three decades as soldiers poured into rubble-strewn Sichuan province to provide relief.

World support for China after quake disaster (AFP via Yahoo! News) World powers rallied around China with pledges of help to cope with its earthquake disaster as the death toll approached 12,000 on Tuesday amid rescue efforts.

Low technology is the only hope in Myanmar, China disasters (AFP via Yahoo! News) There is no hi-tech solution to help the thousands of survivors in Myanmar and China who need immediate help and assistance, aid workers said Tuesday.

Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000 (USA Today)The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades.

Pandas safe at famous park after China quake: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) More than 80 giant pandas at China's most famous panda park, the Wolong centre, were safe and well following a huge earthquake that struck the area, state press said Tuesday.

Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake (AFP via Yahoo! News) China's biggest earthquake for a generation left tens of thousands dead, missing or buried under the rubble of broken communities Tuesday, triggering a desperate nationwide relief effort.

Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake (AFP via Yahoo! News) The Beijing Olympic torch relay will be scaled down in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit China, a spokesman for the Games organising committee (BOCOG) told AFP Tuesday.

More than 18,000 buried in one China town: Xinhua (Reuters via Yahoo! News) China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 people had been confirmed dead.