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An outbreak of mayflies has been reported in South Korea,affecting businesses operating at night.

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The first team of emergency rescue workers dispatched by Japan to assist in rescue efforts in China's earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province arrived in Qingchuan County early Friday.

(05/16 17:50)

Today's FNN feature story zooms in on the growing popularity of foraging tours through New York's Central Park offered by naturalist Steve Brill.

(05/16 13:06)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced that he has instructed officials to hasten efforts to bury the bodies of victims of Monday's devastating earthquake to prevent outbreaks of diseases.

(05/16 12:52)

Five days after a powerful earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province, exhaustion, anger and frustration are building among people in quake-stricken areas.

(05/16 12:51)

Footage taken minutes after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Wenchuan County in China's Sichuan Province, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake, showed the area covered in dust and people fleeing into the streets.

(05/16 12:50)

An estimated 700 people remain buried alive in China's Qingchuan County where Japan has dispatched a team of emergency rescue workers to assist in rescue efforts.

(05/16 12:48)

The Chinese government announced it would allow an emergency rescue team from Japan to assist in the aftermath of a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Sichuan Province.

(05/15 14:11)

A man in Mexico who was once the world's most obese man at 570 kilograms is now seeking to be recognized as the man who has lost the most weight after succeeding in dropping 235 kilograms.

(05/15 13:02)

Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced he would endorse Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.

(05/15 13:01)

Myanmar's military junta has said it will accept foreign aid workers from neighboring countries including China and Thailand.

(05/15 12:55)

Honda Motor Co.'s humanoid robot ASIMO conducted the Detroit Symphony in a performance of "Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha".

(05/15 12:38)

Footage of rescue efforts in China's earthquake-devastated Sichuan Province started to pour in, as the death toll neared 15,000 with over 25,000 more feared to be buried alive.

(05/15 12:23)

Wenchuan County in China's Sichuan Province, the epicenter of Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake, has been cut off from the outside world after all three roads leading into the country were destroyed by landslides.

(05/15 12:05)

Thousands of earthquake evacuees in China's Mianyang City, located about 100 kilometers from the epicenter of Monday's quake, have taken temporary shelter in a local indoor stadium.

(05/15 11:57)

So far there have been no reports of Japanese casualties from Monday's devastating earthquake in China. A Japanese tourist who managed to walk to safety from Mount Quingcheng near the city of Dujiangyan said roof tiles came pouring down when the earthquake hit.

(05/15 06:16)

The death toll from the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on Monday has surpassed 14,000 and there are fears it will rise even further.

(05/14 19:18)

Thousands of earthquake evacuees in China's Mianyang City took temporary shelter in an indoor sports stadium.

(05/14 13:26)

The U.S. State Department said North Korea's turning over documents on its plutonium program was an "important first step" and suggested that the chief negotiators to six-party nuclear talks from Japan, South Korea and the U.S. might meet for discussions as early as next week.

(05/14 13:14)

The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on Monday has surpassed 12,000 and there are fears it will rise even further.

(05/14 13:02)

Fuji Network System is accepting charitable contributions to help victims of Monday's devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province.

(05/14 12:51)

The fate of some 60,000 people living near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck China on Monday remains unknown. Search and rescue efforts continued in the city of Dujiangyan where a middle school collapsed. About 300 students remained unaccounted for.

(05/14 12:04)

New York Senator Hillary Clinton won West Virginia's Democratic primary on Tuesday but it did little to dent Illinois Senator Barack Obama's lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

(05/14 12:03)

Internet chatrooms have been inundated with widespread criticism of the Chinese government's response to Mondays magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

(05/14 11:50)

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