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Truth About 'Supermoon': Will Quakes, Extreme Weather Hit Earth On March 19?

Will there be chaos, a flurry of natural disasters and extreme weather on March 19 when the moon will come close to Earth? The full moon at lunar perigee, the closest approach during its orbit, can wreak havoc on Earth, according to astrologers. But the scientific community doesn't see reason for hiding under the table and stocking up supplies though it doesn’t rubbish the impact of the phenomenon altogether.
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New Zealand quake city starts to bury dead, toll 148

New Zealand's earthquake-shattered city of Christchurch prepared to bury the first victim on Monday of last week's devastating tremor that killed at least 148 people as aftershocks forced the evacuation of scores of people in hillside suburbs.
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New Zealand Quake Aftermath (PHOTOS)

International rescuers engaged in a wide-ranging search for earthquake survivors, just days after a strong 6.3 magnitude shock struck New Zealand's second largest city.
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New Zealand Earthquake: Greater Loss than September?

Credit Suisse said the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday appears to have caused more physical damage than the larger (7.1 magnitude) quake that hit the South Island city on September 4.
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Foreign rescue teams join search for NZ quake survivors

Hundreds of foreign rescuers will join exhausted New Zealand teams Thursday in an increasingly desperate search of quake-shattered buildings in central Christchurch as time runs out to find survivors buried under rubble.
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New Zealand quake kills at least 65

New Zealand rescue teams worked under search lights early Wednesday to find scores of people trapped under collapsed buildings after an earthquake struck the country's second-biggest city of Christchurch, killing at least 65 people.
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NZ quake hits shares of Australia banks, insurers

Shares in Australian banks and insurers fell between 1.4 and over 2.7 percent after a strong quake hit New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday for the second time in five months.

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