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Serious damage Manchester street Christchurch New Zealand

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A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles (7 km) southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.

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A powerful earthquake has rocked Christchurch, and aftershocks are ongoing. The power appears to have been knocked out across much of the city. The quake has been felt through much of the South Island. It struck just before 5am this morning.

It was felt widely across the South Island, including Christchurch and Timaru, and there have also been reports of the quake being felt as far as Wellington. Several aftershocks have been felt. Witness Colleen Simpson said everyone was out in the street in their pyjamas looking scared and worried. There was no power and the mobile network was failing.

Radio NZ reports power off to most of Christchurch. Orion says many substations down, sewer and water pipes ruptured.. Reports of looting on Colombo St. (not confirmed )

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The Big Bang was the result of the inevitable laws of physics and did not need God to spark the creation of the Universe, Stephen Hawking has concluded.

UPDATE: [2:55 Pm] THE US Coast Guard is backing down from its earlier report that an oil sheen about 2km long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Coast Guard is on the scene of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials are now reporting a mile-long oil sheen spreading from the site.

This recent explosion is west of the one that happened on April 20 which caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…

Q: Doctor,  I’ve heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your  heart is only good for so many  beats, and that’s it…  Don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out  eventually.  Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend  the life of your car by driving it faster.  Want to live longer?  Take a  nap.

Q: Should  I cut  down on meat and  eat more fruits and  vegetables?

A: You must grasp  logistical efficiencies.  What does a cow eat?   Hay and corn. And what are these?  Vegetables.  So a steak  is nothing more  than an efficient Mechanism of  delivering vegetables to your  system.   Need grain?   Eat  chicken. Beef is also a good source  of field grass  (green leafy vegetable).   And a pork chop can  give you  100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Paris Hilton on Twitter: "Love My New Chanel Purse I Got Today "

A photograph posted by Paris Hilton more than a month prior to her drug arrest in Las Vegas could blow up her claim that the purse she was carrying — which contained cocaine — did not belong to her, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

In a bid to set parents’ nerves at ease, a southwest suburban school district has become one of the first in the state to begin using GPS to track schoolchildren riding buses to and from school each day.

Would you want to spend a romantic weekend with the virtual love of your digital life?

"Look, it’s like I’m in a snapshot with her," said Shu Watanabe, 23, as he showed off his iPhone display, featuring himself next to the image of a doe-eyed cartoon character named Rinko, a smiling high school girl.

Long a favorite of lovers and honeymooners, a Japanese beach town with fading sparkle has found a new tourism niche in the wired age by drawing young men and their virtual girlfriends.

This update to Silverlight improves security, reliability, accessibility support, startup performance, enhances line-of-business support and includes several fixes to better support rich internet applications. This update is backward compatible with web applications built using previous versions of Silverlight.

EXTRA cops, bans on troublemakers and designated safe drinking zones will spearhead a Queensland government crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence.

Premier Anna Bligh has announced three "Drink Safe Precincts" will be set up – in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, the Gold Coast and Townsville – from December 2010.