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Multiple earthquakes have struck in China leaving at least 75 persons dead and injuring 400, The quakes hit close to the city of Dingxi in Gansu province,which has a population of 26 million. Official at the provincial earthquake bureau said: "More than 21,000 buildings were severely damaged and more than 1,200 have collapsed" Report has it that the first 5.9-magnitude quake struck at 7.45am (11.45pm GMT) in the Gansu province while the second, measuring 5.6-magnitude, hit in the same region at 9.12am, according to the US Geological Survey. Skynews

Beijing: China poised in sending its second woman astronaut into orbit on its longest mission yet, space officials said , the space shuttle will take off later today, as the country works towards building a space station. The Shenzhou-10 -- the name means "Divine Vessel" -- will be launched on a Long March rocket at 0938 GMT Tuesday, Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space programme, told a news conference. Wang Yaping, the second woman China has sent into space, will be on board while the mission will be commanded by Nie Haisheng, with Zhang Xiaoguang the third crew member, she said, adding they will be in orbit for 15 days. The craft will dock with the Tiangong-1 -- "Heavenly Palace" -- space laboratory, and the crew will transfer into it. The mission will mark a crucial step towards China's goal of building a full space station capable of housing astronauts for extended periods. "They will carry out aerospace medical experiments and...