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Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 8:07 AM ET, i! x4 s) J7 ]& ]' n0 k1 I
Canadian Press: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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; U0 E+ a v/ u5 aForeign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel says a plane is on the way to southern China carrying clothing, medical supplies, generators and tents for victims of the May 12 earthquake.
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According to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, "This is the minimum that the State of Israel can do in order to express the friendship between Israel and the Chinese people."0 A8 K* Q3 M0 D8 M$ N
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The earthquake has left at least 62,664 people dead and an estimated five million homeless.
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