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Army units, meanwhile, took control of the main Suez Canal administration building, provincial government buildings, banks and courts in Port Said, Gen.
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Shiny new buildings even in provincial towns, along with new roads and water projects, signal optimism.
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The official Xinhua News Agency said that the quake rattled buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu 115 kilometers (70 miles), to the east.
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At one end of the street stands the Provincial Museum, one of those wedding cake buildings beloved of Stalin and topped with a red star.
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For hours after the early-morning blast north of the provincial capital Changchun, rescuers located bodies in the charred buildings.
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