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At least one person is dead and close to 40 others injured following a strong earthquake in Yunnan.

The 6.6-magnitude hit in Jinggu County, which is about 500-kilometers southwest of the provincial1 capital, Kunming.

The quake hit at a shallow depth of just 5-kilometers, intensifying2 the shaking.

Power supplies have been cut off in certain towns.

However, traffic into the quake zone remains3 open.

Chinese civil affairs authorities are sending in relief supplies.

The quake zone has already experienced a number of aftershocks, including one over magnitude-4.

The government of Hong Kong has announced plans to hold its first formal meeting with representatives of the Occupy Central group on Friday.

The announcement follows preliminary meetings between the Hong Kong government and Occupy representatives on Tuesday.

Friday's meeting come as the scale of the demonstrations4 dwindle5 significantly.

The protests, once numbering in the tens-of-thousands, have become reduced to just a few hundred.

Police in Hong Kong have been calling for an end to the demonstrations.


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1 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
2 intensifying 6af105724a108def30288b810d78b276     
v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉
参考例句：
  • The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
  • The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
3 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威
参考例句：
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
5 dwindle skxzI     
v.逐渐变小（或减少）
参考例句：
  • The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred.工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
  • He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。

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