China is one of the charter members of the United Nations and is one of five permanent members of its Security Council.
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China and the United Nations.
United Nations membershipMembershipFull memberSince24 October 1945UNSC seatPermanentPermanent RepresentativeZhang Jun
Seems to me like over a period of time, the outcome of
their influence was that the indigenous local cultures were
virtually annihilated, and replaced with European culture.
It's the simplest reason really, because the earthquakes can not be predicted. Talking about a short term prediction, yes, some occurrences give heads up that an earthquake is coming, though it is never a sure thing, but speaking long term, no earthquake can be predicted. Scientists know which are the places where earthquakes will most likely appear, but very often they are up to a surprise.
South Africa is your answer
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Temperatures across 98 percent of Earth's surface were hotter at the end of the 20th century than at any time in the previous 2,000 years. Such nearly universal warming, occurring in lockstep across the planet, is unique to this current era, scientists say
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