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Tokyo - Several strong earthquakes, included one of magnitude 6.3, shook Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Wednesday, the latest since a powerful temblor injured more than 700 people less than two weeks ago. There were no immediate reports of major damage. The most powerful of the quakes struck at 6:07 p.m. about 50 kilometres under the ocean floor just off the island's eastern coast, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There was no danger of tsunami, a potentially dangerous ocean wave triggered by seismic activity, it said. Los Angeles - Californians banished Gov. Gray Davis just 11 months into his second term and elected action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace him Tuesday - a Hollywood ending to one of the most extraordinary political melodramas in U.S. history. "I will not fail you, I will not disappoint you, and I will not let you down," the victorious actor vowed. Schwarzenegger was introduced to a delirious crowd at his campaign headquarters by Jay Leno, on whose late-night show he announced his candidacy in August. Ramallah, West Bank - Yasser Arafat's advisers said Wednesday that the 74-year-old Palestinian president has the stomach flu and continues to be weak, but denied a report that he suffered a mild heart attack.
