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AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.6 on the open-ended Richter scale struck California's San Fernando Valley Tuesday. There were no reports of injuries or damage. . . . THE BIGGEST SEARCH and rescue operation in Kenya's maritime history ended Wednesday, with Kenyan authorities reporting that 252 people perished in last Friday's ferry disaster. . . . A FIRECRACKER explosion during Hindu festivities killed at least 23 people, including 11 children, in western India, police said Wednesday.