50 migratory birds found dead in China
February 11th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) More than 50 migratory birds have been found dead at a wetland in China, a media report said.The birds were discovered earlier this week in Wuhan, ... Read more...
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Rings removed from Chinese man’s penis
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) Doctors in central China have removed two rings from a man's penis that got stuck after he put them on to avoid theft during his journey ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts flights in China
January 31st, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Dense fog Tuesday delayed 35 flights in central China, leaving some 3,000 passengers stranded, the authorities said.Thick fog blanketed the Changsha Huanghua International Airport, reducing visibility ... Read more...
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Snowstorms affect 256,000 people in central China
January 25th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) About 256,000 people have been affected in the remote mountainous regions of China's Hunan province due to snow and freezing weather since last week, the authorities ... Read more...
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Dining room blast kills five in China
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) Five people died when a man broke into their home in central China and detonated the explosives strapped around his body while they were eating at ... Read more...
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A Chinese call centre that will create 60,000 jobs
January 12th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) Construction of a call centre, which will create 60,000 jobs, began Thursday in the city of Luoyang in central China's Henan province.The China Mobile (Luoyang) Call ... Read more...
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13 killed in China road accident
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed when a truck rammed into a bus Tuesday in central China.About 40 others were injured in the accident that took place around ... Read more...
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Chinese bomber to be executed for deadly blast
December 29th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) A court in central China's Hunan province Thursday ordered the execution of a man who set off explosives at a tax office last year, killing four ... Read more...
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92,000 displaced people resettled in China
December 20th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) About 92,000 people who were displaced due to a water diversion project in central China have been resettled, a media report said Tuesday.The last batch of ... Read more...
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Jan Versleijen to coach Chinese Super League club
December 12th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Zhengzhou (China), Dec 12 (IANS) Dutchman Jan Versleijen has formally taken over as head coach of the Chinese Super League (CSL) club Henan Jianye located in Central China's Henan province, ... Read more...
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China busts multi-million-dollar fake drugs racket
November 29th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) Fake drugs worth 210 million yuan ($33 million) were seized in central China's Henan province, authorities said.Police busted 187 units that allegedly made or sold 240 ... Read more...
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Action against 113 in China’s tainted pork scandal
November 26th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 26 (IANS) As many as 113 people, including 77 government employees, have been penalised in a Chinese province over a chemical tainted pork scandal, Xinhua reported Saturday.The scandal ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin’s double found in China
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 23 (IANS) A farmer from central China has recently been found to bear a striking resemblance to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.Luo Yuanping has become a minor celebrity ... Read more...
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Six dead in central China coal mine gas leak
November 16th, 2011 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) All six trapped miners in a coal mine gas leak accident in central China's Hubei province Tuesday were confirmed as dead, Xinhua quoted authorities as ... Read more...
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10 die in China house collapse
November 15th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 12 injured Monday night when a house collapsed as they were making the funeral arrangements for the house owner's dead uncle ... Read more...
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China extradites British criminal suspect
November 7th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) Chinese police Monday handed over a British criminal suspect to Scotland Yard authorities at the Beijing Capital International Airport, Xinhua reported.The suspect, surnamed Price, was accused ... Read more...
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Four dead, 57 trapped in China coal mine accident
November 4th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 4 (IANS) Four people were killed and 57 trapped following an accident in a coal mine in central China's Henan province, the authorities said Friday.The accident happened at ... Read more...
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Fake medicines worth $30 mn seized in China
November 1st, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) Fake medicines worth 190 million yuan (around $29.9 million) have been seized in a Chinese province, police said.The seizure was made in central China's Henan province ... Read more...
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China’s Three Gorges hits full capacity
October 31st, 2011 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 31 (IANS) China's Three Gorges Dam Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 29 after blast at coal mine in central China
October 30th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by BNO News
HENGYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of a gas explosion which ripped through a coal mine in central China on Saturday evening has risen to 29, the ... Read more...
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Robbery attempt at imperial cemetery
October 25th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) Nine people have been arrested in central China for trying to rob a 2,000-year-old cemetery dating back to the Qin dynasty, Xinhua reported Tueday.The robbers ... Read more...
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16 killed in China bus accident
October 2nd, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 17 injured in central China after a bus with 34 passengers on board crashed into a ravine in a ... Read more...
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Man held for locking up women as sex slaves
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 23 (IANS) A man who exploited six women as sex slaves after locking them up in a cellar in central China has been arrested, a media report said.Li ... Read more...
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TV reporter knifed to death in China
September 20th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) A TV reporter in central China has been found dead with more than 10 stab wounds on his body, a media report said Tuesday.Li Xiang, 30, ... Read more...
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Chinese hybrid rice sets new world record
September 19th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) The yield of China's newly-developed hybrid rice breed, known as super rice, has set a new world record, authorities said.The rice breed, DH2525, produced a harvest ... Read more...
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Chinese lawmaker fired after online sex scandal
September 17th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) A lawmaker in central China has been fired after screen shots from a sex video of him were posted online, authorities said Saturday.Tian Hanwen has been ... Read more...
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Two Chinese kids die in locked school bus
September 14th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Two four-year-old kindergarten girls in a Chinese city were found dead in their school bus where they had accidentally remained locked up for eight hours.The incident ... Read more...
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Six hacked to death in China
September 14th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Six people, including two pre-schoolers, were killed Wednesday morning in a Chinese city by a man armed with an axe.
The attack took place on a street ... Read more...
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Chinese executed for attacking female students
September 3rd, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 3 (IANS) A man who repeatedly stabbed female students over four years, leaving one dead and 23 injured, has been executed in China.The execution took place in Chenzhou ... Read more...
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Chinese woman castrates husband, jailed
August 12th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) A woman in China, who castrated her husband while he was asleep, has been jailed. She wanted to deprive him of his "sexual functioning" since she ... Read more...
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China drought impacts 190,000 people
August 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) A drought has left 190,000 people and 28,000 livestock short of drinking water in Yunnan province, authorities said Thursday.Zhaotong city suffered a spring drought from January ... Read more...
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Chinese official suspended over sex video images
August 4th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) An official in central China's Henan province has been suspended after sex video images of him were posted online by a woman who accused him of ... Read more...
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41 die in China bus fire
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) Forty-one people died and six were injured after an overcrowded bus caught fire early Friday in central China, a media report said.The 35-seater double-decker sleeper bus ... Read more...
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Boy killed, chopped up, turned into mincemeat
July 20th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) A nine-year-old schoolboy was abducted, killed, chopped up and then his kidnappers used a meat grinder to mince his body, before throwing it in a river ... Read more...
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Chinese man to die for keeping sex slaves
July 19th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) A Chinese court has upheld the death sentence of a man who kidnapped two girls, kept them as sex slaves and raped nine others, the China ... Read more...
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