Four die from cyanide poisoning in China
June 10th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Four workers have died and two were hospitalised after being poisoned by cyanide at a chemical plant in east China, officials said Sunday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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29 infected with TB in Chinese school
June 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) A total of 29 people -- 26 students and three teachers -- have been infected with tuberculosis at a school in China, officials said Tuesday.A Grade ... Read more...
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20 dead in China tunnel blast
May 19th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed Saturday in a blast inside an under-construction expressway tunnel in China, officials said.The incident took place around 8.30 a.m. in ... Read more...
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Five die from toxic gas in China mine
May 11th, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) Five people died Thursday due to toxic gas poisoning in an abandoned antimony ore mine in China, officials said.The incident took place in Dushan county of ... Read more...
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Toxic gas leak kills five in China
May 9th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) At least five people were killed Wednesday due to toxic gas leak in a workshop near an airport in northwest China, officials said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Over 50 fall ill at China wedding
May 7th, 2012 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) At least 56 people have been hospitalised for food poisoning after eating at a wedding banquet in China, officials said.The victims suffered from diarrhoea, a day ... Read more...
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Publishers create phony best-seller lists
March 20th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) Amazon China said it has taken steps to curb the practice of publishing houses that manipulate results of bestseller lists.The top-selling lists are supposed to offer ... Read more...
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Five killed in China building collapse
March 20th, 2012 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) At least five people died and another 15 were injured when an under-construction building collapsed in China, officials said.The incident took place Monday in southwest Yunnan ... Read more...
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Over 20 held in China drug bust
March 15th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) At least 26 people were arrested as police busted a drug trafficking ring involving three gangs in China, officials said Wednesday.The ring was busted late last ... Read more...
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Russian pilot dies of heart attack mid-flight
January 21st, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A pilot of a UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in Russia's Siberia region died as the plane was flying over China, officials ... Read more...
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16 killed in China accident
January 5th, 2012 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed when a bus carrying more than 50 people fell from a highway bridge in icy conditions into a a 10-metre-deep ... Read more...
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Lightning strikes tourists on China mountain
November 7th, 2011 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) At least 12 tourists were injured when a bolt of lightning struck them on top of a mountain in China, officials said.The incident happened in southwest ... Read more...
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Hundreds injured after subway trains collide in Shanghai
September 28th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI (BNO NEWS) -- More than 270 people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when a subway train rear-ended another in Shanghai, the largest city in China, officials said. None are in a ... Read more...
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Seven killed in China accident
September 18th, 2011 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 30 injured when a tourist bus overturned in a mountainous region in China, officials said.The accident took place near ... Read more...
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Eight die in China boat capsize
September 10th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) At least eight people, including six school students, were killed Friday when a ferry sank in a river in China, officials said.The incident took place in ... Read more...
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Six dead in China shop fire
August 25th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) Six people, who were sleeping inside a shop, were killed Thursday after a fire engulfed an entire floor of a three-storey building in China, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Three killed in China hospital blast
August 21st, 2011 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 17 were injured when a blast ripped through a boiler room in a hospital in China, officials said.The incident ... Read more...
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125 fall ill after mudslide-triggered gas leak in China
July 4th, 2011 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) At least 125 people fell ill Sunday due to chlorine gas leak from a chemical plant that was damaged in a mudslide in China, officials said.The ... Read more...
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On way to China, Nitish eyes tourism, trade tie-ups
June 11th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday left for New Delhi from where he will leave for China Sunday to explore possibilities of investments in the ... Read more...
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Three vehicles collide in China, eight dead
June 5th, 2011 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 22 injured when a truck went out of control after hitting a car and crashed into a coach in ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar to visit China to promote Bihar
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will visit China mid-June to explore the possibility of investments in the state and joint venture tie-ups for tourism, ... Read more...
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High levels of lead found in 99 Chinese kids
May 16th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Excessive levels of lead have been found in more than 300 people, including 99 children, in a province in eastern China, officials said.The legal representative for ... Read more...
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Storm damages crops worth $1.5 mn in west China
May 14th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 14 (IANS) Strong winds accompanied by heavy rain and hailstorms have damaged 7,000 hectares of crops worth 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in western China, officials said Saturday.Low ... Read more...
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Six die as water tank falls on China factory
May 11th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) At least six people were killed when a water storage tank collapsed on top of a factory in central China, officials said Wednesday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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11 dead in China bus accident
January 29th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 29 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine Saturday in northwest China, officials said.Another 22 people were injured after the bus, carrying 33 ... Read more...
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Seven die in 100-vehicle pile-up in China
December 27th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 15 injured when over 100 vehicles rammed into the back of each other in a foggy Monday morning on an expressway ... Read more...
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100 kids injured in China school stampede (Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) Nearly 100 children were injured Monday in a stampede at a primary school in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwest China, officials said.The incident occurred in the No.5 ... Read more...
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Half of Chinese plaintiffs win cases against government
September 28th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) A majority of people - more than 50 percent - win lawsuits filed against government officials in a province in China, officials statistics say.
The Higher People's Court in ... Read more...
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Insect bites kill 13 in China (Lead)
September 10th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 13 people have died and over 180 people have fallen ill after being bitten by blood-sucking insects in China, officials said Friday.
A total of 182 people ... Read more...
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Insect bites kill seven in China
September 10th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) At least seven people have died and over 150 people have fallen ill after being bitten by blood-sucking insects in China, officials said Friday.
A total of 156 people ... Read more...
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Two missing after typhoon hit Chinese oil rig
September 8th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) Two people are missing after falling into the sea when strong wind brought by a typhoon hit an oil drilling platform in China, officials said Wednesday.
The valve on ... Read more...
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87 kids ill after having yogurt in China
September 4th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 87 kindergarten children fell ill after having food in a province in northwest China, officials said Saturday.
The illness was related to yogurt served at the Lantai ... Read more...
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127 die, 2,000 missing in China landslides (Third Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) At least 127 people have died and 2,000 are missing in landslides triggered by rains in northwest China, officials said Sunday.
Seventy-six people were injured in Zhouqu county of ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao to meet Dalai Lama in Mcleodganj
July 10th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 10 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is arriving at McLeodganj near here, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Saturday and is slated to meet the Dalai Lama, an official said.
"Nirupama ... Read more...
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Several missing as vessels capsize in China
April 27th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Twenty-nine people were rescued and several others were missing Tuesday when the vessels in which they were traveling capsized in strong winds off the coast of Shandong province ... Read more...
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