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December 2nd, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Dec 2 (Xinhua) Chinese authorities have confirmed death of six infants from consuming melamine-tainted milk powder, after the scandal that broke out four months ago hit some 300,000 infants.Four of the ...
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November 28th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Nov 28 (DPA) Wo Weihan, a Chinese scientist and businessman, has been executed following his conviction on charges of spying for Taiwan, a US-based human rights organization reported Friday.Wo, 60, ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Nov 27 (Xinhua) Chinese authorities have despatched trains no longer in use to the quake-hit Sichuan province in the southwest as temporary winter shelters for those rendered homeless by the devastating ...
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November 24th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Nov 24 (DPA) Chinese authorities have detained a consumer electronics' tycoon reputed to be the country's second wealthiest person over alleged share price manipulation, state media said Monday.Stock market investigators detained ...
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November 22nd, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Geneva, Nov 22 (ANI): A UN body has expressed deep concern over allegations of widespread torture in China, and called on that country to fully probe rights abuses.
The United Nations ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A team of scientists is planning to dig three narrow wells, 3-kilometers deep, into the Earths crust, which would help them to predict future earthquakes in China.
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October 8th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Urumqi (China), Oct 8 (Xinhua) Health authorities in northwest China have reopened the investigation into the first of the four infant deaths suspected to be related to the consumption of milk products ...
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October 5th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad , Oct 5 (ANI): Pakistan and China would soon establish a joint body to attract investments for nuclear and coal-based power plants and large dams in the country, sources in ...
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October 3rd, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Hanoi, Oct 3 (DPA) Parents are flocking to Vietnamese hospitals to have their children's kidneys checked, worried they may have consumed toxic melamine from Chinese milk products, health experts said Friday."We are ...
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October 3rd, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Oct 3 (DPA) Skype, the online text message and voice service, acknowledged Friday that its Chinese partner had been archiving politically sensitive text messages.Skype president Josh Silverman said the company was ...
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October 1st, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Oct 1 (ANI): China knew about the contamination of milk products months ago but covered the scandal up to prevent it tarnishing the Beijing Olympics, according to journalists, rights groups ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing, Sept.25 (ANI): Chinese authorities ordered a cover-up of a tainted milk scandal that has poisoned tens of thousands of babies because they feared social unrest if the news was made ...
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September 12th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Sep 12 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reportedly recovered from a stroke and is able to brush his own teeth but is suffering from sporadic spasms, South Korean ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 31 (Xinhua) Chinese authorities have dismissed as "pure rumour" foreign media reports that one of its internationally known economists, Wu Jing Lian, has been detained on the charge of spying ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing , Aug 25 (ANI): China has reportedly deported eight Americans who were detained in Beijing last week during the wave of pro-Tibet protests coinciding with the Olympics.
The US embassy in ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) Ever tried out punching in www.abhinavbindra.com or www.leanderpaes.com Or even www.rajyavardhanrathore.com or www.sushilkumar.com?Well, the domain name expected to lead us into India's iconic tennis player's website actually sends ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 22 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into allegations that Chinese authorities covered up the true age of their gold medal-winning gymnast He Kexin because she ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 13 (DPA) Chinese police has detained seven pro-Tibet protestors who unfurled banners and spoke out about China's human rights abuses in Tibet near the Olympic Village, a Tibetan rights group ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) The Chinese authorities deported yet another Canadian citizen for staging a pro-Tibet protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Chris Schwartz, 24, from Montreal was arrested Saturday along with four ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
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By Tarun Basu
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) The rains finally came, despite the firing by Chinese authorities of thousands of rockets with silver iodide crystals directed at the heavens in the largest rain-dispersal ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Taipei, Aug 10 (DPA) Taiwan protested over China deporting two Taiwanese "cheerleaders" and urged Beijing to respect the rights of Taiwan fans at the Olympics. "The two Taiwan cheerleaders flew to Beijing ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The thrill of the Olympics has gripped the world and all eyes are on Beijing where the Games were ceremonially opened Friday. However, in the capital, a ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) More than 2,000 protesting Tibetans were arrested but fresh waves of young men and women took their place in front of the Chinese embassy here Friday ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, August 7 (ANI): Scores of Tibetan exiles marched in here today against Chinese occupation of their homeland.
Protesters holding banners with messages like ''Save Tibet'' and ''Our Struggle is for ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 7 (Xinhua) International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge Thursday lauded China for its extraordinary efforts to tackle pollution. "The Chinese authorities have done everything that is feasible and humanly ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Dharamsala, Aug 6 (IANS) With just two days to go for the Beijing Olympics, the police here have stepped up vigil in areas where Tibetans-in-exile reside in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Tibetans living in exile in India are expected to turn out in large numbers for a protest march in Delhi against the Beijing Olympics a day ahead ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Tibetans living in exile in India are expected to turn out in large numbers for a protest march against the Beijing Olympics in Delhi Thursday, a day ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 6 (ANI): With just two days for the Olympics to begin, Chinese authorities have banned the use of English, Welsh and Scottish flags during the games.
In the latest ruling, ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, August 5 (ANI): Tibetans living in exile in India continued their protest in New Delhi on Tuesday to voice their anger against Chinese atrocities in Tibet even as the ...
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