Blast at illegal fireworks workshop in northern China kills 5
September 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by BNO News
JIANZHUANGZI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- An explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks workshop in northern China on late Monday morning, killing five members of a family who were working there, state-run media ... Read more...
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China to spend $95 mn in pest control
August 21st, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 21 (IANS) China will spend a whopping 600 million yuan (around $95 million) to protect agricultural fields from pests, Xinhua reported.The ministry of commerce said Tuesday that it ... Read more...
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53 rescuers pulled out of southwest China mine, 5 workers trapped
July 29th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by BNO News
PU'AN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Fifty-three rescuers were pulled out after being trapped in a mine where five miners remain missing in southwestern China, local authorities said Friday.The group of fifty-three rescuers ... Read more...
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Five minor planets named after Chinese scientists
June 5th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) Five minor planets have been named after top Chinese scientists with the approval of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).The five minor planets were discovered between 1997 ... Read more...
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China: 11 workers confirmed dead in Changzhi mine accident
April 17th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIYUAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven workers were found dead on Monday after a coal mine was flooded in northern China late last week, the government confirmed on Tuesday. There were no ... Read more...
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Elevator crashes at mine in eastern China, killing 13
March 17th, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
LUCHENG TOWNSHIP, China (BNO NEWS) -- Thirteen mine workers were killed on early Thursday morning when an elevator fell out of control and slammed into the bottom of an iron ore mine ... Read more...
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Russian helicopter maker sets up China plant
February 6th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 6 (IANS) Russian helicopter maker Rostvertol has partnered with a Chinese firm to set up a plant in northern China, authorities said.The plant will be capable of manufacturing ... Read more...
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China makes police protect sheep from wolves
January 6th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) In yet another interesting job for policemen in China, armed patrols have been ordered to escort sheep amid increasing numbers of wolf attacks this winter.Police in ... Read more...
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Danish, Chinese cities collaborate on climate issues
December 29th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 29 (IANS) Denmark's Soenderborg city and China's Baoding city have joined forces to find green energy solutions, officials of the two sides said.The municipal authorities of Soenderborg and ... Read more...
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It’s a tough for elderly women in China
November 29th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) Elderly women in China have to lead a more challenging life than men of their age.According to experts, such a disparity exists due to the elderly ... Read more...
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Minibus carrying preschoolers collides with truck in NW China, killing 20
November 16th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by BNO News
QINGYANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 people were killed on early Wednesday morning when a minibus carrying preschoolers from a kindergarten was involved in an accident in northwestern China, the ... Read more...
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A Chinese family that has made liquor for 400 years
September 26th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) In an ancient city in northern China, an 82-year-old man has finally retired from his family's liquor-making factory and has handed over the reins of the ... Read more...
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Shaft collapses at coal mine in southwest China, killing 5
September 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by BNO News
KUNMING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Five people were killed on late Saturday afternoon when a shaft collapsed at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported on Sunday. Two others were ... Read more...
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China completes test of underground refuge chamber in bid to reduce mining casualties
August 26th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- China has completed the first manned test of a permanent underground chamber which can shelter miners in the event of an accident, state-run media reported on Friday. It ... Read more...
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Flooding in China’s Inner Mongolia region kills at least 22
August 1st, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by BNO News
PESHAWAR, MONGOLIA (BNO NEWS) -- Heavy rainfall and flooding in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in recent weeks has left at least 22 people killed and nearly 2 million others affected, ... Read more...
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At least 8 killed in northern China minibus crash
July 29th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by BNO News
HOHHOT, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight people were killed in northern China when a small minibus collided with another vehicle, officials said Friday.The accident occurred at around 3 p.m. local ... Read more...
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Buddhist scripture found engraved in Chinese cave
June 12th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 12 (IANS) An unfinished Buddhist scripture dating to around 386 A.D. has been found engraved on a cave wall in China.Archaeological workers discovered the scripture in northern China's ... Read more...
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India to miss partial solar eclipse
May 31st, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Sky gazers in India will miss the year's second partial solar eclipse Wednesday as it will not be visible in the country.The partial solar eclipse ... Read more...
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2cm bullet removed from Chinese farmer head after 23 years!
April 23rd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 23 (ANI): Surgeons have removed a two-centimetre bullet from the head of a Chinese farmer after 23 years.In 1988 Wang Tianqing, who lives in Zhangjiakouin city in northern China's Hebei ... Read more...
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Bullet removed from man’s brain after 23 years
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) A bullet lodged in the head of a farmer in China for the past 23 years has now been surgically removed, it was reported here.Wang Tianqing, ... Read more...
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Largest-ever fossil spider from Jurassic era found
April 21st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Researchers have unearthed the world's largest known spider fossil - 165 million years old with a six inch leg span - from the Inner Mongolian region of China.Its ... Read more...
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Blame your mum for your high BP
April 1st, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 01 (ANI): A research has suggested that a specific genetic defect in one Chinese family have shown that high blood pressure was inherited from the female parent.The defect results from ... Read more...
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Frequent droughts posing potential threat to food security in China
February 18th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.18 (ANI): The increase in frequency and severity of droughts in China in recent times, has posed a potential threat to food security, causing heavy crop losses."Catastrophic drought occurred once ... Read more...
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270 fall ill after having food in China factory
January 20th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) A total of 276 people fell ill after having lunch at an automobile manufacturing company in northern China, an official said.Most of the affected people in the factory ... Read more...
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Millions short of water as drought hits eastern China
December 30th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) A severe drought in China's eastern Shandong province has left tens of thousands of people short of drinking water and dried up vast swathes of farmland.The drought, worst ... Read more...
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Baby twin giraffes born in China zoo
December 18th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) A giraffe at a zoo in northern China has given birth to the country's first pair of giraffe twins.The mother, named Bei Bei, delivered the male giraffe twins ... Read more...
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Earth’s lakes are warming, says NASA study
November 24th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change, say NASA scientists.Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ... Read more...
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Four die in China chemical plant blast
November 21st, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) The toll in a blast at a chemical plant in northern China rose to four Sunday after rescuers found one more body at the site, Xinhua reported Sunday.The ... Read more...
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2,500 years old noodles unearthed in Chinese dig
November 20th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed 2500 years old noodles, moon cakes and other foods in a Chinese cemetery.Since the cakes were cooked in an oven-like hearth, the findings suggest that ... Read more...
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With winter months away, snow starts to fall in northwest China
September 6th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by BNO News
XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- With the start of the winter still several months away, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has already experienced its first snowfall of the ... Read more...
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10,000 trucks stuck in 120 km monster traffic jam in China
September 4th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 4 (ANI): A northern China highway virtually became a parking lot when around 10,000 trucks got stuck in a 120 km jam.An official with Jining traffic police in Inner ... Read more...
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Worker kills 11 in drunken rampage in China
August 2nd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (DPA) A drunken coal worker in northern China killed a customer and then went on a rampage killing 10 other people and injuring a dozen more, officials and state ... Read more...
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15 die in China coalmine blast
July 31st, 2010 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed in a blast at a coalmine in northern China Saturday, Xinhua reported.
The blast took place around 2.40 a.m. at the Liugou coalmine in Shanxi ... Read more...
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Beer made 9,000 years back in China recreated
June 4th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 4 (ANI): A beer that was brewed in China 9,000 years back from a blend of rice, honey and hawthorn berries has successfully been recreated.The beer, called Chateau Jiahu, has ... Read more...
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At least 11 dead after north China colliery gas blast
May 20th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- At least 11 people died in the northern China's Shanxi Province after a colliery gas blast, state media reported in Thursday.The accident occurred at around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, ... Read more...
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