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Gold mine fire kills 14 workers  Another 23 remained trapped in a gold mine where a fire broke out Friday. 292 miners escaped safely after the fire erupted
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| Aug.8 |
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Landslides kill at least 127 in China  Map of Bailong River China| About 1,300 people are missing after the landslides, which were triggered by heavy rains. 1,300 missing. 45,000 people evacuated | |
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Rescue effort for China landslide China has sent thousands of rescue workers to help search for survivors of deadly landslides that swept through a county in the northwest
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| Aug.9 |
Western China |
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Death toll hits 337 in China mudslides Map of Gansu China An additional 1,148 people are missing in northwestern China have killed 337 people. 45,000 have been evacuated from Zhouqu County
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| Aug.10 |
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China landslide death toll soars| More than 700 people are now known to have died in a massive landslide in north-west China. A search is continuing for the more than 1,000 still missing. It's one of the deadliest incidents so far ... | |
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Storms threaten landslide rescue effort Map of Gansu China| A tropical storm bringing more torrential rain is sweeping towards the region of north-west China hit by a massive landslide, forecasters warn | |
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| Aug.14 |
Western China |
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Landslides leave 38 missing Flags will be lowered to half-staff across China and at the nation's embassies and consulates around the world to mourn the victims
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China mourns Gansu landslide dead Map of Gansu China China is holding a day of mourning for those killed in floods and mudslides, as the death toll rose to 1,239 people
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| Aug.15 |
China |
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 Milk not cause of infant breasts Health ministry said a clinical investigation has found no evidence that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow...
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| Aug.19 |
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 Mechanic. Failures to blame for plane crash Air force plane to lose direction before crashing in northeastern China. The plane went down, killing the pilot and destroying one home on the...
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Train carriages fall into river At least two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods destroyed a bridge in southwest China
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| Aug.20 |
Western China |
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Mudslide death toll in China rises The death toll from the mudslides in a northwestern Chinese province now stands at 1,407
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| Aug.21 |
Northeast China |
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50,000 evacuated after river overflows Heavy rains caused flooding along the Yalu River as floodwaters collapse houses and cut off transportation in some areas
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| Aug.22 |
Northeast China |
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More than 94,000 flee flooding Nearly 100,000 people in northeastern China and North Korea have fled their homes as heavy rains caused the Yalu River to swell over its ban...
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| Aug.23 |
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Bloody end to hostage siege Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong and killed eight of them
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| Aug.24 |
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Dozens survive plane crash Map of Yichun China A passenger jet overshot a runway and crashed, breaking into two pieces, bursting into flames and killing 43 of the 96 people aboard
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| Aug.25 |
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 Kim Jong Il making China visit| North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting China, the South Korean JoongAng Daily reported Thursday | |
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Mudslides death toll at 38 Map of Yunnan China 54 people still missing. A bridge was built Tuesday linking the disaster-hit area to safer lands
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| Aug.26 |
 Hong Kong |
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Banks back switch to renminbi for trade A number of the world's biggest banks have launched roadshows promoting the use of the renminbi instead of the dollar for deals with China
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| Aug.29 |
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Hong Kong rally over Manila dead Thousands of people joined a rally to express their anger at the Philippines' handling of last week's tourist coach hijacking
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