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China torture 'still widespread' Top UN envoy Manfred Nowak added that some officials had tried to obstruct his fact-finding efforts
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Mine flood traps 42 miners| Rescuers are searching for 42 miners trapped after a flood at a coal mine | |
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| Dec.6 |
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Beijing vows to punish polluters China will severely punish anyone responsible for an explosion at a plant which poisoned the water supply
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| Dec.7 |
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96 missing after mine blast  An explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China, in Tangshan, a city in Hebei province
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Mine blast leaves 74 dead Map of Hebei China| A gas explosion at a coal mine has killed 74 miners and 32 are still missing in Tangshan in the Hebei Province | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Protesters shot, village sealed Hundreds of riot police have sealed off a village after fatally shooting as many as 10 demonstrators
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| Dec.10 |
Beijing |
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China confirms it shot protesters The authorities have confirmed several villagers were killed by police in a protest earlier this week
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| Dec.12 |
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 WTO meeting starts 6 days of world trade talks have started against a background of low expectations, protests
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| Dec.13 |
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 US and EU differ at trade talks Disagreement continued to dominate the second day of global trade talks
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| Dec.16 |
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WTO deadlocked over agriculture The talks have failed to agree on a firm date for ending export subsidies for agriculture
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Dam bid to halt poison river China is damming a waterway in an effort to reduce the toxic spill flowing towards Russia's Far East
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| Dec.17 |
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Police clash with anti-WTO protesters| Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police outside convention center. 900 are rounded up | |
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WTO nears deal amid protests| One issue remained unresolved as negotiators worked to reach a series of agreements to end trade barriers | |
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| Dec.18 |
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WTO seals farms deal| Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 | |
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| Dec.20 |
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 Reforms face key vote Lawmakers look set to veto plans to change the way the territory's leader and legislature are elected
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| Dec.23 |
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Gas blast kills 42 A blast at a construction site in southwestern province of Sichuan in a highway tunnel under construction
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| Dec.25 |
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Christmas blaze kills 26 Map of Zhongshan China A blaze in a bar in the southern city of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province
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| Dec.27 |
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China losing ground to severe erosion More than a third of China's land is affected, underlining a threat to the ability to provide enough food
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Main Event: WTO seals farms deal
