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| Jan.2 |
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China to expand lethal injections |
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| Jan.27 |
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Share prices fall on Asia markets |
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| Jan.28 |
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Brutal winter affects millions |
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| Jan.30 |
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Stranded take buses anywhere 
Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years
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| Feb.12 |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows 
Map of Lhasa China| Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa. Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement... | |
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Deaths reported in protests |
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| Mar.15 |
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
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| Mar.16 |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| Mar.18 |
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Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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| Mar.20 |
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' |
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China locks down restive regions |
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| Mar.22 |
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China threatens Tibetians; West protests |
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| Mar.24 |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Mar.26 |
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Monks disrupt tour of journalists |
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| Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch
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| Apr.6 |
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Angry protests as torch reaches London |
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| Apr.7 |
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Olympic torch extinguished | The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times. Officials extinguished and put the torch on a ... | |
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| Apr.9 |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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| Apr.10 |
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UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
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| Apr.12 |
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Taiwan, China hold historic meeting |
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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| Apr.27 |
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Train collision kills at least 66 |
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| May.3 |
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China on alert over deadly child virus Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
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| May.6 |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit |
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| May.7 |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
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| May.12 |
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Quake death toll 50,000 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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Death toll rises in quake |
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| May.13 |
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Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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Rescuers reach epicentre
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China presses search for survivors |
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| May.14 |
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Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
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Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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China steps up rescue operation |
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| May.15 |
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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| May.16 |
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'Five million' homeless in quake
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Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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| May.17 |
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Quake effort resumes after panic |
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| May.18 |
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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| May.19 |
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Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.20 |
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Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| May.22 |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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Earthquake toll jumps again |
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| May.23 |
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Quake victims need millions of tents
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Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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| May.26 |
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China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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| May.27 |
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Aftershocks demolish homes 2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago
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| May.29 |
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China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
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| May.31 |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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| Jun.2 |
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China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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| Jun.3 |
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Quake children return to tent schools |
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| Jun.4 |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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| Jun.5 |
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Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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| Jun.9 |
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Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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Quake lake 'now draining'
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| Jun.12 |
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China on alert for unrest in quake zone |
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| Jun.14 |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
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| Jun.17 |
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Floods leave at least 100 dead |
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| Jun.19 |
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China raises fuel prices |
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| Jun.20 |
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Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
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| Jul.3 |
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Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
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| Jul.8 |
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French head will attend Olympics |
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| Jul.11 |
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Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government
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| Jul.30 |
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Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
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| Aug.1 |
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President pleas for politics-free Games |
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| Aug.3 |
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Chinese border attack kills 16 At least 16 police officers were killed, and 16 more were wounded, after an attack on a police station in western China
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| Aug.5 |
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China on alert after deadly border attack |
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Deadly earthquake hits China |
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Olympic relay in climax |
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| Aug.6 |
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100,000 police on guard for Olympics |
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Bush chides China over human rights
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| Aug.8 |
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China kicks off Olympics Ceremony| China opened the 29th Olympic Games with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history | |
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| Aug.11 |
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Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free |
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| Aug.12 |
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Phelps becomes greatest Olympian US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing...
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| Aug.14 |
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Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics |
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| Aug.16 |
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Bolt surges to gold in new record Usain Bolt glided to 9.69, a new world record, as he produced a stunning run in the Olympic 100m final. He was well clear at 60m
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Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley
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| Aug.20 |
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Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies
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| Aug.21 |
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Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit |
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| Aug.22 |
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Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt made a 3rd world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37
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Argentina - second straight soccer gold Angel di Maria has fired Argentina to its second Olympic title in a row in a 1-0 victory over Nigeria
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| Aug.23 |
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Bekele storms to Olympic double |
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| Aug.24 |
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Spectacular finale climaxes Games Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
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U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold |
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China deports US Tibet protesters |
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| Aug.30 |
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Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
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22 dead from Saturday quake |
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| Aug.31 |
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Dalai Lama due to leave hospital |
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15 dead in fireworks blast |
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| Sep.7 |
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Asian Markets jump on US mortgage deal |
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| Sep.8 |
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Landslide kills 34 in Shanxi
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| Sep.14 |
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Death toll from landslide reaches 254 Rescue workers continue to recover more bodie from a mud and rock slide that occurred at an unlicensed mine
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| Sep.15 |
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Lehman collapse hits Asian shares
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| Sep.16 |
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Baby milk toll escalates |
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| Sep.17 |
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3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula| Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group. 1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses includi... | |
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| Sep.18 |
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4th baby dies from tainted formula |
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Tests find liquid milk tainted
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| Sep.19 |
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Religious groups targeted before Olympics |
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'All-out effort' for babies
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| Sep.20 |
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Fire at club leaves 43 dead
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| Sep.23 |
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China's tainted milk scare spreads globally African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis spreads
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| Sep.25 |
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China stops tainted sweet sales |
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| Sep.27 |
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Astronaut takes China's first spacewalk A Chinese astronaut has completed his country's first-ever spacewalk as part of a program that is starting to rival the U.St. and Russia
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| Oct.3 |
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Lung disease 'to kill 83m'
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Melamine found in 18 more food products |
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| Oct.5 |
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Melamine in Cadbury products |
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| Oct.7 |
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Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility
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| Oct.8 |
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Guantanamo Uighur release blocked
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| Oct.12 |
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Markets rally after crisis talks |
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| Oct.24 |
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Asia-Europe Meeting convenes
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| Nov.3 |
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Delegation of China, arrives in Taiwan |
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| Nov.5 |
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China envoy to meet Taiwan leader |
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| Nov.9 |
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Stocks surge after China stimulus |
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| Nov.19 |
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Asia markets follow US share drop |
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| Dec.1 |
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Melamine death toll rises
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| Dec.21 |
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China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
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| Dec.27 |
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China dairies to compensate victims
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| Dec.31 |
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Milk scandal executives on trial |
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|
| 2008 |
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| Aug.3 |
Chinese border attack kills 16 At least 16 police officers were killed, and 16 more were wounded, after an attack on a police station in western China
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Brutal winter affects millions |
|
| Jan.30 |
Stranded take buses anywhere Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years
|
| Apr.27 |
Train collision kills at least 66 |
|
| May.3 |
China on alert over deadly child virus Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
|
| May.12 |
Quake death toll 50,000 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
|
| |
|
| May.12 |
Death toll rises in quake |
|
| May.13 |
Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
|
| May.13 |
Rescuers reach epicentre
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| May.13 |
China presses search for survivors |
|
| May.14 |
Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
|
| May.14 |
Quake toll close to 15,000 |
|
| May.14 |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
|
| May.14 |
China steps up rescue operation |
|
| May.15 |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
|
| May.15 |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
|
| May.16 |
'Five million' homeless in quake
|
| May.16 |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
|
| May.17 |
Quake effort resumes after panic |
|
| May.18 |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
|
| May.19 |
Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.20 |
Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| May.22 |
Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
|
| May.22 |
Earthquake toll jumps again |
|
| May.23 |
Quake victims need millions of tents
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| May.23 |
Quake toll passes 60,000 |
|
| May.26 |
China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
|
| May.27 |
Aftershocks demolish homes 2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago
|
| May.29 |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
|
| May.31 |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
|
| Jun.2 |
China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
|
| Jun.3 |
Quake children return to tent schools |
|
| Jun.4 |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
|
| Jun.5 |
Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
|
| Jun.9 |
Water rising too fast at quake lake |
|
| Jun.9 |
Quake lake 'now draining'
|
| Jun.14 |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
|
| Jun.17 |
Floods leave at least 100 dead |
|
| Aug.5 |
Deadly earthquake hits China |
|
| Aug.21 |
Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit |
|
| Aug.30 |
22 dead from Saturday quake |
|
| Aug.31 |
15 dead in fireworks blast |
|
| Sep.8 |
Landslide kills 34 in Shanxi
|
| Sep.14 |
Death toll from landslide reaches 254 Rescue workers continue to recover more bodie from a mud and rock slide that occurred at an unlicensed mine
|
| Sep.16 |
Baby milk toll escalates |
|
| Sep.17 |
3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula| Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group. 1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses includi... | |
|
| Sep.18 |
4th baby dies from tainted formula |
|
| Sep.18 |
Tests find liquid milk tainted
|
| Sep.19 |
'All-out effort' for babies
|
| Sep.20 |
Fire at club leaves 43 dead
|
| Sep.23 |
China's tainted milk scare spreads globally African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis spreads
|
| Sep.25 |
China stops tainted sweet sales |
|
| Oct.3 |
Lung disease 'to kill 83m'
|
| Oct.3 |
Melamine found in 18 more food products |
|
| Oct.5 |
Melamine in Cadbury products |
|
| Dec.1 |
Melamine death toll rises
|
| Dec.27 |
China dairies to compensate victims
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
|
| Mar.24 |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
|
| Mar.30 |
Greece hands China Olympic torch
|
| Apr.6 |
Angry protests as torch reaches London |
|
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished | The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times. Officials extinguished and put the torch on a ... | |
|
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
|
| Apr.10 |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
|
| Apr.23 |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch
|
| May.7 |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
|
| Jun.20 |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
|
| Jul.8 |
French head will attend Olympics |
|
| Jul.30 |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
|
| Aug.1 |
President pleas for politics-free Games |
|
| Aug.5 |
Olympic relay in climax |
|
| Aug.6 |
100,000 police on guard for Olympics |
|
| Aug.8 |
China kicks off Olympics Ceremony| China opened the 29th Olympic Games with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history | |
|
| Aug.11 |
Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free |
|
| Aug.12 |
Phelps becomes greatest Olympian US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing...
|
| Aug.14 |
Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics |
|
| Aug.16 |
Bolt surges to gold in new record Usain Bolt glided to 9.69, a new world record, as he produced a stunning run in the Olympic 100m final. He was well clear at 60m
|
| Aug.16 |
Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley
|
| Aug.22 |
Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt made a 3rd world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37
|
| Aug.22 |
Argentina - second straight soccer gold Angel di Maria has fired Argentina to its second Olympic title in a row in a 1-0 victory over Nigeria
|
| Aug.23 |
Bekele storms to Olympic double |
|
| Aug.24 |
Spectacular finale climaxes Games Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
|
| Aug.24 |
U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.27 |
Share prices fall on Asia markets |
|
| May.31 |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
|
| Jun.19 |
China raises fuel prices |
|
| Jul.3 |
Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
|
| Aug.24 |
Spectacular finale climaxes Games Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
|
| Aug.30 |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
|
| Sep.7 |
Asian Markets jump on US mortgage deal |
|
| Sep.15 |
Lehman collapse hits Asian shares
|
| Sep.17 |
3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula| Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group. 1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses includi... | |
|
| Sep.18 |
Tests find liquid milk tainted
|
| Sep.25 |
China stops tainted sweet sales |
|
| Oct.3 |
Melamine found in 18 more food products |
|
| Oct.5 |
Melamine in Cadbury products |
|
| Oct.12 |
Markets rally after crisis talks |
|
| Nov.9 |
Stocks surge after China stimulus |
|
| Nov.19 |
Asia markets follow US share drop |
|
| Dec.21 |
China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
|
| Dec.27 |
China dairies to compensate victims
|
| Dec.31 |
Milk scandal executives on trial |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.2 |
China to expand lethal injections |
|
| Oct.7 |
Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility
|
| Oct.8 |
Guantanamo Uighur release blocked
|
| Dec.31 |
Milk scandal executives on trial |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
|
| Mar.14 |
Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows Map of Lhasa China| Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa. Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement... | |
|
| Mar.14 |
Deaths reported in protests |
|
| Mar.15 |
Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
|
| Mar.16 |
'Eighty killed' in unrest
|
| Mar.18 |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
|
| Mar.20 |
Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' |
|
| Mar.20 |
China locks down restive regions |
|
| Mar.22 |
China threatens Tibetians; West protests |
|
| Mar.24 |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
|
| Mar.26 |
Monks disrupt tour of journalists |
|
| Apr.6 |
Angry protests as torch reaches London |
|
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished | The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times. Officials extinguished and put the torch on a ... | |
|
| Apr.9 |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
|
| Apr.10 |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
|
| Apr.12 |
Taiwan, China hold historic meeting |
|
| Apr.23 |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch
|
| May.6 |
China-Japan leaders hold summit |
|
| May.15 |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
|
| May.16 |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
|
| May.18 |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
|
| May.29 |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
|
| Jun.12 |
China on alert for unrest in quake zone |
|
| Jul.8 |
French head will attend Olympics |
|
| Jul.11 |
Russia, China veto sanctions on Zimbabwe Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government
|
| Jul.30 |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
|
| Aug.1 |
President pleas for politics-free Games |
|
| Aug.5 |
China on alert after deadly border attack |
|
| Aug.6 |
100,000 police on guard for Olympics |
|
| Aug.6 |
Bush chides China over human rights
|
| Aug.20 |
Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies
|
| Aug.24 |
China deports US Tibet protesters |
|
| Aug.30 |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
|
| Aug.31 |
Dalai Lama due to leave hospital |
|
| Sep.19 |
Religious groups targeted before Olympics |
|
| Sep.27 |
Astronaut takes China's first spacewalk A Chinese astronaut has completed his country's first-ever spacewalk as part of a program that is starting to rival the U.St. and Russia
|
| Oct.24 |
Asia-Europe Meeting convenes
|
| Nov.3 |
Delegation of China, arrives in Taiwan |
|
| Nov.5 |
China envoy to meet Taiwan leader |
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