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China to expand lethal injections |
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Share prices fall on Asia markets |
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Brutal winter affects millions |
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Stranded take buses anywhere 
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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 expressing deep concern. He called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people
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Deaths reported in protests |
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' |
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China locks down restive regions |
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China threatens Tibetians; West protests |
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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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Monks disrupt tour of journalists |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch
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Angry protests as torch reaches London |
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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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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
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Taiwan, China hold historic meeting |
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Anti-French rallies across China |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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Train collision kills at least 66 |
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CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' |
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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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Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
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Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China| 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 frighte... | |
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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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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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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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'Five million' homeless in quake
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Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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Quake effort resumes after panic
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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Warning panics quake zone |
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Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000
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Earthquake toll jumps again |
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Quake victims need millions of tents
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Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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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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China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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Quake children return to tent schools |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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Quake lake 'now draining'
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China on alert for unrest in quake zone |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
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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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Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
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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.28 |
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China rights 'worsen with Games' |
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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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President pleas for politics-free Games
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IOC meets amid concerns |
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IOC denies deal on internet curbs |
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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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Olympics will be safe, says China |
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Deadly earthquake hits China |
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China on alert after deadly border attack |
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Olympic relay in climax
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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. 7 |
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World leaders gather for Olympics |
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China revokes visa of Darfur activist |
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Bush speaks of free expression |
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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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Bush dedicates new American embassy |
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| Aug. 11 |
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Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive |
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Iraq to revive oil deal with China |
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Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free
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China cruises to gymnastics gold |
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| Aug. 12 |
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3 police officers slain in western China |
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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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Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B |
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Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics
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| Aug. 15 |
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Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold |
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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. 17 |
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Nadal, Dementieva claim tennis golds |
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| Aug. 20 |
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Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies Hua Guofeng briefly ruled China as Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside by Deng Xiaoping as a prelude to reforms
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Bolt claims 200m gold with record |
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| Aug. 21 |
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Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit
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Olympic probe over gymnasts' ages |
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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 37.10
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Three killed, 100 hurt in earthquake |
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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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S. Korea stuns Cuba for baseball gold |
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U.S. women trounce Australia |
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Taekwondo star kicks referee in face |
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China's Ma wins table tennis men's gold |
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Kenyan wins Olympic men's marathon |
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U.S. men's volleyball wins gold |
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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. 27 |
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20 dead in chemical plant explosion |
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Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China Iraq has signed its first major oil deal with a foreign company(China National Petroleum Corporation) since the fall of Saddam's regime
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3 dead as quake rattles southwest China
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22 dead from Saturday quake The quake hit Panzhihua Citye. 17 people were reported dead and about 100 others injured in Sichuan In Yunnan province, 5 people died
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Dalai Lama due to leave hospital The Dalai Lama, 73, will leave hospital after undergoing tests for abdominal discomfort. He canceled planned trips to Mexico
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15 dead in fireworks blast The explosion occurred at a plant in Sijiazi Township in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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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 |
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| Jan.28 |
Brutal winter affects millions |
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| 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 | | |
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| Apr.27 |
Train collision kills at least 66 |
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| 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...
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| May.12 |
Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan Province China| 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 frighte... | |
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| May.12 |
Death toll rises in quake |
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| May.13 |
Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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| May.13 |
Rescuers reach epicentre
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| May.13 |
China presses search for survivors |
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| May.14 |
Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
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| May.14 |
Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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| May.14 |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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| May.14 |
China steps up rescue operation |
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| May.15 |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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| 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
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| May.16 |
'Five million' homeless in quake
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| May.16 |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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| May.17 |
Quake effort resumes after panic
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| May.18 |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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| 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
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| May.22 |
Earthquake toll jumps again |
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| May.23 |
Quake victims need millions of tents
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| May.23 |
Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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| May.26 |
China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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| May.27 |
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 |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
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| May.31 |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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| Jun.2 |
China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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| Jun.3 |
Quake children return to tent schools |
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| Jun.4 |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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| Jun.5 |
Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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| Jun.9 |
Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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| Jun.9 |
Quake lake 'now draining'
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| Jun.14 |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
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| Jun.17 |
Floods leave at least 100 dead |
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| Aug.5 |
Deadly earthquake hits China |
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| Aug. 14 |
Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B |
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| Aug. 21 |
Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit
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| Aug. 22 |
Three killed, 100 hurt in earthquake |
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| Aug. 27 |
20 dead in chemical plant explosion |
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| Sat. |
3 dead as quake rattles southwest China
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| Sat. |
22 dead from Saturday quake The quake hit Panzhihua Citye. 17 people were reported dead and about 100 others injured in Sichuan In Yunnan province, 5 people died
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| Sun. |
15 dead in fireworks blast The explosion occurred at a plant in Sijiazi Township in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Apr.23 |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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| May.7 |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
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| Jun.20 |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
|
| Jul.8 |
French head will attend Olympics |
|
| Jul.28 |
China rights 'worsen with Games' |
|
| 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
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| Aug.1 |
IOC meets amid concerns |
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| Aug.2 |
IOC denies deal on internet curbs |
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| Aug.4 |
Olympics will be safe, says China |
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| Aug.5 |
Olympic relay in climax
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| Aug. 6 |
100,000 police on guard for Olympics
|
| Aug. 7 |
World leaders gather 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
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| Aug. 11 |
Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive |
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| Aug. 11 |
Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free
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| Aug. 11 |
China cruises to gymnastics gold |
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| 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...
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| Aug. 14 |
Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics
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| Aug. 15 |
Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold |
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| 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
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| 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
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| Aug. 17 |
Nadal, Dementieva claim tennis golds |
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| Aug. 20 |
Bolt claims 200m gold with record |
|
| Aug. 21 |
Olympic probe over gymnasts' ages |
|
| 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 37.10
|
| 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
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| Aug. 23 |
Bekele storms to Olympic double
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| Aug. 23 |
S. Korea stuns Cuba for baseball gold |
|
| Aug. 23 |
U.S. women trounce Australia |
|
| Aug. 23 |
Taekwondo star kicks referee in face |
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| Aug. 23 |
China's Ma wins table tennis men's gold |
|
| Aug. 23 |
Kenyan wins Olympic men's marathon |
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| Aug. 23 |
U.S. men's volleyball wins gold |
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| 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
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| Aug. 24 |
U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.27 |
Share prices fall on Asia markets |
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| May.31 |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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| Jun.19 |
China raises fuel prices |
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| Jul.3 |
Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
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| Aug. 11 |
Iraq to revive oil deal with China |
|
| Aug. 14 |
Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B |
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| 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
|
| Sat. |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China Iraq has signed its first major oil deal with a foreign company(China National Petroleum Corporation) since the fall of Saddam's regime
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.2 |
China to expand lethal injections |
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| Aug. 12 |
3 police officers slain in western China |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.12 |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| 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 expressing deep concern. He called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people
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| | |
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| Mar.14 |
Deaths reported in protests |
|
| Mar.15 |
Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
|
| Mar.16 |
'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| 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.19 |
Anti-French rallies across China |
|
| Apr.23 |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch
|
| Apr.30 |
CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' |
|
| May.3 |
Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials |
|
| 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.28 |
China rights 'worsen with Games' |
|
| 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.2 |
IOC denies deal on internet curbs |
|
| 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. 7 |
World leaders gather for Olympics |
|
| Aug. 7 |
China revokes visa of Darfur activist |
|
| Aug. 7 |
Bush speaks of free expression |
|
| Aug. 8 |
Bush dedicates new American embassy |
|
| Aug. 20 |
Former Chinese leader Hua Guofeng dies Hua Guofeng briefly ruled China as Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside by Deng Xiaoping as a prelude to reforms
|
| Aug. 24 |
China deports US Tibet protesters
|
| Sat. |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China Iraq has signed its first major oil deal with a foreign company(China National Petroleum Corporation) since the fall of Saddam's regime
|
| Sun. |
Dalai Lama due to leave hospital The Dalai Lama, 73, will leave hospital after undergoing tests for abdominal discomfort. He canceled planned trips to Mexico
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