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| Building blast kills two, injures eight in Shanghai Shanghai, Thu 25 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT STORYLINE: An elderly couple died and eight others were injured after an explosion in a residential building early Friday in Shanghai. It happened at around 12:40 a.m. in a six-story building in the Baoshan district. The third through six floors collapsed. Ten people were rushed to hospitals.... | ||
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| Blast-trapped 18 miners in central China remain lost Hunan, Thu 18 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT Twenty-six hours after 18 miners were trapped by a coal mine blast on Wednesday, rescuers still could not enter the mine in Lianyuan city of central China's Hunan Province, because of high gas density, officials said. Twenty-six hours after 18 miners were trapped by a coal mine blast on Wednesday, rescuers still could not enter the mine in Lianyuan city of central China's Hunan Province, because of high gas density, officials said. "Chances of their survival were slim," said Shi Jinchu, vice director of the... | ||
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| Gas Explosion in Azeri Capital Kills 5, Injures 7 Istanbul, Sat 13 Dec 2008, 04:45 GMT A natural gas blast in a five stories building on Saturday killed at least 5 people and wounded seven others in Azerbaijan's capital, officials said. The explosion, which is believed to start by a household gas leak, destroyed the staircase for the top three floors of the building in Baku. Five people were crushed to death by rubble, and seven people, who were injured, were taken to the nearest hospital for the medical treatment. | ||
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| Traffic Accidents Kill 80 People During National Holiday Istanbul, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 02:18 GMT 80 people died and 400 people wounded because of traffic accidents since the beginning of national holiday, December 6, in Turkey. Turkish government announced a nine-day holiday for Eid al-Adha, an annual religious festival, between December 6 and 14. On which millions of people mobilized to celebrate the event in their hometowns while others travel for vacation in different spots. Unfortunately, at least 80 people lost... | ||
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| Moscow Building Collapse Kills Four Worker Moscow = Moskva, Thu 11 Dec 2008, 12:11 GMT Four workers have been killed and two others are reported trapped under the rubble after a part of six-storey apartment building collapsed on Wednesday in Moscow. Witnesses and Russian emergency official said that four bodies have been recovered on Thursday from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Moscow’s Old Arbat, a popular tourist destination. One person has been hospitalized with injuries from the incident. Meanwhile, rescuers have been... | ||
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| Brown's plea to suicide programme producers London, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 13:46 GMT Gordon Brown comments on the televised assisted suicide and also talks about wanting fuel cost cuts to be passed on to consumers Broadcasters should deal with the issue of assisted death "sensitively and without sensationalism", the Prime Minister said today in the House of Commons. Footage of the death of Craig Ewert, 59, who suffered from motor neurone disease, will be shown on Sky's programme Right To Die?. | ||
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| Three of the Spanair crash survivors testify Madrid, Wed 03 Dec 2008, 10:06 GMT | ||
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| Georgia-Bound Bus Crashes in NE Turkey: 4 Dead, 33 Injured Turkey, Wed 19 Nov 2008, 02:13 GMT A passenger bus bound for Georgia was involved in an accident on Tuesday in northeastern Turkish province of Artvin, some 30 km from the Turkey-Georgia border, killing 4 people and injuring 33 others. Three of the dead were confirmed to be Georgian nationals and the one of them was Azeri national while 27 Georgian, three Israeli, one Azeri and one Armenian passenger were injured. Turkish officials said 31 of the 37 passengers traveling in the bus, which departed from Istanbul, were Georgian... | ||
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| 4 dead, 17 missing from east China subway tunnel collapse Zhejiang, Sun 16 Nov 2008, 16:00 GMT Rescuers have confirmed four people were killed and 17 others missing following Saturday's collapse at a subway construction site in east China's Zhejiang Province. | ||
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| Guangxi- Smoking blamed for fatal mine explosion in south China Beijing, Wed 05 Nov 2008, 16:00 GMT | ||
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| Gansu - One dead, 41 injured in NW China chemical factory blast Beijing, Sat 01 Nov 2008, 16:00 GMT One man died and 41 were injured after a chemical factory explosion in northwest China's Gansu Province on Friday, official sources said. | ||
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| Shanxi- Coal mine accident kills five, injures 37 Beijing, Sun 19 Oct 2008, 16:00 GMT Five miners were killed and 37 others injured in an accident at a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday morning, said the colliery managers. | ||
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| Hainan- Storm Higos lands in south China Beijing, Sat 04 Oct 2008, 08:43 GMT Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, landed in China's southernmost Hainan Province Friday evening, local observatory said. Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, landed in China's southernmost Hainan Province Friday evening, local observatory said. Higos landed at 10:15 p.m. in Longlou Town, Wenchang City, 19.6 degrees north latitude and 111.0 degrees east longitude. The wind speed at the eye of the storm was 18... | ||
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| Hainan-South China braces for tropical storm Mekkhala Beijing, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 09:17 GMT South China's Hainan Province is bracing for tropical storm Mekkhala, which is expected to land in the island on Sep.30 or brush its southern coast. South China's Hainan Province is bracing for tropical storm Mekkhala, which is expected to land in the island on Sep.30 or brush its southern coast. Mekkhala, the 16th tropical storm this year, was developed from a tropical low pressure at 8 a.m. Monday, Sep.29 on the South China Sea, according to... | ||
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| Guangdong/Hainan- Typhoon Hagupit kills 10 in south China Beijing, Fri 26 Sep 2008, 09:40 GMT The death toll from typhoon Hagupit in south China rose to 10 as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, with two still missing, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. STORYLINE: The death toll from typhoon Hagupit in south China rose to 10 as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, with two still missing, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. According to the office, Hagupit-triggered floods and high winds had affected 8.73 million residents... | ||
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| Guangdong/Hainan- Typhoon Hagupit landed in south China Beijing, Wed 24 Sep 2008, 08:56 GMT Typhoon Hagupit landed in south China's Guangdong Province at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, packing hurricane force winds at 172 kilometers per hour in its eye. Typhoon Hagupit landed in south China's Guangdong Province at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, packing hurricane force winds at 172 kilometers per hour in its eye. In high alarm of the typhoon, the province recalled more than 50,000 ships and nearly 200,000 fishermen or crew members on Tuesday. ... | ||
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| Heilongjiang- Death toll rises to 19 in NE China coal mine fire Beijing, Mon 22 Sep 2008, 09:49 GMT Rescuers have found another 14 bodies at a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, bringing the death toll from a fire on Saturday to 19. Rescuers have found another 14 bodies at a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, bringing the death toll from a fire on Saturday to 19. A rescue headquarters spokesman said 12 miners remained missing as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. Rescuers found the bodies at 1 a.m. on Sunday. The fire... | ||
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| Henan- At least 31 dead, nine missing in C. China coal mine gas outburst Beijing, Sun 21 Sep 2008, 08:00 GMT At least 31 people have been confirmed dead and nine others missing in a coal mine gas outburst in central China's Henan Province early on Sunday. At least 31 people have been confirmed dead and nine others missing in a coal mine gas outburst in central China's Henan Province early on Sunday. A local government spokesman said coal and gas erupted at about 1:40 a.m. at Xinfeng No. 2 Coal Mine, southwest of Dengfeng City. There were 108... | ||
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| Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia attending the funeral of Spanair crash victims Spain (España) A-San Q, Thu 18 Sep 2008, 12:00 GMT Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia attending the funeral of Spanair crash victims in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. | ||
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| Shanxi- Death toll in north China landslide rises to 259 Beijing, Wed 17 Sep 2008, 09:40 GMT STORYLINE: Rescuers retrieved one more body from a landslide in north China on Tuesday afternoon, pushing the death toll in the Sept. 8 tragedy to 259. A man's body was found at about 3:07 p.m. beside a collapsed iron ore dump and was taken away by his relatives, rescuers said. More than 300... | ||
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