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9 people swept away by flash flood in central Chinese city of Xi'an
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Hainan gibbon decline charted in Chinese records
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Typhoon Soudelor lashes southeast China  Map of Putian Fujian China| A typhoon was pounding southeast China late Saturday, leaving more than a million homes without power after lashing Taiwan | |
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Typhoon Soudelor: Trail of damage in south-east China Map of Fujian China| At least 12 people have died in south-eastern China after a powerful typhoon caused floods and mudslides | |
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China devalues yuan currency to three-year low China's central bank has devalued the national currency, the yuan, to its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years
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| Aug.11 |
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China's yuan currency devalued for a second day China's Central Bank has again cut the guiding rate for the national currency, the yuan, a day after Tuesday's record 1.9% devaluation
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Dozens missing after landslide in Shaanxi
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| Aug.12 |
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Casualties in Tianjin port city explosions  Map of port Tianjin China Massive explosions have hit a warehouse storing dangerous and chemical goods in the port area, leaving at least 17 dead and hundreds more injured
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China allows yuan currency to drop for third day
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Dozens of firefighters reportedly missing after explosions in Tianjin
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| Aug.13 |
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Chemical specialists sent to Tianjin Map of port Tianjin China China has sent a team of military chemical experts to the northern city of Tianjin, after explosions left at least 50 dead, state media report
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Fires still burning after Tianjin blasts Map of port Tianjin China Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts
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Chinese stocks are up as yuan rate strengthens
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| Aug.14 |
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Anger over missing firefighters as port death toll reaches 85 Angry family members of firefighters missing in the explosions that rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin have stormed a government news c...
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| Aug.15 |
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Evacuations as sodium cyanide found Map of port Tianjin China| The Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination. At least 104 people ar... | |
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Death toll in Tianjin explosions climbs to over 100
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| Aug.16 |
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Tianjin explosions: Nearly 100 people still missing
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China Tianjin explosions: Premier Li Keqiang visits scene Map of port Tianjin China Li Keqiang has visited the victims of a major disaster at a chemical warehouse in Tianjin. He met those who had been injured and displaced
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Chinese chemical blasts: 112 dead, 95 still missing It's been four days since the explosions rocked the northeastern coastal city of Tianjin. More bodies likely trapped in the rubble
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| Aug.18 |
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Athletics: Sebastian Coe elected IAAF president
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China CO2: 'Coal error' caused wrong calculations Confusion over the types of coal being burned in power stations has caused a significant overestimation of the country's carbon emissions
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| Aug.22 |
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Explosion rips through chemical plant in eastern China Xinhua says the explosion triggered a fire and that a dozen fire engines are battling the fire; no casualties were immediately reported
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Landslide in China's southwest kills 3, 8 missing A state news agency says rescue workers are searching for eight people missing. He disaster at about 7 p.m. on Saturday evening buried a roa...
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  Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title Bolt put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title
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Chinese shares drop in dramatic slide Chinese shares continued their sharp fall on Monday as concerns over the country's slowing growth and volatile markets sparked panic among t...
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| Aug.24 |
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Chinese stocks continue to tumble | Chinese stocks continued to tumble though elsewhere in Asia losses were less severe than analysts had feared after Monday's dramatic fall | |
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China shares fail to lift on central bank's rate cut Chinese shares continued to lose ground despite the central bank's latest effort to reassure traders
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| Aug.26 |
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Chinese shares higher on back of global rebound The shares have returned to positive territory after massive losses earlier in the week rocked the globe. The Shanghai Composite was up by 2...
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Tianjin blast: 11 officials suspected of negligence Map of Tianjin China China says 11 Tianjin government and port officials are suspected of negligence in connection to the massive explosions that killed 139 people
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| Aug.27 |
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World Championships: Usain Bolt completes sprint double
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| Aug.28 |
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7 killed after exposure to poisonous gasses at paper mill Seven workers were killed and two injured after exposure to poisonous gasses at a paper mill in central China
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| Aug.29 |
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Bolt pulls off gold medal treble with Jamaican 4x100 win
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| Aug.30 |
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Kenya tops medal table at World Athletics Championships
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China punishes 197 over stock market and Tianjin 'rumours' Chinese authorities have punished 197 people for spreading rumours online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in Tianji...
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| Aug.31 |
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Chemical factory explodes in eastern China, killing 1 The factory in Lijin county exploded at 11:22 p.m. Monday and the fire was brought under control about five hours later
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