| Chinese agencies prepare for more sickened babies (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2008 04:45 AM CDT  AP - Medical agencies prepared Tuesday to treat more sickened babies as an investigation by China's Health Ministry linked contaminated milk powder to the deaths of two infants and the illnesses of more than 1,200 others.
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| GM celebrates 100th birthday (AFP) Posted: 16 Sep 2008 04:20 AM CDT  AFP - General Motors marked its 100th anniversary Tuesday, saying its future lay in China as it broke ground on a research facility that will develop hybrid and electric cars for the Chinese market.
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| Fighter pilot to be China's first space walker: govt (AFP) Posted: 16 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT  AFP - A 42-year-old fighter pilot has been chosen to become the first Chinese person to walk in space, with the historic mission set for September 25, the government said Tuesday.
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| China urges Iran's cooperation with nuclear agency (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT  Reuters - China urged Iran on Tuesday to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog but distanced itself from calls for sanctions following a report that said Tehran was stalling scrutiny of its nuclear activities.
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| China toxic milk victim count expected to rise (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:23 PM CDT  Reuters - The number of Chinese infants found threatened by toxic milk powder is likely to rise as the search for victims spreads, state media reported on Tuesday, with the government facing rising public anger.
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| China warns more may be sickened by tainted milk (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2008 11:11 PM CDT  AP - China's Health Ministry warned Tuesday of a possible rise in the number of babies sickened by contaminated milk powder, which has already been linked to the deaths of two infants and illnesses in more than 1,200 others.
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| China food scare company apologises: state media (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2008 08:56 AM CDT  AFP - The company at the centre of China's latest food scare Monday apologised for its contaminated milk powder which has killed two babies and made more than 1,200 others sick, state media said.
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| China cuts lending rates, small banks' reserves (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2008 05:08 AM CDT  Reuters - China's central bank, acting against a background of extreme stress in global financial markets, cut benchmark lending rates by 0.27 percentage point on Monday.
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| China evacuates a half million for tropical storm: report (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2008 04:58 AM CDT  AFP - China evacuated nearly half a million people from coastal areas as tropical storm Sinlaku bore down, but officials said the mainland was expected to escape the worst, state media reported Monday.
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