2010年8月15日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China marks day of mourning for landslide victims (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT

A resident burns incense for people who were killed when a mudslide hit Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China observed a national day of mourning Sunday for the victims of last weekend's massive landslide in a remote part of its northwest, which killed more than 1,200 people when a torrent of mud swept through a town.


China holds day of mourning for landslide dead (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Residents and rescue workers hold a memorial at the site of a mudslide that devastated the town of Zhouqu in northwest China's Gansu province Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.  (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Cinemas closed and coal miners stopped work as China observed a day of mourning Sunday for more than 1,200 victims of a mudslide a week earlier in a northwestern town, while authorities rushed to protect survivors from more flooding.


China observes day of mourning for mudslide victims (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 03:54 AM PDT

A man walks past the decomposing body of a mudslide victim in Zhouqu. Flags were flying at half mast and public entertainment cancelled Sunday as China marked a national day of mourning for the more than 1,200 people killed by massive mudslides in the northwest.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Flags were flying at half mast and public entertainment cancelled Sunday as China marked a national day of mourning for the more than 1,200 people killed by massive mudslides in the northwest.


No evidence milk powder caused infant breasts: China (AFP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2010 03:51 AM PDT

This photo taken shows tins of milk powder made by NASDAQ-listed Synutra on sale at a supermarket in Beijing. China's health ministry said an investigation had found no evidence that the milk powder produced by the Chinese company caused infant girls to grow breasts premarutrely, state media reported.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - China's health ministry said Sunday an investigation had found no evidence that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts.


China paper warns military thinking outmoded (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 11:12 PM PDT

Visitors look at a Dongfeng-2 missile at the Chinese Military Museum in Beijing, August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China's military thinking is outmoded and should learn from others, especially the United States, when it comes to modernizing its vast armed forces, a leading armed forces newspaper said on Sunday.


Siberian tiger mauls keeper in China (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 09:55 PM PDT

A Siberian tiger has mauled a keeper to death at a wildlife rescue centre in Anhui province, eastern China, after the animal was left to roam the cage as it was being cleaned, state media reported.(AFP/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - A Siberian tiger mauled a keeper to death in eastern China after being left to roam the cage as it was being cleaned, state media said Sunday.


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