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10 Oct 08
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Chinese dissidents miss out on Nobel peace prize OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, but this year the news was as much about who didn't get the award.... |
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10 Oct 08
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Chinese tighten dairy regulations after scandal BEIJING (AP) -- China's State Council tightened quality control regulations for the dairy industry Friday, as authorities in Macau and Hong Kong reported several children had kidney stones blamed on Chinese tainted milk.... |
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10 Oct 08
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Second lawsuit filed in tainted milk scandal BEIJING (AP) -- A second lawsuit has been filed against a Chinese dairy company at the heart of the tainted milk crisis, an attorney said Friday, as more than 10,000 children remained hospitalized after drinking milk powder laced with an industrial... |
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09 Oct 08
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AP Enterprise: Some at Gitmo see US as ally SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Chinese Muslim locked up at Guantanamo Bay may soon be granted an improbable wish: To move to the United States.... |
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09 Oct 08
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Scandal forces reform in China dairy industry HOHHOT, China (AP) -- Peering into five pails of foaming milk, Wang Guifeng quickly jotted down the farmer's name before signaling the batch was OK. Every day he rejects milk from two or three farms whose cows don't meet hygiene standards or show... |
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09 Oct 08
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AP Enterprise: Some at Gitmo see U.S. as ally SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Chinese Muslim locked up at Guantanamo Bay may soon be granted an improbable wish: To move to the United States.... |
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09 Oct 08
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Chinese Muslims' release into US blocked for now WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of Chinese Muslims set to be freed into the U.S. this week from Guantanamo Bay found their freedom stymied yet again after a simple government plea: What's a couple more weeks or so in jail after nearly seven years?... |
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09 Oct 08
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Chinese herbal injection suspended after 3 deaths BEIJING (AP) -- China has suspended the sale and use of an injectable herbal remedy after six people suffered adverse reactions, including three who died.... |
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09 Oct 08
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10,000 Chinese children still sick from milk BEIJING (AP) -- More than 10,000 children remained hospitalized after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, eight of whom were in serious condition, officials said.... |
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09 Oct 08
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Tainted milk: 10,000 Chinese kids still ailing BEIJING (AP) -- More than 10,000 children remain hospitalized after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, officials said Wednesday, as the government released its first rules on allowable levels of the chemical blamed in the ailments.... |
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09 Oct 08
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IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing LONDON (AP) -- Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back.... |
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08 Oct 08
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US-Taiwan-China relationship back in balance TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's once-strained relations with the United States are back on track after the Bush administration approved a long-delayed $6.5 billion package of weapons to help the island defend itself against China.... |
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08 Oct 08
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Linkin Park cancels China tour over back injury BEIJING (AP) -- Linkin Park is canceling its China tour because lead singer Chester Bennington has suffered a back injury.... |
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08 Oct 08
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China sets melamine levels for milk products BEIJING (AP) -- China on Wednesday announced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare.... |
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07 Oct 08
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Chinese lawyers face pressure to drop milk cases BEIJING (AP) -- Lawyers advising the families of children sickened in China's tainted milk scandal said Tuesday they are facing growing official pressure to withdraw from the cases.... |
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07 Oct 08
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China state TV to air 50-part Bruce Lee biography BEIJING (AP) -- Bruce Lee is getting a belated hero's welcome in China, with the country's state broadcaster set to air a 50-part prime-time series on the late kung fu star.... |
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07 Oct 08
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China says US arms sale to Taiwan harms ties BEIJING (AP) -- A planned multibillion dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan threatens China's national security and has cast a pall over military relations between Beijing and Washington, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.... |
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07 Oct 08
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China vows overhaul of "chaotic" milk industry BEIJING (AP) -- China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.... |
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06 Oct 08
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China vows overhaul of 'chaotic' milk industry BEIJING (AP) -- China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.... |
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06 Oct 08
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30 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet BEIJING (AP) -- Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said. Rescuers rushed in to try to save people buried in the rubble.... |
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06 Oct 08
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30 die after 2 strong earthquakes hit Tibet BEIJING (AP) -- A pair of strong earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and causing hundreds of houses to collapse, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Rescuers rushed to the scene to try to... |
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06 Oct 08
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China detains 6 more suspects in milk scandal BEIJING (AP) -- China pledged to improve food safety after authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal as the government increases efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.... |
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06 Oct 08
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China detains 6 more people in milk scandal BEIJING (AP) -- Authorities have detained six more people in China's contaminated milk scandal, officials said Monday, as the government continued its efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.... |
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05 Oct 08
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Tainted Cadbury chocolate found in Hong Kong BEIJING (AP) -- Hong Kong said Sunday it found two Cadbury chocolate products contained considerably more of the industrial chemical melamine than the city's legal limit in a growing scandal over tainted food made in China.... |
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05 Oct 08
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China says new tests show milk free from melamine BEIJING (AP) -- China's food safety watchdog says no traces of the industrial chemical melamine were found in new tests of liquid milk sold domestically, as officials seek to restore public trust in milk supplies.... |
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04 Oct 08
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Elderly turtle pair fails to produce offspring SUZHOU, China (AP) -- She's around 80 years old. He's 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated.... |
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04 Oct 08
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Chinese wins tightrope contest across Seoul river SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A professional tightrope walker from China zipped along a wire strung across the Han River in just under 11 minutes to win Seoul's second international high-wire championship, which concluded Saturday.... |
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04 Oct 08
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Taiwan welcomes $6.5 billion US arms package TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's president on Saturday welcomed a U.S. decision to sell the island up to $6.5 billion in advanced weaponry, while China said it strongly opposed the move.... |
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04 Oct 08
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US nuclear envoy holds N. Korea talks in Beijing BEIJING (AP) -- The top U.S. nuclear envoy held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Saturday, an embassy spokesman said, after a trip to North Korea failed to stop the communist regime from restoring its atomic facilities.... |
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04 Oct 08
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US nuclear envoy holds NKorea talks in Beijing BEIJING (AP) -- The top U.S. nuclear envoy held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Saturday, an embassy spokesman said, after a trip to North Korea failed to stop the communist regime from restoring its atomic facilities.... |
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03 Oct 08
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Nobel speculation centers on rights activists STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Human rights activists from China and Russia are considered front-runners to win the Nobel Peace Prize next week, while bettors are putting their money on an Italian, a Syrian or an Israeli for the literature award.... |
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03 Oct 08
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Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health BEIJING (AP) -- Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul - even pandas.... |
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03 Oct 08
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Vietnam finds tainted products from China HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the industrial chemical melamine in 18 dairy and biscuit products imported from China and three other countries and has ordered them recalled and destroyed, officials said Friday.... |
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02 Oct 08
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Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone? NEW YORK (AP) -- A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy."... |
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02 Oct 08
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Asia still finding tainted Chinese milk powder BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A Thai dairy company said Thursday it will return 122 tons of milk powder imported from China over contamination fears, as some Asian countries tried to respond carefully to the widening scandal involving a major trading... |
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02 Oct 08
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Thai importer to return powered milk to China BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A Thai dairy producer said Thursday it plans to return 122 tons of newly imported powdered milk to China even before tests have determined whether they are contaminated with the banned chemical melamine.... |
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02 Oct 08
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Taiwan says melamine found in Nestle milk powders TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's health minister said Thursday its tests have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by Switzerland-based Nestle.... |
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01 Oct 08
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Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm BEIJING (AP) -- The parents of a baby allegedly sickened by tainted infant formula are suing the dairy at the heart of China's contaminated milk scandal, state media reported, as 15 more companies were accused Wednesday of producing spiked... |
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01 Oct 08
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A dozen more Chinese dairy companies accused BEIJING (AP) -- Fifteen more Chinese dairy companies were identified Wednesday as producing milk products contaminated with an industrial chemical, further broadening a scandal affecting products ranging from baby formula to chocolate, authorities... |
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01 Oct 08
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New tests find melamine in 31 Chinese milk batches BEIJING (AP) -- An additional 31 batches of Chinese milk powder were found contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, China's government said Wednesday, further broadening a scandal affecting products ranging from baby formula to... |
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01 Oct 08
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New tests find melamine in 31 Chinese milk brands BEIJING (AP) -- An official news organization is reporting that the industrial chemical melamine has been found in another 31 brands of Chinese milk powder.... |
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30 Sep 08
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Hong Kong says Cadbury melamine levels acceptable HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday the amount of melamine found in two samples of chocolate made at British candy maker Cadbury's Beijing factory was legally acceptable for human consumption, a day after the company recalled 11 items... |
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29 Sep 08
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China marks Olympics, spacewalk for National Day BEIJING (AP) -- China kicked off its National Day celebrations Monday by highlighting its hosting of the Beijing Olympics and the country's first spacewalk, two hard-won successes in a tumultuous year marked by natural disasters, ethnic unrest and... |
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29 Sep 08
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Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China HONG KONG (AP) -- British candy maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused of adding the banned chemical to milk.... |
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29 Sep 08
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Cadbury says Chinese-made chocolate have melamine HONG KONG (AP) -- A Cadbury spokesman says preliminary results show its Chinese-made chocolates contain the industrial chemical melamine.... |
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29 Sep 08
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Cadbury says Chinese-made products questionable HONG KONG (AP) -- British chocolate maker Cadbury said Monday that tests have "cast doubt" on the safety of its Chinese-made products and ordered a recall, the latest foreign company affected by China's tainted milk scandal.... |
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29 Sep 08
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Cadbury recalls Chinese-made chocolates HONG KONG (AP) -- The Hong Kong government says British sweet maker Cadbury is recalling its Chinese-made chocolates as a precaution.... |
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29 Sep 08
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China's first spacewalk team feted with parade BEIJING (AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts arrived Monday in Beijing to a homecoming parade after completing China's first spacewalk and putting the country closer to building a space station and landing a man on the moon.... |
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28 Sep 08
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China's first spacewalk team returns to Earth BEIJING (AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country's first spacewalk, showing off China's technological know-how and cementing its status as a space power and future competitor... |
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28 Sep 08
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China space mission returns after first spacewalk BEIJING (AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country's first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was "a stride forward" in China's space history.... |
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