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Second coronavirus patient dies in Italy
The victim was a female resident in Milan’s Lombardy region, ANSA said. Her reported death comes hours after a 78-year-old man died overnight near Padua, in the nearby Veneto region.
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Global alarm grows as China's capital reports first virus death
The death in Beijing raises the death toll from the new virus to 82, with more than 2,700 people infected across the nation and cases found in more than a dozen other countries.
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Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack
The man gave Ho the flowers, asked to take a picture and then pulled a knife from his bag before striking his victim in the chest.
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Hong Kong leader says police under extreme pressure
Police cast doubt over allegations that officers beat a man during a protest on Saturday.
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US-China trade talks in Beijing 'led to progress': White House
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin led the talks on the US side while the Chinese side was led by Vice Premier Liu He.
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Attacker hurts 20 children with hammer at Beijing school
A male suspect was brought "under control" and the wounded pupils were admitted to hospital, the Xicheng district government said.
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North Korea's Kim arrives at Beijing train station: Yonhap
Kim Jong Un arrived at Beijing train station Tuesday on a visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping, the South's Yonhap news agency reported.
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Chinese police detain more labour activists, group says
The Jasic Workers Solidarity group said police in the central city of Wuhan "violently arrested" three of its members on Sunday, with one of them pinned to the ground by at least three officers.
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Kenyan police detain another Chinese journalist
Police entered the offices of the 'China Daily' newspaper in Nairobi demanding the documents of staff before hauling deputy bureau chief Liu Hongjie to the police station despite having verified his work permit online
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China facing flood, landslide risks amid heavy rain: weather bureau
China’s National Meteorological Center said the rain would hit regions like Yunnan and Tibet in the far west and then move east.
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China launches propaganda push for Xi after social media criticism
The social media reaction late on Sunday quickly saw China swing into a concerted propaganda push by Monday, blocking some articles and publishing pieces praising the party.
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China workplace deaths fall to 38,000 in 2017: report
According to the official Xinhua news agency, China’s coal sector - once notoriously unsafe - saw 375 fatalities in 2017, down 28.7% on the year.
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United States wins WTO chicken ruling against China
The United States originally went to the WTO in September 2011, complaining about Chinese anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs.
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China's capital issues first major smog alert of winter
Under an orange alert, factories that make furniture, cement and other heavy industry must limit output by between 30 and 50%.
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China says 8 northern cities failed air quality targets in Oct, Nov
The failures highlight the challenge Beijing faces in cleaning the nation’s notoriously toxic air during the winter when smog blankets colder regions as people crank up their heating.
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Beijing police probe nursery over abuse allegations
In a statement posted on its official microblog on Friday morning, RYB said it was taking the case seriously, apologised to parents and said it was helping authorities.
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China aims to set up state anti-corruption unit next year
The report, issued by the official Xinhua news agency, had not been previously released and gave few other details on the new commission.
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Storms disrupt Beijing flights, authorities warn of flash flooding, landslides
Almost 500 flights were listed as canceled from 9am until midnight and 182 were delayed at China's busiest airport, the website showed.
