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Five hurt in stampede as Beckham arrives in Shanghai
Five people were hurt in a stampede here Thursday afternoon when former England captain David Beckham arrived at Tongji University. Witnesses said thousands of fans rushed forward when Beckham arrived and waved to them. Police failed to control the crowd, reports Xinhua. Tongji University said four working staff and a student were injured in the stampede. They were rushed to hospital where ...
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Li Na gets bye enters quarters at Eastbourne
China's Li Na advanced to the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament as her French opponent Marion Bartoli pulled out due to a viral infection. Li, the second seed, was told about the development by her coach barely 10 minutes before the match started Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Bartoli, ranked 15th in the world and the 2011 champion, said in a statement: "I'm really ...
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Chinas manufacturing activity at nine-month low HSBC
China's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest level since October and down from 49.2 in May, according to figures released by HSBC Thursday. An index reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 means ...
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North Korea willing to restart six-party nuclear talks
North Korea is willing to restart nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said. North Korean officials said they wanted to peacefully resolve the nuclear issue, the ministry's website said. On Sunday, Pyongyang offered to hold high-level talks on regional peace with the US, although it has reneged on deals several times in the past. The comments from North ...
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Chinas sex video scandal official put on trial
Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua-ANI): The trial of a former official embroiled in a sex video scandal opened on Wednesday in a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the case of Lei Zhengfu, former secretary of Chongqing's Beibei District Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Lei, accused of accepting bribes, had been ...
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One killed 150 injured in China restaurant blasts
A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. The incident took place in a two-storey building housing the restaurant in Shuozhou city, Xinhua reported. Among the 156 injured, dozens are fire fighters who were at the scene when the final blast occurred. Three fire-fighting trucks were ...
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Dogs feeding baby tigers in Shanghai zoo
/enpproperty--> Eleven newly-born Siberian tigers and four white tigers in Shanghai Wild Animal Park have found an unusual wet nurse--three dogs, according to Jiefang Daily. All the cubs were born around the middle of May. The cubs, aged between 27 to 35 days old, are fed seven or eight times a ...
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Beckham Shanghai visit ignites crowd stampede
Shanghai , June 20, 2013. Several people were injured on Thursday afternoon after rabid fans broke through a police cordon trying to catch a glimpse of the former England soccer captain at Tongji University. Shanghai was the third stop on David Beckham's week-long China trip ...
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Stampede at David Beckham appearance in Shanghai leaves seven injured
China Seven people were hurt in a stampede as hundreds of fans rushed to see football superstar David Beckham at an event in China's commercial hub Shanghai, police and local media said.Beckham, who was visiting Shanghai in his role as ambassador to the troubled Chinese Super League (CSL), expressed hope that the injured would recover quickly after the event had to be called off.The ...
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Beckham Arrival Causes Stampede In Shanghai
David Beckham's arrival in Shanghai triggered a stampede which left five people injured. People fell in a stampede as they bid to catch a glimpse of the former England captain at Tonji University on Thursday. An ambassador to Chinese football, Beckham's visit to the country turned chaotic in the country's largest city, with one woman left bloodied as a result of the stampede. ...
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