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China warns of Olympics unrest, sacks officials for riot 4 Jul 2008, 0842 hrs ISTThe trouble in Guizhou province in the southwest came as China seeks to quell any signs of unrest ahead of the Games in August.
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China, Dalai talks fail on Tibet 3 Jul 2008, 1723 hrs ISTAfter talks between China and Dalai Lama's envoys failed in Beijing, the Chinese officials told the envoys that the Buddhist leader must not support any activity of the 'terrorist' Tibetan Youth Congress or try to disturb the Beijing Olympics.
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Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse 2 Jul 2008, 0928 hrs ISTEighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
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Dalai Lama hopes for progress in talks with China 2 Jul 2008, 1225 hrs ISTThe Dalai Lama has voiced hope that the latest round of talks between his envoys and China will lead to progress, saying the situation in Tibet was "critical."
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Tibetan refugees stopped from entering China 1 Jul 2008, 1936 hrs ISTAt least 42 Tibetan refugees, including nuns, were prevented from crossing the border to enter China on Tuesday. The refugees were sent back to Kathmandu from where they had started their 'secret' march five days ago.
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World's longest cable-stayed bridge opens in China 1 Jul 2008, 1113 hrs ISTThe world's longest cable-stayed bridge has officially opened in eastern China, linking the two banks of the Yangtze river, state media reported Tuesday.
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China, Dalai Lama's envoys eye talks 1 Jul 2008, 1018 hrs ISTChina is to resume fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.
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Controversial tiger photos faked: China 1 Jul 2008, 0051 hrs ISTChina has sacked officials and arrested a man in connection with a set of fake photographs that was proof of the existence of a highly endangered tiger.
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Indian MPs in China hold talks with politicians 30 Jun 2008, 1553 hrs IST,Saibal Dasgupta Members of Parliament Sachin Pilot, O T Lepcha, the lone Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim, and Bikram Keshari Deo from Orissa are here as special guests of the Communist Party of China’s foreign relations department.
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Hundreds arrested in China for rioting over 16-yr-old girl's death 30 Jun 2008, 1513 hrs ISTThe unrest in Weng'an, a county in Guizhou province, was sparked off on Saturday by the death of a 16-year-old student who was reportedly raped and murdered. Government medical report says she died of drowning.
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