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Hourly News 每日新闻 18:00 2011/09/28

189 injured in Shanghai subway crash discharged from hospital Some 190 people injured in the subway train collision in Shanghai have been discharged from hospital, while another 95 are still receiving medical treatment. Doctors say most of the injuri

Hourly News 每日新闻 10:00 2011/09/28

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vice FM to Visit Beijing to Repair Ties The Japanese government has decided to dispatch its Foreign top official to China on a two- day tour to repair frayed bilateral ties over islands in the East China Sea. Deputy Foreign Ministe

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At least 43 trapped in coal mine gas leak in SW China A coal mine gas leak has left at least 43 people trapped underground in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The accident occurred early this morning at the Sizhuang Coal Mine in in the city if Quji

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