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Trapped for 2 Weeks, 11 Workers Rescued From China Gold Mine
Rescuers in northern China have brought 11 workers safely to the surface two weeks after they were trapped by an explosion in a gold mine.
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2-Story Restaurant Collapses in China, Killing 17 People
Seventeen people have been killed in China after a two-story restaurant collapsed.
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NBA Postpones Nets-Lakers Media Sessions in Shanghai
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials continued in ways that clearly suggested the two planned games in Shanghai and Shenzhen were anything but guaranteed. The NBA called off scheduled...
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Sixers Fan Says He Was Kicked Out of Preseason Game After Showing Support for Hong Kong
As the NBA continues to deal with the fallout from an executive’s controversial tweet, a man says he and his wife were kicked out of a Philadelphia 76ers game after showing their support for protesters in Hong Kong.
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Could Yao Ming Mend the Fences Between the NBA and China?
Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is a former Houston Rockets great and an NBA Hall of Famer. At home, the towering center is even larger as head of the Chinese Basketball Association and one of the most recognizable figures in the country. NBA Commissioner Adam...
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Chinese State TV Suspends 2 NBA Preseason Game Broadcasts
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country. In a statement, CCTV indicated the decision was prompted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s remarks in Japan following a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week that supported anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong. The broadcaster...
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China Removes Online Criticism of Plan to Extend Xi's Rule
Chinese censors acted quickly Monday to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party’s move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, while political observers weighed the possibility that China will return to an era of one-man rule. A day after the party announced a proposed constitutional change to be approved next month, Chinese internet users...
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Insurance Trend Limiting Choice of Contractors
Tension over North Korea’s latest missile test was evident Monday at President Trump’s first White House Easter Egg Roll.
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9 Bodies Found After Landslide Buries Scores in China
Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found nine bodies, but more than 110 more people remained missing. About 3,000 rescuers were using detection devices and dogs to look for signs of life in an area that once held 62 homes...
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South Korea, Allies Brace for North Korea Follow-Up Act
North Korea marks the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that it could conduct another nuclear test or launch an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying its military capability. It so far has carried out five nuclear tests. Such...
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North Korea Issues New Threat as USS Carl Vinson Makes Way to Korean Peninsula
North Korea issued a new threat to the United States as the USS Carl Vinson made its way to the Korean Peninsula, calling the deployment “extremely dangerous” and threatening to turn the group to “piles of steel” if the U.S. attacks. Meanwhile, the North Korean government stayed silent on the detainment of U.S. citizen Tony Kim, who was working at...
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China's Xi Urges Restraint on N. Korea in Phone Call With Trump
President Xi Jinping called for restraint when dealing with North Korea during a telephone call with President Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported Monday, amid speculation that Pyongyang could soon carry out a sixth nuclear test. The official broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as telling Trump that China strongly opposed North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which are in violation of United...
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Motorcyclist Hit By Mattress While Driving
A motorcyclist in Australia is lucky to be alive after a mattress flew off a truck and hit him while he was traveling 50 mph in a tunnel. The driver says he only suffered minor cuts on his hands.
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Jackie Chan Expresses Shame Over Son's Drug Charge
Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan said he feels shame for his son, who has been indicted by Beijing prosecutors on a drug charge and could be jailed for up to three years.
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Jackie Chan's Son Detained in Beijing Drug Bust
The actor-son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.