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China crash kills 42 as plane overshoots runway

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China crash kills 42 as plane overshoots runway

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BEIJING August 25, 2010 A passenger plane overshot a runway while landing at a new airport in northeast China late on Tuesday. It burst into flames, killing 42 people of  the 96 on board.

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More heavy rains in western China kill 51

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More heavy rains in western China kill 51

BEIJING August 17, 2010 Heavy rains in western China have killed at least another 51 people, state media said on Tuesday.

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More heavy rains in northwest China kill 36 - report

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More heavy rains in northwest China kill 36 - report

BEIJING August 17, 2010 Another 36 people have died in the heavy rains in northwest China, state media said on Tuesday. 23 people were missing.

The storms in Longnan, in poor and remote Gansu province, injured 295. More than 120,000 residents  have been moved to safety.

More rain is expected in Zhouqu over the next few days, Xinhua said.

A further 1,000 people have died in floods in central, southern and northeast China so far this year.

China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk

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China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk

SHANGHAI August 14, 2010 China plans to test a range of infant milk powders and breast milks to looking deeper  into reports of hormone-tainted milk powder,  the People's Daily reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health  started the probe following complaints that tainted milk powder had caused baby girls to show signs of premature sexual development.

Food safety problems  have alarmed consumers, hurt China's global image and drew criminal cases.

Two years ago, China was hit by  a melamine scandal when at least six children died and nearly 300,000 became ill.   Powdered milk was found to have been laced with melamine, a chemical  added to cheat  protein tests.

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