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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 Qujing.
A rescue operation is underway.
The local government earlier said a "gas explosion" had ripped through the mine.
The exact number of miners working underground at the time is still unclear.
Rescue teams are searching for dozens of people trapped in rubble2 after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled3 eastern Turkey, killing4 at least seven people.
About 20 buildings have collapsed5 in the city of Van, including a six-storey hotel where dozens of aid workers and journalists were staying.
Emergency workers say 23 people have been rescued alive but that many more remain unaccounted for.
Last month, a 7.2-magnitude quake in the same area killed more than 600 people.
China repeats its call to resolve Iranian nuclear issue through talks
China is repeating its call to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through talks.
Foreign Ministry6 spokesperson Hong Lei made the call following a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which says it has obtained "credible7" information that Iran may be developing nuclear weapons.
"China opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and disapproves8 of any Middle Eastern country developing nuclear weapons. China has consistently advocated using dialogue and cooperation to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue."
Hong Lei also says China is in no rush to take the matter back to the UN Security Council.
Italy's president says Berlusconi will step down in days
Italy's president says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign within days.
Berlusconi made the decision to step down this week after he lost his majority in a parliament vote.
Asian stocks open sharply lower on new eurozone fears
Asian stock markets opened sharply lower today after Italy's record-high cost of borrowing renewed fears over the eurozone crisis.
Japan's Nikkei index fell 2.3%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled more than 4 percent, and South Korea's Kospi opened 2.6% lower.
The falls in Asian markets follow losses in US markets.
The cost of borrowing on Italian government bonds jumped to 7% on Wednesday, a level considered unsustainable by economists10.
The political wrangling12 to finally create a change in government in Greece is going to be extended into this Thursday.
This comes after Greek politicians failed to resolve who is going replace outgoing Prime Minister George Papandreou.
It was widely expected an announcement on the new Greek leadership was going to be made on Wednesday, after Papandreou went on television to announce that his choice for Prime Minister was an "institutional figure."
That has prompted many to suspect that Papandreou's choice would be the current parliamentary speaker Philippos Petsalnikos.
However, it appears the negotiations13 remain unresolved.
An explosion has hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan in Northern Sinai for the sixth time this year.
It's also the first blast since pumping was resumed on late last month.
The pipeline has been shut down.
Rescue work ends in mudslide-hit Colombia, 48 dead
Rescue work for victims of the massive mudslide in Colombia's central city Manizales has ended, with 48 people dead and 12 rescued.
Colombia has suffered one of its worst rainy seasons in decades, with some 70 people killed and tens of thousands forced to leave their homes.
China expresses concern over U.S. solar panel dumping probe
China has expressed concern over the United States' anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe into Chinese exports of solar panels.
The Ministry of Commerce says the Chinese side is strongly displeased15 with the U.S.'s attempts to blame Chinese exports for its own sluggish16 development.
A ministry spokesman warns that the probe could damage energy cooperation between the two countries and impede17 the progress of global efforts to deal with climate change.
China to form national office for IPR infringement18, fake products crackdown
China's State Council has established a national office to clampdown on infringement of intellectual property rights and counterfeit19 products.
Police have been urging the creation of a cross-regional law enforcement system to help them investigate cases of IPR infringement and fake products.
The State Council is also pressing for better regulation of Internet-based trade.
China's October foreign trade drops; surplus continues to fall
China's imports and exports in October both dropped from September as uncertainties20 in the United States and Europe cut external demands.
The customs bureau says foreign trade in October fell 8.3 percent from September to nearly 298 billion U.S. dollars.
Trade surplus amounted to 17 billion U.S. dollars, down 36.5 percent year-on-year.
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1 survivors | |
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3 rattled | |
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4 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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6 ministry | |
n.(政府的)部;牧师 | |
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7 credible | |
adj.可信任的,可靠的 | |
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8 disapproves | |
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9 afterward | |
adv.后来;以后 | |
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10 economists | |
n.经济学家,经济专家( economist的名词复数 ) | |
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11 coalition | |
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合 | |
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协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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14 pipeline | |
n.管道,管线 | |
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16 sluggish | |
adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的 | |
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18 infringement | |
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19 counterfeit | |
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的 | |
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无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 ); 不确定; 变化不定; 无把握、不确定的事物 | |
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