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Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland

World
2009-11-21

RAGING floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District yesterday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. Military...

Girl, 14, under inquiry over death of baby boy

National
2009-11-17

A GRADE 7 student in southern China's Guangdong Province is under police investigation for allegedly cutting her new-born baby's throat. The girl, 14, from a middle school in a northern Guangdong township,...

Expo: EU unveils brainstorm

Metro | World Expo
2009-11-14

YOU will walk through a gigantic color-changing "brain cell" and then be dazzled by a spiral array of screens at the European Union Belgian Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The screens will show visitors...

Government: 91 dead in El Salvador flooding

World
2009-11-9

MUD and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried the town of Verapaz yesterday, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 91 people, authorities...

Mother's violence puts daughter, 3, in coma

National
2009-10-31

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl in southern China has been in a deep coma for two days with a swollen head and bruises after her mother smashed her to the ground. The girl, whose name was not released, is in intensive care...

Suspect officials meet lie detector

National
2009-10-31

PROSECUTORS in a southern China city have started using a lie detector when interrogating officials in corruption investigations. The procuratorate in Dongguan City in Guangdong Proivince showed off the polygraph...

Firms face difficulties in hiring workers

Business | Jobs/human resources
2009-10-27

MANY companies in China's southern export hub are now finding it hard to recruit staff to handle orders as exports show signs of rebounding, a Chinese official said yesterday. The situation contrasts with earlier...

Raid nets smuggling suspects

National
2009-10-26

CHINESE police have detained 11 people allegedly involved in the smuggling of used clothes in the southern Guangdong Province, an official said yesterday. Officers with the public security authorities, customs...

11 detained over used clothes trafficking in Guangdong

National
2009-10-25

CHINESE police have detained 11 people involved in the smuggling of worn clothes in a southern coastal city, a local official said today. Officers with the public security authorities, customs and industry and...

Midea to get shares in stake exchange

Business | Home appliance
2009-10-22

GUANGDONG Midea Holding Co yesterday said it plans to swap a 69.47-percent stake in a washing machine unit in exchange for shares in Wuxi Little Swan. White goods giant Midea's consolidation of Little Swan has...