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Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse

A section of a multi-million dollar bridge in China that opened in November has collapsed, leaving three people dead and five injured, state media say. Four...

Firework factory blasts kill 14 in China

Beijing (AFP) – Explosions ripped through two fireworks factories in China killing 14 people and injuring 13, state media reported Monday. A blast Monday morning at a factory in Dongtun, in Huaiyang district of central Henan province, left seven dead and 12 injured, Xinhua news agency said, quoting local authorities. The factory was operating illegally as its licence...