Topic: Xinhua News Agency

17 dead in China mall fire: media

AFP Asian Edition - 458 days ago
Twenty-eight others were injured in the massive blaze in the city of Jilin, which broke out on Friday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. One person was still missing.The flames were extinguished by Friday afternoon, but thick smoke complicated the firefighters' task of ...
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China confirms monk immolation protest in Tibetan town: Xinhua

AFP Global Edition - 1073 days ago
Chinese authorities said Saturday a man in monk's robes set himself alight, state media reported, confirming there was unrest in a Tibetan town where activist groups said police shot the protester.The man walked out of the Kirti Monastery in Aba, Sichuan province, ...
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