Tag: northern-china
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Residents in China’s north complain as smog alert enters fifth day
Northern China was shrouded in smog for a fifth straight day on Wednesday as citizens complained that the state's emergency measures were still not being implemented properly. Residents in Shijiazhuang, the capital of heavily industrialized Hebei province that surrounds Beijing, complained that schools were still open even though the city remained on red alert with…
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Residents in China’s north complain as smog alert enters fifth day
Northern China was shrouded in smog for a fifth straight day on Wednesday as citizens complained that the state's emergency measures were still not being implemented properly. Residents in Shijiazhuang, the capital of heavily industrialized Hebei province that surrounds Beijing, complained that schools were still open even though the city remained on red alert with…
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Sales executive pleads guilty in fatal meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (AP) — Two men facing multiple murder charges stemming from a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people will be tried separately, a federal judge has ruled.
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Sales executive pleads guilty in fatal meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (AP) — Two men facing multiple murder charges stemming from a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people will be tried separately, a federal judge has ruled.
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China top polluter Hebei province promises to clean up act
Northern China's Hebei, home to seven of the country's 10 smoggiest cities, has pledged to double up its efforts to tackle hazardous pollution following an environment ministry report accusing the province of failing to rein in law-breaking industries. Hebei, which surrounds the capital Beijing and is responsible for about a quarter of China's total steel…
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Golf-De Jonge puts PGA Tour card before Olympics
Brendon de Jonge has become the latest golfer to opt out of the Rio Olympics but unlike other players who have cited fears over the Zika virus, the Zimbabwean has withdrawn to focus on keeping his PGA Tour card. De Jonge, who currently sits 160th in FedEx Cup points and has work to do to…
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Report: VA health care still has ‘profound deficiencies’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs still has “profound deficiencies” in delivering health care to millions of veterans, a congressional commission says in a new report.