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China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years. The blast occurred at 7:29pm on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to state news agency Xinhua. At least...
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What happenedA gas explosion at a coal mine in China killed at least 82 people, local officials said, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years.
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Left / center-leftChina to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it targets 2030 moon landing
Globe and Mail · Center-left · News report
CenterChina coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing
Dawn Pakistan · Center · News report
Right / center-right90 killed and nine trapped following gas explosion at coal mine in China
China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years. The blast occurred at 7:...
Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China killed at least 82 people, local officials said, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years.
Deadliest coal mine explosion in years kills at least 82 people in China, state media say
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent ye...
Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence8 sources · 3 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report, Wire story
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May 22, 9:13 PM: Sky News World joined the source map.
May 23, 9:49 AM: ABC News joined the source map.
May 23, 12:24 PM: Dawn Pakistan joined the source map.
May 23, 3:18 PM: BBC World joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is needs review · outlier detected.
