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China coal mine explosion kills at least 90 people, more missing

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people and trapped dozens underground, state media reported Saturday, in the country's biggest mining disaster in more than 15 years.

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What happened A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people and trapped dozens underground, state media reported Saturday, in the country's biggest mining disaster in more than 15 years.
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Left / center-leftAt least 90 killed in gas explosion in Chinese coal mine

Irish Times · Center-left · News report

CenterChina coal mine explosion kills at least 90 people, more missing

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Right / center-rightAt least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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France 24News report · May 23, 5:56 AM

China coal mine explosion kills at least 90 people, more missing

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people and trapped dozens underground, state media reported Saturday, in the country's biggest mining d...

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The Jerusalem PostNews report · May 23, 11:24 AM

At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue operations.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · May 23, 11:04 AM

Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say

Nine remained trapped as of Saturday afternoon and more than 120 were hospitalized.

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · May 23, 10:59 AM

China coal mine blast kills at least 90, leaves nine missing

A gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 workers.

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Manila BulletinNews report · May 23, 9:29 AM

90 dead in China coal mine explosion

BEIJING (AP) – A gas explosion in a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in the country’s deadliest mining accident in rece...

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Dawn PakistanNews report · May 23, 9:19 AM

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:...

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BBC WorldNews report · May 23, 9:03 AM

At least 90 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports

The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.

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The Japan TimesNews report · May 23, 8:27 AM

China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing

At least 123 people were also sent to hospital for treatment, four of whom were in critical or severe condition, state broadcaster CCTV said.

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Irish TimesNews report · May 23, 7:26 AM

At least 90 killed in gas explosion in Chinese coal mine

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Rescue operations continuing as president Xi Jinping orders investigation into cause of incident

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Times of IsraelNews report · May 23, 7:22 AM

Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90 people, state media says

Rescuers retrieved most of the 247 workers who were underground during blast in northern Shanxi province, in country's worst mining disaster in 17 years

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RTE IrelandNews report · May 23, 7:08 AM

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 report, the country's biggest mining disaster in 17 years.

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New York PostNews report · May 23, 7:01 AM

At least 90 dead in China’s worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping ⁠called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the ​injured and conducting search and rescue operations

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NPRNews report · May 23, 6:07 AM

Coal mine gas explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening. Around 247 workers...

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South China Morning PostNews report · May 23, 4:58 AM

90 killed in China’s worst coal mine accident for more than a decade

State news agency Xinhua reported that the gas explosion happened at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan county, about 520km (320 miles) southwest of Beijing, at around 7.30pm on Friday afte...

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Just the NewsNews report · May 23, 12:00 AM

At least 90 dead after explosion at coal mine in China

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State broadcaster CCTV reported that many of the injured suffered from toxic gas exposure.

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Epoch Times WorldNews report · May 22, 9:47 PM

Floods in China’s Hunan Kill at Least 6 as Residents Say Losses Exceed Official Toll

A Chinese resident told The Epoch Times that villages were swept away and losses were far higher.

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Sky News WorldNews report · May 22, 9:13 PM

90 killed and nine trapped following gas explosion at coal mine in China

At least 90 people have been killed following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reports.

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May 22, 9:13 PM: Sky News World joined the source map.

May 22, 9:47 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

May 23, 12:00 AM: Just the News joined the source map.

May 23, 4:58 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

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