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29 dead as resto collapses during 80th birthday party in China
BEIJING — A two-story restaurant in a northern China village that collapsed during an 80th birthday celebration for a resident, leaving 29 dead, authorities said Sunday as rescue efforts were called off. The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building in in Xiangfen county in…
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Burger King operator in China fined for expired ingredients
BEIJING – The operator of six Burger King outlets in southern China that used expired ingredients has been required to pay more than $400,000 in a case publicized by state TV, a regulator announced Tuesday. One of the outlets in the city of Nanchang was criticized on July 16 on an annual consumer protection program…