74 miners die, 114 injured in China mine blast GUJIAO, China - A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 74 miners and trapping dozens, state media said. It was the deadliest Chinese coal mine accident in more than a year. Blast in China coal mine kills 44, dozens trapped BEIJING - A blast in a coal mine killed 44 miners in China's Shanxi province Sunday but hope grew for 96 others still trapped underground after some used mobile phones to contact their relatives, Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese utility tries to join electricity pioneers BEIJING - As companies abroad slash spending to ride out a global slump, China's biggest utility is pouring money into the multibillion-dollar field of electric power transmission.
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