Amid milk scare, China's elite get special food
BEIJING - While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow.
Nations:China North Korea Colombia Kenya People:Kim Jong Il Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal China Wealth Gap Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
Distributors: China dairy ordered milk off shelves
BEIJING - The company at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal ordered distributors to pull its products off store shelves in early July, weeks before the company went public with the problem, two distributors said Friday.
Nations:New Zealand China Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-19
Death toll rises to four as China milk scandal escalates
BEIJING (AFP) - China's milk scandal escalated dramatically on Thursday as it emerged the illegal chemical blamed for killing four babies had been detected in a wide range of dairy products, leading to mass recalls.
Nations:Hong Kong China Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-18
Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China
BEIJING (AFP) - China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal.
Nations:China Gabon Yemen Burundi Myanmar New Zealand People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-17
China reports 3rd death in tainted milk scandal
BEIJING - China's health minister says a third death of a baby has been reported in the country's spreading scandal over tainted milk formula, and more than 6,200 infants have become sick.
Nations:New Zealand China Myanmar Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-16
Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude
BEIJING - With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement -- coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.
Nations:Jamaica Russia People:Usain Bolt Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Curtain down on 'truly exceptional' Beijing Games
BEIJING (AFP) - The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action, drew to a spectacular close on Sunday.
Nations:Kenya Spain Brazil Russia People:Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Kobe Bryant Zou Shiming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
Proud China brings curtain down on epic Games
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.
Nations:U.K. U.S. Tajikistan Afghanistan Jamaica South Korea People:Led Zeppelin Michael Phelps David Beckham Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-24
US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
BEIJING - Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.
Nations:Lithuania Argentina Spain People:Jason Kidd Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade LeBron James Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's Olympic marathon
BEIJING - Samuel Wanjiru already had made a name for himself in the heady world of Kenyan distance running. Now he stands alone.
Nations:Kenya Portugal Ethiopia France Italy Russia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Host China wins gold medal race; US first overall
BEIJING - China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate.
Nations:Russia Germany Afghanistan Jamaica Tunisia Pakistan People:Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
At last: Richards, Felix, Wariner get their golds
BEIJING - Sanya Richards clutched this medal, stared at it, smiled at it. A few feet away, Allyson Felix did the same. These weren't their first prizes of the 2008 Olympics. But these were the medals the Americans wanted. Gold. Elusive gold.
Nations:Russia Jamaica Kenya Ethiopia People:Sanya Richards Reese Hoffa Tyson Gay Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-23
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