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Bund Stampede Witness Accounts

Tirus Maina   | Jan 02, 2015 08:39 AM EST

A Key eye witness surnamed Zong from Xiamen told Shanghai Daily that they were pushed forward by a tremendous crowd behind them. He recounts that they could not like to get up and go at the riverfront region, yet we had no choice. Abruptly a crowd from the front started to push them back. They tumbled down and were among layers of individuals covered. read more

Relatives Of Shanghai New Year Stampede Victims Scour Hospitals In Search For Missing Kin

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 02, 2015 05:36 AM EST

Hospitals in Shanghai were the hunting ground of relatives of New Year Eve's revelers who became victims of one of the worst disasters in the premier Chinese city who came to the Bund. read more

Judge Affirms Same-Sex Marriage In Florida

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 02, 2015 03:56 AM EST

Beginning on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, same-sex couple could legally marry in Florida. This is the result of a decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee on Thursday that county court clerks in the state are legally bound to issue marriage licenses to gays and lesbians. read more

Georgia Police Chief Claims New Year’s Day Shooting Of Wife Was Accidental

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 02, 2015 02:43 AM EST

William McCollom, the well-liked and well-loved police chief of Peachtree City, claimed on Thursday that the shooting of his wife Margaret inside their bedroom in the early hours of New Year's Day was accidental. read more

Mystery Object Finally Removed From Man's Arm After 51 Years

Jose Mario Fuderanan   | Jan 02, 2015 02:27 AM EST

A man who was nearly killed in a 1963 car crash in his Thunderbird has kept souvenirs of the accident. But he didn't know he had been carrying one in his arm for the past five decades. read more

Witnesses: ‘Layers of People Buried’ In Shanghai Stampede

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 02, 2015 12:36 AM EST

A blocked crowd making its way to Shanghai's riverfront esplanade started a stampede that killed 36 people and left 47 others injured on Thursday, according to eyewitness accounts. read more

New Year's Eve Stampede Kills 35 in Shanghai

Michael A. Katz   | Dec 31, 2014 06:10 PM EST

What appeared to be dollar bills being tossed from a balcony by wealthy revelers reportedly spurred a stampede that killed at least 35 people, and injured another 42. read more

Public Nose Picking Is A Way Of Life In China: An Expat's Confession

Riley Grant   | Jan 01, 2015 05:07 AM EST

An expat who writes for the Wall Street Journal living in Beijing said she has been picking her nose in public because it is a fad that she has observed since she moved to the country about a year ago. read more

China Plans On Extending Subsidies For Green Vehicles Up To 2020

Riley Grant   | Jan 01, 2015 02:20 AM EST

China is extending its subsidies for new green or environment friendly cars until 2020 instead of supposedly ending it this 2015, based on draft rules released on Tuesday. read more

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