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Driver sentenced to death in China for stabbing two people at coronavirus checkpoint in Yunnan province
•A driver who fatally stabbed two people guarding a virus-control roadblock in southwestern China was sentenced to death Sunday
Scientists in China clone a 'Sherlock Holmes of police dogs' named Kunxun
•Kunxun, now three months old, will undergo extensive training in drug detection, crowd control.
China floods kill 15 people, force more than 80,000 to evacuate; authorities issue warning as more rainfall expected
•Weather authorities are forecasting more downpours throughout the country with floods and landslides expected in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
China accidentally reports two major earthquakes which never happened, says tremors were due to drills
•China's earthquake administration said on Friday that it had accidentally reported two major quakes which in fact had never happened, saying they were drills which had been unintentionally released to the public.
China floods: 56 dead, over 1.2 million evacuated as heavy rains leave a trail of destruction
Fp Staff •At least 56 people have been killed and 22 others missing as heavy rains left a trail of destruction in 11 Chinese provinces, authorities said
Woman in China faints after accidentally breaking jade bracelet priced at $44,000
Fp Staff •The woman was trying on the jade bracelet at a store when she dropped it, breaking it into two pieces.
China floods: At least 34 people killed; evacuation of over 4.5 lakh underway
•At least 34 people have been killed in floods, while 93 others remained missing in a massive landslide in southwest China
Five Indians arrested at airport in China for allegedly smuggling 18 kg of cannabis
•Five Indians were arrested by Chinese immigration officials at an airport in Yunnan province for allegedly smuggling about 18 kg of cannabis from India.
China accuses Coca-Cola of misusing mapping technology
Fp Archives •Chinese authorities say they are investigating whether Coca-Cola Co. employees improperly used location-finding technology in violation of the country's restrictions on map-making.
5.1 quake jolts parts of China's Yunnan, Sichuan provinces
Fp Archives •An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the junction area of southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces on Wednesday toppling several houses.