Death Toll from China’s Tianjin Warehouse Blasts Rises to 50
August 14, 2015
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Death Toll from China’s Tianjin Warehouse Blasts Rises to 50

“I was sleeping when our windows and doors suddenly shook as we heard explosions outside”.

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Dead, 700 Wounded In China’s Blast
August 14, 2015
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Dead, 700 Wounded In China’s Blast

“I heard the first explosion and everyone went outside, then there was a series of…

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Blast Rocks Chinese City; 300 Reported Injured
August 14, 2015
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Blast Rocks Chinese City; 300 Reported Injured

The city is one of China’s largest ports with an estimated population of about 11…

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Asia shares on track for weekly losses; crude oil slumps
August 14, 2015
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Asia shares on track for weekly losses; crude oil slumps

1 person rescued from blast zone in China’s Tianjin port
August 14, 2015
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1 person rescued from blast zone in China’s Tianjin port

Fires were still burning after dawn, with photographs on Chinese news websites showing what appeared…

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Chinese Yuan Stabilizes But Markets Potentially Volatile Amid Explosion in Tianjin
August 14, 2015
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Chinese Yuan Stabilizes But Markets Potentially Volatile Amid Explosion in Tianjin

The daily reference rate was set at 6.3975 yuan to $1.0, up from 6.4010 the…

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17 killed, hundreds injured, as huge explosion rocks Chinese city
August 14, 2015
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17 killed, hundreds injured, as huge explosion rocks Chinese city

The below dashcam video purportedly shows the moment of the first blast, which illuminates the…

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US dollar rises after solid retail sales report
August 14, 2015
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US dollar rises after solid retail sales report

Note: the foreign currency rates above, revised as of 14th August 2015, are inter-bank prices…

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Tianjin explosions illustrate risk of storing toxic chemicals
August 14, 2015
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Tianjin explosions illustrate risk of storing toxic chemicals

Tianjin fireman pulled from wreckage after 32 hours
August 14, 2015
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Tianjin fireman pulled from wreckage after 32 hours

A series of enormous explosions at an industrial area in the Chinese port of Tianjin…

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