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January 01, 2015

Revellers welcome 2015 but celebrations turn deadly in China
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 01, 2015
Millions of revellers took to the streets around the world from Sydney to New York to usher in 2015 on Thursday, but in China celebrations turned to tragedy when 35 people were killed in a stampede in central Shanghai. As the rest of the globe celebrated with spectacular fireworks displays in cities from Sydney to Moscow, chaos broke out in China's financial hub as people packed the Bund district to welcome the New Year. Another 42 people were also injured in the crush, which happened shortly be ... read more

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