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World Briefing | Asia: China: Road Accident Kills 20 FarmersTwenty female farmers were killed when the three-wheeled vehicle they were riding overturned on a mountainous road in Liaoning Province. State news media said they were returning from a day of picking herbs and were crowded onto a trailer towed behind the vehicle. Chinas roads are the most dangerous in the world, with 90,000 people losing their lives in accidents in the first quarter of 2007 alone, according to official estimates. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationIndonesia Reports the Arrest of a 2nd Top Terrorism Suspect...Unrest at Shuttered Gateway to Tibet... North Korean Nuclear Talks Reach Draft Plan... Sri Lanka: Labor Minister Attacks TV Station... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Asia: China: Road Accident Kills 20 Farmers |
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