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A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China’s south-western Sichuan province today, leaving at least 156 people dead and more than 5,500 injured, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region.

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A Chinese state news agency says four panda cubs have been born within 14 hours of each other at a breeding centre in south-west China, a mini baby boom for the rare animals.

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Hundreds of children have been sold to Chinese factories as slave labour, reports said today.

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