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  4 Shanghai officials fired in deadly New Year's Eve stampede

  World | January 21, 2015 13:31 IST

  Shanghai: Shanghai announced on Wednesday it fired four top officials and disciplined seven others over a New Year's Eve stampede that killed 36 people, saying some of the officials were attending an opulent banquet as

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  35 dead, over 40 injured in Shanghai New Year's stampede

  World | January 01, 2015 8:45 IST

  Shanghai: Thirty-five people died in a stampede during New Year's celebrations in downtown Shanghai, city officials said -- the worst disaster to hit one of China's showcase cities in recent years.A Shanghai government statement said