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More than 110 dead in northwest China earthquake

At least 111 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble.

About 100 were killed and scores more injured in Gansu province after the strong, shallow tremor struck, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.

Seven Children Killed, 19 Wounded in Knife Attack in China

An assailant killed seven people and wounded 19 others in an attack using a knife in China's northwestern Shaanxi province on Friday.

The incident occurred as a school was let out, and the assailant has been remanded.

Most of the victims were allegedly female students. The assailant sought to "take revenge against the school and society," a police source said.

Heavy Snowfall Caused the Death of 10 People in China

Ten people have been killed in heavy snowfalls in central and eastern China over the past three days, TASS reported, referring to the authorities.

More than 560,000 people were affected by the heavy snowfall and ice in the provinces of Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu. Approximately 200 people were evacuated from the disaster areas.