Saturday, November 15, 2003

News

Some Chinese Mete Out Rat Poison Revenge: Each story is ghastlier than the last. A shop owner poisons the snacks at a rival's store, and 38 people die. A widow spikes the lunch at her husband's funeral, killing 10. A man seeks vengeance against his married lover by targeting her children. Across China, aggrieved parties are increasingly turning to an outlawed but easily available weapon: a particularly lethal form of rat poison.

Chinese Factory Caught With Child Workers: The teenagers came willingly, hoping that jobs in a leather factory would help their impoverished families stay afloat, officials said. But when their bosses withheld their wages, they ended up surviving on once-daily helpings of noodles.

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