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    China executes two over tainted milk: state media

    Tue, 11/24/2009 - 03:25 EDT - France24.com - Business

    Two people were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.

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