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The buildings, they are a changin'
2024-08-05It takes the cake. Perhaps it changes the rules of the building game too.A rotating building. Or, a building that changes shape, call it what you like...
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Yao's bed, other Games items up for grabs
2024-08-06If you’re an Olympic and Yao Ming fan and a collector, here's news for you.The jumbo bed the 7-foot-6-inch giant will sleep on in the Olympi...
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Special half-day tours for athletes
2024-08-06Travel agencies in Beijing are for the first time preparing half-day sightseeing tours of the capital for athletes, trainers and journalists during th...
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Even a frog can spring a surprise
2024-08-06They were long thought to be easy prey for predators. But at least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon: claws that can sprou...
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Monitoring system for clean air put in place
2024-08-06Scientists say an air quality monitoring and warning system to help guarantee clear skies for the Beijing Olympics in August has been fully implemente...
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Rising waters in lakes pose a threat
2024-08-05Continuous rain is driving up the water level in East China's lakes posing a threat to the economic powerhouse in the Yangtze River Delta region.T...
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South hit by weekend heat wave
2024-08-05Scorching sun replaced pouring rain at the weekend, as a heat wave hit southern parts of the country.Guangdong, Hunan and Fujian provinces, and the Gu...
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Half of govt cars off road in green move
2024-08-06The authorities on Monday ordered half the number of government cars off Beijing roads to ease congestion, reduce emissions and save resources for a g...
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It said no to death and it lived
2024-08-06Everybody loves spring pig Wilbur that lives to see winter, thanks to a series of webs barn spider Charlotte weaves around him. But Wilbur's is ju...
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Gas and diesel cost more from today
2024-08-06Gasoline will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from today, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0....