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G8 reaches deals to cut emissions
2024-08-05The world's top economic powers yesterday agreed to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.In a nod to the US and others, however, the Group...
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Fat men have 'bad' sperm
2024-08-06Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but also to their sperm production.In research presented at a meeting of the Euro...
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34 new bus lines: Just the ticket
2024-08-05Thirty-four new bus routes will open in Beijing this month to improve public transport to and from Olympic venues, a transport official said yesterday...
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Magnate held for loan fraud
2024-08-06Shanghai police have detained a major highway and property development tycoon on suspicion of bank loan fraud involving 4.6 billion yuan ($671 million...
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Yunnan baby snatchers on trial
2024-08-06A gang of cross-province baby traffickers have appeared in a Nanjing court and are expected to be sentenced next week.The Shanghai Railway Transportat...
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Getting a job may be tougher for graduates
2024-08-05At least 5.59 million students will graduate from colleges this year, 13 percent more than last year, the Ministry of Education has said.They face unp...
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Home sales forecast to plunge in '08
2024-08-05Sales of residential houses in the southern city of Shenzhen are forecast to plunge this year to the level 10 years ago as homebuyers and investors co...
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Report says court director investigated
2024-08-05Yang Xiancai, former executive director of the Guangdong High People's Court, has been under the investigation of the CPC Central Commission for D...
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Green light for plan to boost GM crops
2024-08-05A plan aimed at cultivating high-yield and pest-resistant genetically modified, or GM, crops for the country to achieve agricultural sustainability ha...
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Russia, China defend veto on UN proposal
2023-12-11Russia and China on Saturday defended their decision to veto proposed UN sanctions against Zimbabwe.The Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement said i...