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UPDATED: 16:56, June 25, 2007
China's first national park unveiled
China's first national park, the Pudacuo National Park, was unveiled
today in Yunnan Province's Shangrila.
Munich surprise winner of city survey
Cramped commuting, overpriced housing, shoddy workmanship, scorched
parks, charmless high streets and outdated schools are a few of the
things that make city life less than pleasant. Random violence, bad
weather and Victorian trading hours make it hell.
Demonstrators call for legalization of illegal immigrants in U.S.
Thousands of people took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles on
Sunday, calling for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Malaysia declares free of bird flu
Malaysia's Health Ministry declared the country free of bird flu, the New
Straits Times reported on Monday.
Wildfire still raging in California, Alaska
Firefighters were still battling wildfire in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,
and at Lake Tahoe in California, which started Tuesday and Sunday
respectively, U.S. media reported Sunday.
"Evan Almighty" tops N.American box office, but short of expectations
- Universal's modern-day Noah comedy "Evan Almighty" swept the box office
at North American theaters this weekend by selling about 32.1 million
dollars worth of tickets, according to preliminary box office figures
released Sunday.
Bird flu discovered in Germany
Seven dead birds discovered near two lakes in southern Germany tested
positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, media reported Sunday.
Malaysians set massive dance record
More than 8,500 people gathered downtown here on Sunday in a dance
fiesta, setting a new record in the country.
Chinese hospital performs world's first heterotopic liver transplant
A Chinese hospital that performed the country's first face transplant has
conducted a liver transplant without removing the original, which the
hospital claims to be the first such surgery in the world.
Bird flu patients in Indonesia reach to 101
The number of bird flu patients in Indonesia has increased to 101,
spokesperson for the Health Ministry Lily S Sulistyowati said in press
release in Jakarta Sunday.
Everglades, Rio Platano removed from World Heritage Danger List
The World Heritage Committee decided in Christchurch Sunday that
improvements in the preservation of the Everglades National Park
(Florida, U.S.) and R o Pltano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras) were
sufficient to remove both UNESCO World Heritage sites from the List of
World Heritage in Danger.
Beijing to use mobile phone positioning in medical emergencies for
Olympics
As part of its efforts to improve medical services for the 2008 Olympics,
Beijing will adopt a mobile phone positioning system that can give the
exact location of people calling about a medical emergency.
Party school, Harvard joint forum concludes
The China Social Development Forum, co-sponsored by the Party School of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Harvard
University, concluded in Beijing Saturday.
Traditional Chinese medicines find new avenue to international market
China's military medical academy announced on Friday that it would
licence a British company to use the patent of its new anti-dementia drug
based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), opening up a new avenue to
the international market for TCM products.
Confucius Institutes welcome sponsorship, says Chinese official
There are many ways to set up a Confucius Institute and different types
of sponsorship are welcome, an official with the Chinese Language Council
International said in Beijing Saturday.
Indonesian girl suffers bird flu
A four-year-old girl from Indonesia's Riau province has been tested
positive of bird flu but her condition is improving because of quick
medical response, doctors said Saturday.
World Heritage meeting to consider new sites nominations
The 31st World Heritage Committee's annual meeting started Saturday to
consider and approve over 40 new World Heritage site nominations.
Indonesia mulls bird flu vaccination in human
The Indonesian government said Friday bird flu vaccine for human will be
ready in July and mass vaccination was likely when a cluster case occurs.
Mainland, HK sign MOU to enhance health and medical cooperation
Hong Kong and Mainland Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
to strengthen co- operation and exchanges in health and medical areas
with an aim to raise the health care standard in both places.
Hilton behind bars: "I'm getting used to it now"
Paris Hilton, the 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from
jail on June 25, said her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's
been behind bars and insisted she would emerge from jail a changed woman.
More U.S. college students face obesity
More U.S. college students face obesity, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and inactivity, according to a new study.
Hong Kong shows off its versatile style
The 2007 Style Hong Kong fair staged at Beijing's World Trade Center from
Wednesday to Friday showcased the SAR's creative side. And it further
demonstrated Hong Kong's global position as a melting pot of Eastern and
Western elements set against a unique background.
Hacker reveals mystery ending of final Harry Potter book
The mystery surrounding the end to fictional boy wizard Harry Potter's
saga deepened on Wednesday with a computer hacker posting what he said
were key plot details and a publisher warning the details could be fake.
Film institute again rates Citizen Kane top movie
The years have been kind to Citizen Kane, including the last decade. The
1941 Orson Welles classic - the story of a wealthy young idealist
transformed by scandal and vice into a regretful old recluse - was again
rated the best movie ever on Wednesday by the American Film Institute.
Fire at nursing home kills at least 10
A blaze swept through a nursing home in Siberia yesterday, killing at
least 10 people, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly fires
in Russia, many of them caused by neglect of safety rules.
'Encouraging' sign on HIV nurses, but no deal yet
An international fund and families of HIV-infected children in Libya have
not yet agreed a financial package for them, a lawyer for foreign medics
sentenced to death in the case said on Thursday.
New plea to save 'lost' kids
The parents of more than 400 missing children have posted a second joint
letter online, urging authorities to step up their efforts to rescue
slave workers across the country.
Lakes again under threat from algae
Large-scale algae outbreaks are once again posing a threat to the
drinking water supplies from Taihu and Chaohu lakes.
Springfields in US vie for Simpsons premiere
With a bowling alley, a pub, a prison and a nuclear power plant just down
the road, Springfield, Vermont, likes to think itself a real-life version
of the home of The Simpsons.
Romanian surgeons perform world's first half-kidney transplant
A three-year-old boy suffering from kidney failure received a part of his
mother's kidney in the world's first half-kidney transplant, a Romanian
surgeon said on Thursday.
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