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Brit man Gary Craig wears 302 pairs of pants at once, claims his world record...

Geordie pantsman ... dad Gary Craig in his pants   DAD-of-three Gary Craig covers himself in glory by pulling on a world-beating haul of 302 pairs of underpants. Around 1,000 cheering fans saw Gary —...

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Aussie senator Cory Bernardi quits over gay and bestiality comments

Resigned position ... Senator Cory Bernardi. Photo: Andrew Meares   Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi has resigned as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's personal parliamentary secretary following a widespread...

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Bird flu infects 14,050 ducks in Zhanjiang, Guangdong

The H5N1 avian flu virus has been detected in the city of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong province, experts confirmed yesterday. The virus has infected 14,050 ducks and killed 6,300 of them since...

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LA chef David Viens cooked wife's body in boiling water for 4 days

A LA-AREA chef on trial for his wife's murder told investigators they couldn't find his wife's body because he had cooked it for four days in boiling water until little was left but her skull.   Los...

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Shenzhen to curb cross-boundary courier activities

Six-point plan to curb couriers with cross-boundary support: Govt Shenzhen visitors caught carrying large quantity of consumer goods in Hong Kong could be prosecuted and banned from re-entry, as the...

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A slowdown in growth of cargo flows through Shenzhen port

The growth of cargo flows through South China's Shenzhen port has registered a notable slowdown and industry analysts believe this might reflect the contraction of the country's manufacturing sector....

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BGI-Shenzhen to buy Complete Genomics for $117M

Chinese gene sequencing company BGI-Shenzen will buy Complete Genomics, which was founded by current CEO Clifford Reid (pictured) in 2005.   Human genomic sequencing company Complete Genomics Inc. is...

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Kate Middleton's nightmare: 70 topless pics to be published in Danish mag Se...

Denmarks Denmark's Se & Hoer, magazine has said he intends to print 70 pictures    Police yesterday raided the offices of French magazine Closer in the hunt for the photographer who took topless...

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Filipino teenboy Cris 'Kesz' Valdez who helps street kids wins Children's...

A 13-year-old boy from the Philippines is this year's International Children's Peace Prize winner for his efforts to improve the rights of the country's thousands of street children.   The boy, known...

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My husband was my dad, US woman Valerie Spruill speaks out on shocking discovery

Valerie Spruill   A woman has spoken of the horror she felt on discovering her late husband was in fact her father. Valerie Spruill, 60, from Doylestown, Ohio, only made the horrifying discovery...

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4yo Gaucher disease sufferer Zecia Chew's stomach bloats to size of pregnant...

Zecia Chew (Internet photo)   4-year-old Zecia Chew suffers from a rare condition that has caused her tummy to bloat and look like a pregnant woman's. She suffers from Gaucher's Disease - a genetic...

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Connecticut governor Dannel P. Malloy visits Shenzhen for further cooperation

On the morning of Sept.16, Shenzhen Mayor Xu Qin arranged a meeting with a delegation from Connecticut, which was led by the governor Dannel P. Malloy. At the meeting, views were exchanged on economic,...

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47 USA top universities to visit SFLF for talents

It has been reported that 47 top universities are going to visit Shenzhen Foreign Languages School in Sept and Oct. On the morning of 17th Sept, admission officers from University of Chicago,...

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Shenzhen's new carbon program expected to cut emissions by 21%

SHENZHEN will start a carbon-trade pilot program next year that aims to cut the city’s carbon emissions by 21 percent by 2015. Shenzhen is among seven cities and provinces designated last year as...

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Captured Colombian drug lord Daniel Barrera had plastic surgery

One of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords changed his appearance through repeated plastic surgeries before he was captured in Venezuela while using a public payphone, Venezuela's justice minister says....

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Shenzhen Proview - firm in iPad trademark row to be liquidated

SHENZHEN-BASED electronics company Proview Technology (Shenzhen), which received US$60 million in July from Apple Inc. in a settlement over an iPad trademark dispute, was ordered yesterday to be...

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Illegal moon cake factory shut down in Shenzhen

AN illegal moon cake workshop was shut down by law enforcement from the city’s market supervision administration and Fumin Police Station in Guanlan Subdistrict, Longhua New Area, local media reported...

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Paris Hilton in hot water over anti-gay remarks

Paris Hilton's comments about gay men who use a cell phone app for sexual hook ups were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex, not homophobic slurs, her publicist said Thursday....

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Financial incentives offered for enterprises headquartering in Shenzhen

THE city is offering huge financial incentives for enterprises that set up their headquarters in Shenzhen, including rewards that could reach 50 million yuan (US$7.9 million) depending on an...

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Shenzhen principal defends rejecting autistic teen boy

Mao Mao, 15, who is autistic, could not enroll for classes in Baocheng Primary School in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province.   A Shenzhen elementary school principal who came under fire for...

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