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From Buddha to baccarat

Australia’s coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn’t high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists.

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Morgan Freeman to save Scarlett Johansson?

Morgan Freeman Photo: ICThe American actor is in talks for a key part in Lucy, the French director's upcoming thriller, reveals thewrap.com.Morgan Fre...

Burberry Menswear Spring/Summer 2014

(From L to R) Actor Chen Bolin, presenter Dermott O'Leary, presenter Greg James and actor/singer Chen Kun sit in the front row at Burberry Menswear Sp...

Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour to be held in Taipei

Guitar players perform during a press conference for the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, June 18, 2013. T...

Stars attend exhibition 'The Little Black Jacket' in Beijing

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Jackie Chan attends Chinese film festival in New Delhi

Actor Jackie Chan reacts to the media at the news conference of the Chinese film festival in New Delhi, India, on June 18, 2013. The 5-day festival op...

Prenatal exposure to pollution may increase autism risk in kids: study

Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with l...

Risk of oesophageal cancer much higher for men

Men are almost three times more likely to get oesophageal cancer than women, which is one of the biggest gender gaps in cancer rates, according to fig...

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Whistle-blower says he’s amateur, yet he gets serious results

People may not know what online whistle-blower Zhou Xiaoyun looks like...

Leap of Faith

Standing up against the large, multi-story fire escape staircase, Zhu ...

Horoscope on June 20

Source: Global Times Published: June 19, 2013 19:23

You are especially acute in dealing with mental issues. You are at home in these realms and can always manage to bring other worldly ideas into the practical realm. Also, be careful with what you put into your mouth today! Your lucky numbers: 1, 6, 15, 24

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Crossword on June 20

Source: Global Times Published: June 19, 2013 19:23

Crossword on June 20

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Sudoku on June 20

Source: Global Times Published: June 19, 2013 19:18

Fill in the grid with numbers from 1 to 9 so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes contains the digits from 1 to 9 only once.

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Stones plan long set at Glastonbury

Source: AFP Published: June 19, 2013 19:13

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones will be playing for over two hours at this year’s Glastonbury festival, it has been revealed.

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Morgan Freeman to save Scarlett Johansson?

Source: AFP Published: June 19, 2013 19:08

The American actor is in talks for a key part in Lucy, the French director’s upcoming thriller, reveals thewrap.com.

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Twelve writers vie for 2013 international writing prize

Source: Reuters Published: June 19, 2013 19:03

Six awarding-winning writers are among a group of 12 poets, authors and academics vying for the 2013 Warwick Prize for Writing with themes ranging from the Australian war effort in France to opium sellers in 19th century India.

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Spider-Man will be back in theaters in 2016 and 2018

Source: AFP Published: June 19, 2013 19:03

Columbia Pictures has already scheduled the releases of the third and fourth chapters of The Amazing Spider-Man.

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Red song sung blue

Source: Global Times Published: June 19, 2013 18:58

In December last year the Eight Provisions on how to improve government work methods and relations with the public was promulgated. It took less than half a year for the resulting slump in the consumption of high-end goods to make headlines.

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Hong Kong beauty queens in bikini

Source: Xinhua Published: June 19, 2013 13:32

Hong Kong beauty queens in bikini

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Best-selling author sticks to rural life

Source: Xinhua Published: June 19, 2013 13:08

By selling nearly 1 million hard copies and 500,000 ebooks of his latest novel in just five months, Jia Pingwa reasserted his status in the top echelons of Chinese contemporary authors.

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