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 Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-28
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- Eggs suspected of containing industrial chemical melamine have been taken off the shelves of supermarkets and convenience stores in Guangdong.
- Beijing police have launched an investigation into leaked exam answers.
- The world's heaviest man has tied the knot. Manuel Uribe, who hasn't left his bed in six years, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Sunday in northern Mexico.
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China's top sports administration has clarified that there was no misconduct in the bonus distributions among the national diving team.
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American Olympic champion Nastia Liukin has been named "Athlete of the Year" in gymnastics. And Cristiano Ronaldo has been named FifPro World Footballer of the Year.
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Marat Safin has confirmed he is considering retiring from tennis after his season ended in the first round of the Paris Masters.
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In golf, Sergio Garcia has climbed to a career-high of number three in the world after his triumph at the Castello Masters over the weekend.
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Ferrari have revealed they will review their participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams from 2010 are ratified by the sport's governing body.
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- China will strive to expand domestic economic demand to keep steady and relatively fast economic growth, according to Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang speaking yesterday.
- White collar workers at Chinese branches of many multinational companies are now facing increased pressures and reduced salaries as their headquarters cut daily expenses to cope with the current global financial meltdown.
- Microsoft has unveiled a cloud computing service, in which data and applications will not be stored on individuals' computers.
- The first officially sanctioned sale of ivory in southern Africa for almost a decade opens today.
Government Purchase Vacant Houses to Offer Help
Recently, officials in Zhengzhou explained the city's new policies for the development of the real estate industry. It announced that one of its rescue plans for the housing market was that the government would purchase some vacant houses in neighbouring areas to create a fund for low-income families.
- Alternative musicians were the big winners of the eighth Chinese Music Media Awards, symbolizing what organisers say is "the approaching of indie music's spring."
- America's oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance troupe will perform in China for the first time in its 82 years of history.
- Recent rumours abound that Chinese diving diva Guo Jingjing will marry Kenneth Fok next month, but these were denied by both Kenneth and his father Fok Tsun-Ting.
Keep Teenagers Away from Internet Cafe
Beijing recently announced a new rule to keep minors from internet cafes. Any user who enters an internet caf¨¦ for the first time will be photographed.
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