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An innovative use of pigeon blood

Prostitutes sell their virginity by using a novel substitute.

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Blaming “people who don’t know the truth” does not work

Examining the problems with the abused term, the author of this Xinhua op-ed calls for a more prudent way of calling people “who don’t know the truth”.

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Diet treatment to blame for patient’s sudden death?

City Evening News: A patient’s sudden death during a course of diet treatment raised question about nature healing.

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Angry workers beat Tonghua Steel boss to death

The Beijing News: General manager of Tonggang was beaten to death in a conflict caused by the takeover of the company by another.

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Man fired for having a birthmark on his head in Shenzhen

New Express: the mayors in Guangdong swam across Zhujiang yesterday, as a way to show the accomplishment of the government in clearing up the once heavily-polluted river.

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Chinese filmmakers withdraw from Melbourne movie festival

Yangcheng Evening News: Three Chinese filmmakers have withdrawn their movies from the 58th Melbourne International Film Festival.

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A monument to President Hu

A pair of undated, unverified photos show a stone monument featuring inscriptions including “long live President Hu”

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Six-year-old kept in a chicken cage for a year

For over a year, a six-year-old girl was kept by her grandmother in a bamboo cage in Chongqing, the Chongqing Evening News reports.

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Be prepared for the solar eclipse

The municipal government of Wuhan has released a list of measures to deal with possible emergencies that may be caused by the sudden darkness,

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Beijing: China’s happiest town?

Beijing was crowned China’s happiest city by feedback polls at bus stations.

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