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Arthur and the Minimoys 阿瑟的奇幻王国：毫发人的冒险 Every child wants a good bedtime story before they fall asleep and go into their dream world. Arthur was no different and his grandmother read stories to him every night. She amazed h

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Could you run 26 miles? The London Marathon is an annual event and of the thousands of runners who take part, many of them have a story to tell as to why they are running the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) course around London. This year the pressure was on fo

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African athletes win at Istanbul Eurasia marathon

ISTANBUL, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan male athletes swept medals of all colors at the Eurasia marathon held in Istanbul on Sunday. Stephan Chebogut came first in 2:11:05 and he was followed by Kiprotich Yegon in 2:15:35 and Evans Kiplagat in 2:16:43.

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NAIROBI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Berlin marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Dubai marathon silver medalist Lucy Kabuu will headline the elite field at this year's RAK Half-Marathon in the United Arab Emirates. The event, seventh edition, which will be r

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A: Hi. My minibar is empty. B: You already finished off everything, sir? A: I finished off everything. B: Would you like anything in particular? A: The Perrier and the Jim Beam. Let me have three more of each. B: Beam and Perrier. Anything else, sir?

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