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BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Fandango, an online ticket seller in U.S., said it is selling 10 tickets per second for The Hunger Games which opens in theatres Friday. Fandango added that it has sold out more than 2,500 show times for The Hunger Ga

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Ministry of Sports received on Friday a letter from FIFA president Joseph Blatter who expressed his confidence that Brazil will be successful in its organization and administration of the 2014 World

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BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces foiled a prison break attempt in a major prison in west of Baghdad after they discovered an unfinished tunnel dug by the inmates, a Justice Ministry official said on Sunday. The guards of Baghdad Cent

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BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua)-- When a customer fumbled with a touch-and-go machine at a bank in downtown Beijing, a smiling receptionist jokingly asked him if he was a spy. You must be an employee from another bank trying to study our intelligent banking

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Ganso irreplaceable: Neymar RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil international striker Neymar says it will be almost impossible for Santos to replace his recently departed national teammate Paulo Henrique Ganso. Santos is still looking to sign a

Chinese movie-goers get set for busy April

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhuanet) -- April is usually a quiet time for Chinas film market. But not so this year, with a wave of blockbusters on the way to tempt film buffs. With the 3D version of the classic Titanic due to storm the big screen, alongside

Conte takes blame for Juve's conceded goal

ROME, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Juventus head coach Antonio Conte said he was responsible for Parma' s equaliser at their 1-1 draw with the Serie A leaders at home on Sunday. The Bianconeri were held to a 1-1 draw after Mirko Vucinic' s dummy was intercept

Syria reportedly accepts Annan's plan to end crisis

DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Syria reportedly accepted Tuesday a six-point plan by Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy of the UN and Arab League (AL) for Syria, to end the year-long violence, according to Annan's spokesman. The spokesman said in a

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China is developing a new generation of reusable manned spacecraft that can operate in both low-earth orbit and manned moon landing missions, Zhang Bainan, chief designer of manned spacecraft at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, rev

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In cricket, South Africa has cruised into the semi-finals after a crushing victory over Sri-Lanka. The South African side dismissed Sri Lanka for 133 and then took just 18 overs to knock off the runs for the loss of one wicket. AB De Villiers lauded

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JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Burry Stander, a two-time mountain bike Olympian, was killed in a road accident while training near his home on Thursday. The 25-year-old South African died after colliding with a taxi in the Kwazulu-Natal province on

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NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season. As of Saturday, a total of 19,128 cases of influenza hav