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URUMQI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fog in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sunday left 87 flights delayed or diverted. Twenty-five inbound flights from cities such as Beijing, Dalian and Chengdu to Urumqi have

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Clean energy sources generate more electricity in China

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为什么智能手机的语音助手都是女声?

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Chinese national flag hoisted at Olympic Village

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Brazil to play Boliva in tribute to boy

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Yemen plane's black box located

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Obama Concludes College Tour

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China's central bank governor stresses inflation control

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Barca and Atletic look to pile pressure on Real Madrid

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Barca cruise home in Vallecas to pressure Real and Atletico

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Obama Presses Case for 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama used a truck manufacturing plant in the midwestern United States as the backdrop for a speech Monday about the economy, and the importance of achieving an agreement in fiscal negotiations with congressional Republic

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