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BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China is preparing for the launch of an experimental recoverable moon orbiter, said the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence on Sunday. The orbiter arrived in Xichang via air in so

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A shadowy figure was spotted on the moon's surface last month, and since then it has grabbed the attention -- and the extremely wild imagination -- of the Internet. YouTube user Wowforreeel first started investigating the figure using Google Moon, a

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Lady Gaga leads Twitter with 20 million followers

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Mother Monster Lady Gaga became the first person to attract more than 20 million followers on Twitter, after joining the social networking site for only four years, according to media reports. Gaga takes a comfortable

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday said Defense(防卫，保护) officials are closely watching protests that have flared up in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon, as Pentagon hosts senior Egyptian military leaders for talks

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CANBERRA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A rare virus that can be contracted by humans has killed a large number of Victorian pigeons after being detected in the Australian state for the first time, Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday. According to the

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BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Founding of a Party, an epic film to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is expected to set a new box-office record. The 140-minute film features an all-star cast and follo

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PARIS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Spain-based midfielder Yohan Mollo joined French top league club AS Nancy Lorraine on loan from Grenade, the club said on Monday. Mollo, 22, will play with AS Nancy Lorraine for six month with possibility to be recruited by

Horse meat found in pasta of German supermarket chain

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- German supermarket chain Lidl in Denmark has found traces of horse meat in a pasta dish, the supermarket annouced late on Monday. A pasta dish called Combino Penne Bolognese from the manufacturer Copack has been found

Woman breaking into Simon Cowell's house faces charges

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A woman charged with trespassing on music supremo Simon Cowell's property appeared in a London court on Monday. Leanne Zaloumis, 29, breaking into Cowell's house wielding a broken brick and then hiding in his wardrobe

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PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The first session of Chinese Movie Festival(节日) in France was kicked off on Tuesday night in Paris with famous Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen, Chinese actor Wang Xueqi and French actor Jean Reno lightening the scr

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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 1st New York Chinese Film Festival kicked off on Saturday at Lincoln center（林肯中心） in New York and the Chinese movie Deep in the Clouds was showed after the opening ceremony（开幕式）. Before the ope

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VALENCIA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney is likely to be sidelined for two to three weeks due to an ankle injury. The England striker was substituted（替代,取代） in the 61st minute of Manchester