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There's been another mass shooting in the United States. This time, three people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a municipal council meeting in a small community in the east coast state of Pennsylvania. Three others are also said to be in crit

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By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 09 January 2008 The beaches, boutiques and vineyards of Cape Town make it one of South Africa's top destinations for tourists. But many visitors are adding a different type of attraction to their holiday stay. They are

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China is poised to launch the prototype of its first space lab Tiangong-1 by the end of this month. A senior official at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province has revealed that the space module will be launched either

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Chinese scientists and officials are confident in the upcoming launch of its first space lab module Tiangong-1. The launch time for the space module has been set. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng reports from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Officials reve

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Efforts to ease medical costs take effect

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