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Gutsy grandma scales skyscraper

2011-08-06 17:33

Doris Long, 97, MBE, poses for a picture before climbing the ITV building in London, Aug 5, 2011.

Japan's Hiroshima city marks atomic bombing

2011-08-06 17:01

The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing.

China's romantic day: Time to find your other half

2011-08-06 19:46

A newly-wed couple poses with their marriage certificates at a marriage registry office in Ganyu county, Jiangsu province, Aug 6, 2011.

Twin pandas born in SW China

2011-08-06 14:51

A 12-year-old panda Zhenqi has given birth to twin panda cubs on Aug 4 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province.

17 dead in multiple-vehicle collision

2011-08-06 21:04

Seventeen people died and four others were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash in Jiangxi Province Saturday morning, police said.

Coast girds itself for Typhoon Muifa

2011-08-06 08:27

Coastal regions in East China are bracing for the powerful Typhoon Muifa, which was expected to make landfall over East China's Zhejiang province on Saturday night or during the daytime on Sunday.