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Snapshots: the world in 24 hours

2011-07-07 15:46

Snapshots: the world in 24 hours

All-seeing, all-reaching Goddess of Mercy on display

2011-07-07 15:33

A gilt bronze statue of Guanyin, known as the Goddess of Mercy, with 11 heads, 1,000 eyes and hands, is on display at Henan Museum, July 5, 2011. The "Holy Tibet-Treasures from Land Closest to the Sky" exhibit is open to the public in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan province. Over 127 precious items are being shown in the exhibition, which will run for two months starting July 6.

East China seawater attacked by algae

2011-07-07 10:33

Overgrown enteromorpha — a kind of green algae, also commonly known as sea lettuce — fills a breeding pond in Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province, July 6, 2011. Cleanup efforts are being made to prevent the algae from covering the water surface, which would deprive the sea cucumbers of oxygen. Piles of the algae were found on the beaches of Qingdao city on July 6. As part of the clean-up work, nearly 200 tons of enteromorpha were collected in one day from Qingdao Silver Beach

Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter Olympics

2011-07-07 08:54

After a decade of trying and two heartbreaking defeats, the South Korean city of Pyeongchang finally won the Olympic prize it has craved so deeply.

Facebook lets its 750 million users video chat

2011-07-07 07:27

Facebook is striking back at Google Inc, which last week introduced a social networking service dubbed Google+, launched a video-calling feature with Skype for its 750 million users. Google+ challenges Facebook in new battle

Dancing to tune of the ancient Miao ethnic group

2011-07-07 10:50

Dancers of the Miao ethnic group in Jianhe county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, perform the Shuigu Dance during a local cultural festival on July 6, 2011.