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Snapshots: the world in 24 hours April 6

2011-04-07 14:14

the world in 24 hours

Spring arrives in China's first 'slow city'

2011-04-07 11:26

Yaxi was designated China's first "slow city" in late 2010 by Cittaslow International, a sustainable lifestyle movement that started in Italy in 1999, for its slow pace and environment-friendly lifestyle.

Old Japanese bomb discovered

2011-04-07 07:59

Workers lift a bomb, extending 1.7 meters in length and weighing 500 kilograms, out of the ground of a construction site in Liuzhou, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Wednesday.

Domestic fuel prices are hiked

2011-04-07 07:39

The move will put additional pressure on China's inflation battle and could impede the country's economic expansion.

Weekly Photos March 28 - April 3

2011-04-06 17:25

Qingming Festival, protecting Tibetan antelopes, gold car, drum dance of Yao ethnic group, World Autism Awareness Day.

British billionaire unveils 'flying' submarine

2011-04-06 17:25

Virgin Group head Sir Richard Branson sits on top of a solo piloted submarine during a photo opportunity at a news conference in Newport Beach, California April 5, 2011.