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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 15

2011-02-16 15:55

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 15, 2011.

Ancient text marks modern Lantern Festival

2011-02-16 09:48

A confucius temple held a ceremony where 80 youths and grown-ups dressed in hanfu and read Chinese classic texts ahead of the Lantern Festival, which falls on Thursday

Sun fires off with major solar flare

2011-02-16 07:15

The most powerful solar flare in years erupted from the sun on Tuesday, sending a blast of X-rays from a hotspot of activity that may still belch solar storms in the days to come.

Berlusconi to face trial over sex scandal

2011-02-15 21:04

An Italian judge ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on Tuesday on charges that include paying an underage girl for sex.

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 14

2011-02-15 19:31

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 14, 2011.

Miners seek justice for black lung disease

2011-02-16 07:16

A total of 124 gold miners in Wuwei city, Northwest China's Gansu province, have been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis but have not received compensation because they had not signed labor contracts with the mine's owners, State broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.

Manufacturing belts in labor shortage

2011-02-16 07:01

China's booming coastal provinces are facing a labour shortage after the Lunar New Year holidays as the seemingly endless flow of migrant workers dries up. More and more workers in the traditional manufacturing belts in the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas are staying back in their home villages in the countryside due to rapid urbanisation and economic development in China's interior.