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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 11, 2011
Updated: 2011-06-12 15:14
(Agencies)
A man pushes a woman on a wheelchair as they arrive at Lidice Memorial to pay their respect during a remembrance ceremony honouring the 69th anniversary of the destruction of Lidice village by Germans, in Lidice June 11, 2011. In 1942, German troops destroyed the village of Lidice in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi "protector" of Bohemia and Moravia, by Czech resistance fighters. [Photo/Agencies] |
Onlookers try to get a better view of the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London June 11, 2011. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony to honour the sovereign's official birthday. [Photo/Agencies] |
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Pearl on the Yangtze
Wuxi is considered a town of natural beauty and its motto is "city of water and warmth".
Prose and consternation
Riding on a mystery train
Way of a warrior
Specials
Wealth of difference
Rich coastal areas offer contrasting ways of dealing with country's development
Seal of approval
The dying tradition of seal engraving has now become a UNIVERSITY major
Making perfect horse sense
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