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THREE journalists were hurt when a gun went off at a press conference called by Chinese police to highlight the success of a gun-control campaign.
Link H/T Lee
BBC: A committee official said the simple chants and gestures were designed to help spectators cheer for their favourite athletes in a smooth, civilized manner.
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Li Ning, president of the Beijing Etiquette Institute, told the Beijing News that the cheer was in line with general international principles for cheering, while at the same time possessing characteristics [...]
Yesterday’s earthquake, which hit China’s most populated province, Sichuan was felt in Suzhou, Shanghai and as far away as Beijing. I, like the Humanaught, didn’t feel a thing from my concrete palace, besides it’s not unusual for large cracks to suddenly appear on my ceiling and walls, comes with the territory.
Some did feel it here [...]
