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| Cry My Beloved China |
 RAPESEED plants in Sichuan
Province flowered a month late
in 2008. People did not think
much of it. In those days, people
still believed experts and
the experts said the delayed flowering
season was normal... |
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| FROM TRAGEDY
TO TRIUMPH |
 BEFORE I tell you about a
one-armed teenager who is
a star athlete at her high
school in Washington, DC,
let me take you back a
dozen years to Sierra Leone, in
West Africa.
A little girl there became an
unlikely global symbol of ... |
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 | Sharapova, Nadal storm into
second round at French Open RAFAEL Nadal began his quest for
a record seventh French Open title
in style, wearing a pink shirt and
pink shoelaces. And he won easily,
too.
The second-seeded Spaniard had
little trouble Tuesday against
Simone Bolelli of Italy...
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| | Al Sadd wins junior volleyball cup |  DEFENDING champion Al Sadd
Club overcame a brief loss of
concentration but went on to
outclass Al Ahli in the final of the
Qatar Junior Volleyball Cup at
the Al Arabi Stadium hall on
Tuesday. Al Sadd pulled off a 25-
17 25-17 17-25 25-14 victory,
much to the joy of its small
crowd of fans.
This was the sixth Cup win for
Al Sadd, who had also clinched
the Junior League crown earlier
in the season, beating Al Arabi to
the second place.
Al Sadd captain Naji al Naji
and Osman, Rahem got a good
feed from setter Mohammed and
forced Al Ahli on the backfoot for
most of the match. But after winning
two sets, Sadd did not press
hard enough, of which Ahli took
advantage ... | | | Al Shaqab signs two partnerships
with German institutions |  AL SHAQAB, under the leadership
of HE Sheikh
Mohammed bin Hamad al
Thani, Chairperson, and HE
Sheikha Mayassa bint
Hamad al Thani, Vice-
Chairperson, signed a strategic
memorandum of understanding
with two of
Germany´s leading
Equestrian institutions.
The two agreements,
signed on Tuesday, are aimed
at introducing international
courses to develop Al Shaqab,
a stud farm established
under the umbrella of Qatar
Foundation to preserve the
Arabian horses and its lineage,
and diversify its activities.
Prof. Dr Arno Gego,
Director of Aachen School of
Course Design and Susane
Schmitt-Rimkus, Director of
National Stud Warendorf
signed the MoU ... | | | Ukraine, Poland contest
racism, violence fears |  EURO 2012 organisers on
Tuesday hit back at claims
that Poland and Ukraine were
unsafe for travelling football
fans, amid fears from competing
nations, current and
former players about far-right
racism and violence.
Both Poland and Ukraine
said the claims, made in a
BBC television documentary
aired this week and in travel
advice issued by foreign governments,
did not give the
true picture of the joint hosts
of European football´s premier
tournament.
Former England captain
Sol Campbell, who is black,
warned fans to "stay home,
watch it on TV... don´t even
risk it" after viewing footage
of football fans in Poland and
Ukraine making Nazi salutes
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