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Australian baby koala dies on operating table

CANBERRA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The baby koala shot with a slug gun has died on the operating table later Friday. Doug was found with pellet wounds to his ribs and abdomen at the base of a tree at a Morayfield property, north of Brisbane, on Tuesday morning. His mother Meryl was also shot but is expected to make a full recovery after earlier surgery. Staff at the Australian Wildlife Hospital tried to remove half of one of Doug\'s lungs after a pellet was found in his chest. ...

Criminalization of Indian politics raises grave concern

by Wu Qiang, Jit Kumar NEW DELHI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Call it a shame but even after 62 years of Independence, growing criminalization of Indian politics has become an issue of major concern now, with morality and ethics above politics gradually taking a backseat in the country. Political analysts claim that though the major political parties in India concur that politicians with active criminal background should be barred from contesting elections, the number of such people is only...

London elephant parade raises awareness of Asian elephants

A man passes by?a herd of life-sized \"baby elephants\" in London May 6, 2010. These highly collectable artworks will pop up at a host of London landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square and the South Bank over the next few months, before being auctioned off. (Xinhua/Wu Wei) Tourists walk among the elephant sculptures in London May 6,...

White House garden ex-seeds expectations for healthy eating

First Lady Michelle Obama eats with fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in the First Lady\'s Garden.(Photo Source: Shanghai Daily) BEIJING, Jan. 18 -- The first harvest of US First Lady Michelle Obama\'s garden has been a bumper crop: 455 kilograms of fresh vegetables served in the White House, donated to a soup kitchen, and tended by schoolchildren. The plot has generated enthusiasm...

Picasso again sets world record of artwork auctions

NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Picasso on Tuesday claimed back the world record for artwork auction, just three months after conceding the record to an Italian sculptor. Pablo Picasso\'s \"Nude, Green Leaves and Bust\" garnered over 106 million U.S. dollars at Christie\'s, beating the 104.3 million-dollar mark set in early February by Alberto Giacometti\'s \"Walking Man One\" at Sotheby\'s in London. Art experts estimated that the Picasso canvas, depicting the Spanish maestro\'s mistress...

Who\’s most charming football lady?(II)

Who\'s most charming football lady?(I)- Manchester United BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhuanet)-- All global football fans are crazy about the ongoing 2010 European Championship. Bayern, Real Madrid or AC Milan...? It is too early to say which will claim the title. Maybe those handsome football players fascinate you, but how about their charming ladies? Following are the ladies behind the potential champions. 2. Barcelona éric...

Two Russian men sent to prison for killing, eating girl

MOSCOW, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Two Russian young men have been sentenced to prison for murdering and eating a 16-year-old girl, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. A city court jury in the northwestern city of St. Petersburg convicted the two 21-year-old men, one a floral designer, the other unemployed, of robbing and killing the 16-year-old girl in January 2009. The pair -- who were sentenced to 19 years and 18 years in prison for the death -- drowned the girl in a bathtub and...

Micro art: church in a grain of sand

? (Source: CRI Online) BEIJING, March?27 (Xinhuanet) --? To see the world in a grain of sand? Talented micro-sculptor Willard Wigan can prove you. The 52-year-old British man from Birmingham carved a church from a single granule that fits inside the eye of a needle. Willard became famous for sculpting tiny recreations of Barack Obama and his family, as well as Neil Armstrong on the moon\'s surface. This time he...

Funny road signs around world

A road sign in Pecica, Romania, reminds the drivers of drunkards.? (Photo: huanqiu.com) A road sign in Windach, Germany, reminds the drivers of snowflakes. (Photo: huanqiu.com) A road sign in...

Stylish uniform look of France\’s first lady

France\'s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C), patron of the French aerobatic squadron \"Patrouille de France\" poses with pilots after an exhibition in Salon, April 2, 2010.(Photo Source: chinanews.com) Sexy photos of France\'s first lady at auction Closer look at first ladies\' life ...