It seemed like an ideal afternoon for a walk on the beach. The sky was blue, the breeze was warm, and the ocean was calm and peaceful. The only thing that kept it from being perfect was the mess the storm had left behind. Yuck, more seaweed! six-year

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By Joseph Mok Mullinville, Kansas 10 January 2008 Driving by Highway US-400, west of the small town of Mullinville, Kansas, visitors are greeted with hundreds of metal sculptures, flapping and twirling against the blue sky on the prairie. For produce

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2009 Gold coins and bars (file) India is the world's biggest gold consumer, but the country's passion for the yellow metal is waning. Record high prices and the recent economic recession have taken away some

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Juninho reveals contact with Chelsea's Malouda about Brazil move RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil international midfielder Juninho has revealed that he has spoken to Chelsea's Florent Malouda in a bid to bring the midfielder to Vasco

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Over the past 12 months, gold prices have increased by nearly 50 percent. But the high prices have not dampened India's appetite for the precious metal. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on India's cultural affinity with gold. A customer select

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BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A bus driver who saved 24 of his passengers after being fatally injured by a piece of metal that flew through his bus's windshield has garnered praise for his selfless deed. Wu Bin, a 48-year-old bus driver from east China

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