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BINHAI NEW AREA NEWS
The number of cash-strapped Britons taking out expensive loans with interest rates of up to 2000 per cent has quadrupled in four years, new research has disclosed.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon is due to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday after a cholera outbreak stoked fears of a second wave of deaths from disease. The devastating floods have affected millions of people and killed more than 1,300.
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AP - He has been accused of raping a Russian tourist in a New York City park, lurking on another woman's fire escape and harassing a third woman when she turned down a date.
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Heavy rains triggered landslides that have left 32 missing in southwest China, state media reported Saturday, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,150 lives.
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Angelina Jolie has said she was in her element filming action scenes in new thriller Salt.
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Researchers use new tool to gain valuable clues about the nature of mysterious "dark energy."
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New methods will let doctors more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, especially in women.
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New imaging technique captures caterpillar movement and may lead to a new design in robotics.
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Stored stress in the Earth's crust may be the source.
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New landslides killed 24 people and left 24 missing in China’s remote northwest as downpours threatened more devastation and made rescue work nearly impossible on Friday in a region where more than 1,100 people have been killed.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon is due to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday after a cholera outbreak stoked fears of a second wave of deaths from disease. The devastating floods have affected millions of people and killed more than 1,300.
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He comes from a stable family background, takes a healthy interest in the opposite sex and has reached the age when it's time to settle down with a female partner or three.
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A new survey has found that most buildings in İstanbul are not strong enough to withstand a substantial earthquake. According to the study, conducted by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Japan’s International Cooperation Agency, 30 percent of the city’s buildings are in danger of collapsing if a strong earthquake were to occur. When it comes to individual districts 9 percent of the buildings in Fatih, 14 percent in Zeytinburnu, 17 percent in Küçükçekmece, 30 percent in Bayrampaşa, 73 percent in Bahçelievler and 76 percent in Güngören could possibly collapse in a quake.
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Revenge may indeed be a dish best served cold but, even so, the International Stakes at York is shaping up as hot stuff. Harbinger – who emerged as one of the season's superstars with his 11-length romp in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes last month – will put his new-found reputation to the test on the Knavesmire, ground allowing. Two of his chief rivals will be Byword and Twice Over, who carry the Khaled Abdullah colours of Derby hero Workforce, highest-profile among those vanquished at Ascot.
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Federal health officials approve a new morning-after contraceptive that reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex, sparking concern among pro-life groupsChicago Drops Charges in Abortion Clinic Prayer CaseSchool Settles Anti-Abortion Shirt Suit
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Health benefits of home-grown produce; schools may disagree with new lice policy.
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New Zealand's march to a fifth Tri-Nations title in six years gained pace on Saturday night with an emphatic 49-28 win over Australia, made easier by the Wallabies having only 14 men for most of the second half as Drew Mitchell was sent off.
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Plans to include open-air and other public meetings in new parades legislation are dropped after a storm of protest.
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HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc has started talks with potential investors to sell stakes in its Asian life insurance business AIA ahead of AIA's planned IPO, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Norway beat France 2-1 in a friendly match in Oslo on Tuesday. The game was a crucial test for new French coach Laurent Blanc and his new squad of 13 uncapped players and 16 French league players after the team’s woeful World Cup performance.
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