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How to protect yourself

Metro | Health
2010-9-9

SHANGHAI has never reported any anaplasmosis. But be careful if you take a walk in the woods. Individuals should take precautions when enteri...

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Victim thrown from bridge by thieves

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-9

A GANG who threatened motorcyclists with violence and stole their vehicles, even throwing one victim from a bridge, has been caught, police said yesterday. The gang stole three motorcycles and cash last month,...

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Two injured in second school knife fight

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-9

TWO middle school students injured each other with a knife in a fight in the playground of a suburban school yesterday, police said, the second such incident at a school in the past two days. The boys, one injured...

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Two years in jail for former city emcee

Metro | Courts
2010-9-9

WANG Zi, who was well known in entertainment circles as an emcee at shows in the city, was jailed for two years yesterday for embezzling more than 70,000 yuan (US$10,294) worth of computer equipment from a company...

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Mom absent as boy recovers

Metro | Charity and civil affairs
2010-9-9

WHEN five-year-old Zhang Hao awoke from surgery to repair his fire-damaged face yesterday, his mother was not there to comfort him as she'd promised. The mother, who left the boy six months after the fire, had...

Botanist gets UK honor

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

BOTANIST Li Dezhu became the first Chinese to receive an honorary Order of the British Empire yesterday, on the United Kingdom National Pavilion Day. The British Business Awards also gave out an award, for the...

Urban-rural forum

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

TOP officials from China's monetary policy commission and the World Bank will give speeches at an Expo forum today in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The forum's theme is Economic Transformations and Urban-Rural...

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Police seek 3 in armed robbery of jewelry store

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-9

SHANGHAI police were searching last night for three suspects who, witnesses said, robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint in a supermarket in Minhang District. No injuries or deaths were reported during the robbery. "I...

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Urban-rural forum

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

TOP officials from China's monetary policy commission and the World Bank will give speeches at an Expo forum today in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. The forum's theme is Economic Transformations and Urban-Rural...

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Festival feast planned

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-9

THE South Korean Pavilion plans to prepare traditional bibimbap, a rice dish topped with a variety of vegetables and meat, for 1,000 people at an outdoor square on September 22 for the Mid-autumn Festival. Pavilion...

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Summer heat defies White Dew

Metro | Weather
2010-9-8

SWELTERING weather returned today with the highest temperature soaring over 35 degrees Celsius in the city's suburban Jiading District, quite unusual compared with normal years. Today is called White Dew, one...

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Railway worker wins EcoArt competition

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-8

DESIGNERS from China, Japan and France were awarded yesterday for their artworks made of recycled garbage collected at the Expo site. The EcoArt campaign, organized by Touchmedia, an interactive media company, began...

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Creative park to emerge near Tongji campus

Metro | Urban construction
2010-9-8

A bus parking lot near Tongji University will be transformed into a creative park with international design and innovation firms and institutes, Tongji officials said today. Construction on the creative park will...

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Boy, 14, stabbed to death in fight

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-8

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy was stabbed to death in a fight with a schoolmate in Shanghai yesterday, police said. A suspect, surnamed Feng, has been detained for police interrogation. Witnesses said the fight happened...

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Visibly impaired student enters varsity

Metro | Education
2010-9-8

LIFE is never easy for the disabled, especially if they have to compete with physically healthy people. However, Shen Dawei, whose visibility is limited, has successfully managed to squeeze into one of the city's...

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Triplets out of danger after treatment

Metro | Health
2010-9-8

THE six-week-old triplet sisters, born to a migrant family, are now in stable condition after treatment and the two younger siblings are healthy enough to be discharged from hospital soon, officials with the Shanghai...

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Mother of burnt 5-year-old to return

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-8

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Zhang Zhao is excited about today - not only will he undergo the first of a series of free surgeries to help repair his looks after his face was seriously burnt in a fire but he may also get to see...

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Boy dies from electric shock

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-8

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy died from electric shock on Monday night after touching a lamppost while playing in the garden of his community in Zhabei District. It was later found that the lamppost was leaking and power to...

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Website sued over 'Ip Man 2' downloads

Metro | Courts
2010-9-8

A POPULAR downloading website, www.verycd.com, which is also famous for its well-received eMule customer tool used by many Chinese and overseas users, has been sued for copyright infringement. The plaintiff, Desen...

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Gambling gang in Qingpu busted

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-8

POLICE have busted a gang in suburban Qingpu District which allegedly entrapped teenagers into gambling and then forced them into debt. The police said they have so far confirmed nine cases in which the victims...

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Firefighters find easy access

Metro | Crime and public security
2010-9-8

A FIRE at an apartment of an old residential neighborhood in downtown Huangpu District on Sunday highlighted the problem faced by both residents and the city's fire brigade for many years now: the narrow alley leading...

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The Windy City

Metro | World Expo
2010-9-8

CHICAGO Days will feature renowned soul, gospel and blues singer Otis Clay and his band along with the Center for Asian Arts and Media's Hip Hop ChicaGO, an ensemble of the city's top hip hop artists. Chicago...