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People donate blood for quake victims
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A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]




A local resident donates blood for quake victims in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. There is a large demand for blood in quake-hit areas and the health ministry hopes the public actively donate blood. [Xinhua]
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Situation at quake epicenter worse than expected
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WENCHUAN, Sichuan -- The situation in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake, was worse than expected with traffic cut off and children buried in debris, according to local government officials who trekked into the area.
Only some 2,300 people out of the town's population of more than 10,000 survived the quake, and more than 1,000 of the survivors were badly injured, said He Biao, deputy secretary-general of the Aba prefectural government.

Pray for kids trapped under rubble


Premier Wen Jiabao comforts an injured child in Mianyang, Sichuan Province on Tuesday. 7,395 have been reported dead in Mianyang.
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Earthquake in Sichuan Province Wenchuan
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Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000 The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades.The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, near the epicenter of Monday's massive, 7.9-magnitude quake.

  
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A short guide to the hottest new cafes
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In the past, local cafe options were limited to cookie-cutter Western imports like the ubiquitous Starbucks and The Coffee Beanery. And while these are good places for informal meetings, Shanghai's caf scene is rapidly evolving. Asian chains and even local start-ups are offering more elaborate fare and trendier atmospheres than previously available.

And it's not just downtown hipsters who are reaping the benefits: in the past few months, new cafs have popped up in all corners of the city. Take, for example, Hongqiao's 1 Oz 3, a concept caf promoting Australia's urban lifestyle. The menu, apart from savory meat pies and sausages, boasts traditional espresso favorites made from Belaroma roasted coffee blends. According to company spokeman Mark Plummer, the delightful flavor of his coffee is the result of good equipment, well-trained baristas and, of course, excellent beans.
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Yao Ming to go under the knife
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Pedestrians walk past a billboard featuring a photo of Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, on a sidewalk in Beijing Thursday Feb. 28, 2008.Yao Ming's season-ending injury prompted shock and concern in his native China on Wednesday, though hopes were high he would still make August's Beijing Olympics. [Agencies]

HOUSTON -- China's giant centre Yao Ming will undergo surgery Monday to fix a stress fracture in his left foot, the Houston Rockets announced on Saturday.

Yao, who is already out for the rest of the National Basketball Association's 2007-08 season and whose long anticipated Beijing Olympics campaign is in jeopardy, will have the surgery at the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. Rockets doctor Tom Clanton will perform the surgery.
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