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Singapore water polo picture

An athlete from Singapore#39;s men#39;s water polo team wears a swimming trunk with the Singaporean flag#39;s white crescent moon detail on the front, at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, November 25, 2010. The skimpy trunks sported by Singapore#39;s men#39;s water polo team at the Asian Games are causing red faces back home in the conservative city-state, with many embarrassed by their design. Singapore rebuked its national water polo team for wearing swim trunks that feat

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Singapore water polo picture

Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei result 2010

Men’s badminton singles final: Lee Chong Wei vs Lin Dan (Chn) – 8.30pm. China#39;s Lin Dan makes a backhand return to Malaysia#39;s Lee Chong Wei during the men#39;s badminton singles final at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Pumped-up Chinese superstar Lin Dan outplayed world number one Lee Chong Wei to win the Asian Games badminton title Sunday as India dominated the track with two gold medals. The popular Lin, who had won world and Olympic titles but never a

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Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei result 2010

Fuel spill at same Alaska reef as Exxon Valdez

A tugboat struck the same reef as the Exxon Valdez tanker 20 years ago, spilling diesel into Alaska's Prince William Sound and creating a three-mile-long slick, the US Coast Guard said on Friday. An unknown quantity of the fuel leaked from the Pathfinder tug after it ran aground Wednesday on Bligh Reef

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Fast track to the future

Fast Track to the Future! (Made in China ) China unveils 'world's fastest train link' – – – – China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world — a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.

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China covers bridge entirely in butter to prevent suicides

Government officials in south-east China have ordered workers to cover a 1,000 ft long steel bridge in butter to prevent citizens from using it to attempt suicide.

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China covers bridge entirely in butter to prevent suicides