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Chinese 'find' radioactive ball
Source: BBC News

Chinese officials say that potentially deadly radioactive material lost in north-western Shaanxi province may have been found at a steel mill. Officials told the BBC that they had detected what may be the missing Caesium-137, adding that it may have been melted down.

China: Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B
Source: CNN

Rebuilding China's earthquake-devastated areas is expected to cost $147 billion, a government report released this week said.

Ancient treasures destroyed in China quake
Source: Australian News Network

TEMPLES, ancient pieces of pottery and the famed Terracotta Warriors were among priceless cultural treasures damaged or destroyed in this month's earthquake, state press has reported.

Diggers sniff out ancient red wine
Source: chinadaily.com.cn

Wine made some 2,400 years ago was found last Thursday in an ancient tomb in Baishui County, Shaanxi Province.

Legless panda needs a hand to improve sex life
Source: tiscali.co.uk

BEIJING (Reuters) - An animal research centre in northern China has appealed to the world for help to fashion an artificial leg for a panda that lost a limb -- along with its sex life -- in a fight, local media reported on Thursday. In December, a resident of Dajiangou village i …

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