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Best bets

[2017-02-18 07:49]

Li Yundi Piano Concert in Guangzhou

Magical creations

[2017-02-18 07:49]

In 2012, Xie Jia'ning from Heilongjiang province's Qiqihar married a Mongolian, Gankhuyag. Xie then started to show a keen interest in the Mongolian felted wool tradition.

Celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans

[2017-02-18 07:48]

Revel in the bawdy French Quarter or catch a parade? Which parade?

Busy Alaska volcano: Seawater, magma figure in eruptions

[2017-02-18 07:48]

Alaska's remote Bogoslof Island is only 169 acres, a third the size of the average American farm. And its highest "peak" is just 490 feet, half as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

Spring break alternative: southeast Mexico road trip

[2017-02-18 07:48]

The police didn't ask for bribes. The roads were safe and fast. The food was particular, yet delicious.

Long layover or just got off a red-eye? Try a workout at the airport gym

[2017-02-18 07:48]

Work out while waiting for your flight? That's an option now at Baltimore Washington International Airport, where the only gym at a US airport past security opened this week with plans to open 20 more at airports by 2020.

Boost for private eldercare facilities

[2017-02-18 07:48]

It is a cold day early in the Lunar New Year, and 82-year-old Cai Hongyi Is sitting in a wooden chair at the entrance of the four-storey Kangyi Nursing Home in Caiji Town in Suqian, in Jiangsu province.

Basketball changes lives in one Chinese village in Hebei

[2017-02-18 07:48]

Less than 30 minutes before lunchtime, six Chinese villagers playing basketball can be seen concentrating on a tense three-on-three matchup amid spontaneous bursts of applause. The players, along with fascinated spectators, are locals in Gezhuang village, Suning county in north China's Hebei province. Almost everyone in 1,700-resident Gezhuang, from 7-year-old kids to seniors in their 70s, can play basketball, Li Haibo, the village chief, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

Herbal way to alleviate poverty

[2017-02-18 07:48]

Pristine natural conditions and an ideal altitude have turned a formerly isolated county into a major source of herbs. But the beginnings were far from promising.

A book to help bidding judgment

[2017-02-18 07:49]

Neil Kimelman from Canada has just completed his trilogy about bidding with "The Right Bid at the Right Time" (Master Point Press). The book contains more than 80 tough bidding problems, both constructive and competitive. After the reader decides what he would do, Kimelman analyzes the pros and cons of each possible call, sometimes gives the original full deal and has "lessons to learn." In general, the advice is sound, but a few times he makes debatable recommendations.

Best bets

[2017-02-18 07:49]

Li Yundi Piano Concert in Guangzhou

Magical creations

[2017-02-18 07:49]

In 2012, Xie Jia'ning from Heilongjiang province's Qiqihar married a Mongolian, Gankhuyag. Xie then started to show a keen interest in the Mongolian felted wool tradition.

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