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Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

Updated: 2011-08-08 12:00

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

Fishing boats lie at anchor in the Shenjiamen Harbor in Zhoushan city, East China's Zhejiang province, on August 4, 2011. Local authorities have recalled fishing boats and ships from out at sea as strong typhoon Muifa approaches. Muifa may land on the east coastal province on August 6 or 7. [Photo/CFP] 


Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

A police officer and a firefighter in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, persuade a woman not to commit suicide on August 4, 2011. The woman, who was prevented from jumping, wanted to end her life because she had suffered a huge loss in a housing demolition dispute, according to the police. [Photo/China Daily] 

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