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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 4
Updated: 2011-06-05 15:58
(Agencies)
A combination of pictures shows Ducati MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy crashing during the third free practice of the Catalunya MotoGP Grand Prix in Montmelo, near Barcelona, June 4, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
Members of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) military patriotic club get into an AN-2 airplane before a parachute jump at an airdrome outside the Russian southern city of Stavropol June 4, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
Specials
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China's national English language newspaper aims for a top-notch international all-media group.
Room at the inn
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Pearls of wisdom
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