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- Man arrested in shooting death of Williams sister
A 24-YEAR-old man with gang connections has been arrested on suspicion that he shot and killed the 31-year-old eldest sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams after an argument in a poor Los Angeles suburb, police said on Monday.
- Collapse on stage
Actor John Ritter and his co-star actress Katey Sagal are shown. Ritter collapsed on the set of his comedy series, "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter", in Burbank September 11 and later died of a massive heart attack at a local hospital.
- Naomi to attend lycra
Supermodel Naomi Campbell and her boyfriend, Matteo Marzotto, COO of Marzotto Group, are in Hong Kong on a private visit. Naomi will be attending the Lycra British Style Award in London on Sept 25 and has confirmed she will be present at the 2003 Channel Young Lycra Fashion Award in Shanghai on Oct 24.
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| Fashion |
- Golden youth
THE World Gold Council has launched a new "K-gold" jewellery series in an effort to make gold more appealing to young consumers and establish a more fashionable image for gold jewellery.
- Timepieces to watch
COMPLETELY new and yet still distinctively Rado - this principle stands at the conception of all Rado creations. The new line of Rado Ceramica is no exception.
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| Health |
- Patients given own stem cells escape transplant
VIENNA - Four out of a group of five seriously sick Brazilian heart-failure patients no longer needed a heart transplant after being treated with their own stem cells, the doctor in charge of the research said on Monday.
- Dangerous sunshine
GENEVA - Two United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday that children are most at risk of developing skin cancers as a result of the long-term decline in the earth's protective ozone layer.
- SARS alarm
Medical experts at a symposium on the prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) warned people against the re-emergence of the disease, days after Singapore reported a new case of the flu-like epidemic.
- US declares war on fat
WASHINGTON - Some Indian tribes in Michigan are about to urge a return to traditional menus like wild rice and fresh fish, in the hope of fighting soaring obesity-caused diabetes.
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| Travel |
- A fairyland that time forgot
COMPARED with its neighbour, Yunnan Province, Guizhou in Southwest China hasn't been well developed as a tourist destination, despite its natural scenery and the original life styles of the local Miao and Tong nationalities.
- Take a tranquil break on the Yangtze at a farm on Chongming Island
IT'S a 40-minute-trip by water to Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Chongming is China's third-largest island and Shanghai's only county and it provides an ideal escape from Shanghai's urban concrete and steel into a pastoral paradise.
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| Feature |
- Reversed lifestyle
TALKING into his cell phone, Juan says he's in a meeting. He makes other business calls while he picks out what he's going to wear: a black dress, stockings and high heels.
- Rolling into the west
THE new Buicks on the Kang Da car showroom floor glisten like melted yak butter.
- Schwarzenegger legacy hulks over body building
IT all began on Muscle Beach more than 60 years ago when a group of fitness-conscious men gathered to spend hours lifting weights in skimpy swimsuits while showing off their physiques.
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| What's on |
- I Have a Date with Spring
The classic Hong Kong play, staged for the first time on the Chinese mainland, tells the story of four young women singers in a club. The play is a semi-musical with lots of songs and dances.
- EXHIBITIONS
Water Colours
- Sculptural dialogues
THE First International Sculpture and Environmental Art Exhibition has opened in Shanghai.
- Pop stars join hands
IT is rare to see two pop stars holding a joint concert when both are leading singers. The usual practice is that one star will be the main attraction and other stars will appear as guest performers.
- Earthworks
ACCORDING to an old Chinese saying, the earth of different regions raises different types of people. Most Chinese are sentimentally attached to the earth of their hometowns.
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THE World Gold Council has launched a new "K-gold" jewellery series in an effort to make gold more appealing to young consumers and establish a more fashionable image for gold jewellery.