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Passenger was on her first trip overseas

[2014-03-26 09:05]

"At last, they will never come back."

Flight MH370: The unanswered questions

[2014-03-26 09:05]

The Malaysian prime minister has declared that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 "ended in the southern Indian Ocean", but several questions and enigmas surrounding the tragedy remain unsolved while the world waits for explanations.

Inmarsat calls for global tracking of commercial jets

[2014-03-26 09:05]

An executive at Inmarsat, the British satellite telecommunications company involved in the ongoing hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, said that a global tracking system should be established for all commercial aircraft.

Technique based on Doppler effect used to analyze plane's faint pings

[2014-03-26 09:05]

The British company Inmarsat used a wave phenomenon discovered in the 19th century to analyze the seven pings its satellite picked up from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to determine its final destination.

Digest NTSB expert accuses Malaysia of being 'incompetent'

[2014-03-26 09:05]

A top US aviation safety expert accused the Malaysian government of being "incompetent" in conducting investigations into the passenger jet's mysterious disappearance into the Indian Ocean, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Australia prepares to receive families shattered by loss

[2014-03-26 09:05]

The Chinese consulate in Perth is quiet at the moment. But that may change in the coming days as relatives from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 start to arrive in Australia.

Sex, society and suspicious minds

[2014-03-25 08:34]

Since China initiated the opening-up and reform policy in the late 1970s, the country has changed beyond recognition, economically, socially and sexually. While millions of people have been lifted out of poverty as the country has grown to become the world's second-largest economy, the rise in living standards has also resulted in greater sexual freedom and a more tolerant society.

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[2014-03-25 08:34]

DNA testing:

Blood is thicker than water

[2014-03-25 08:34]

Records from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) show that a common test for discerning close blood relationships was the mixing of drops of blood from both parents and their baby in a bowl of water. If the blood blended, the relationship was confirmed, while separation indicated no relationship.

Witnesses carried the truth about history

[2014-03-24 08:15]

In 1995, Iris Chang, a US historian and journalist, decided to write a book about the Nanjing Massacre, in which at least 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers were killed by invading Japanese troops during a six-week period starting in December 1937. To better understand the massacre, she turned to Shao Ziping in New York.

Naturists tread with care on the path to acceptance

[2014-03-21 07:51]

Wang Min, a naturist from Chongqing, has a ready answer when asked why he became a nudist.

Greece and the body beautiful

[2014-03-21 07:51]

Nude sports originated in ancient Greece. At that time people believed that the human body is one of the most beautiful things in nature, and the best vehicle to demonstrate human self-confidence and pride. Therefore, the Greeks not only engaged in nudism during festivals and sports activities, but also in a variety of art forms to express and praise the human body.

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