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Three people have been confirmed dead after their bodies were dug out of the debris of a landslide that buried a section of a road in Funing county on Saturday evening, local authorities said on Sunday.

Scientists ponder exoskeletons

In the US movie Iron Man, businessman Tony Stark developed a robotic suit that gave him inexhaustible power to fight the bad guys.

Tsinghua biologists solve genetic puzzle

A team of molecular biologists at Tsinghua University reported a milestone breakthrough in molecular biology and gene expression on Sunday.

Finding a family in the fog of war

One day in 1953, a policeman arrived at the home of Sumie Ikeda in Mudanjiang city in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. He asekd yo speak with her mother, and requested that the 8-year-old girl leave the room so the adults could speak freely.

From Japanese soldier to Chinese hero

Hirosumi Kobayashi was thrilled to showoff his invitation to the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), which will be held in Beijing on Sept 3.

Open door in sensitive cases helps

National prosecutors are required to provide information to litigants and others directly involved in judicial cases when such cases involve major and sensitive matters, a senior official under the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.

Mao's ex-security chief dies at age 100

A former senior official of the Communist Party of China, Wang Dongxing, died at age 100 early on Friday, said the General Office of the Party's Central Committee.

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Dead fish found near dam

Large numbers of dead fish spotted offshore near the Tianjin blast zone have been examined and no hazardous cyanide compounds have been detected, the Tianjin municipal government said on Thursday night.

China, Russia launch joint naval exercise

The Chinese and Russian navies will hold a joint drill on Friday, their second this year.

Heat-resistant gene could help crops cope with global warming, scientists say

Shanghai scientists have found a gene that provides crops with a higher resistance to heat, offering a potential boon to farmers coping with reduced yields in the face of global warming.

Satellites focus on rescue and damage control work

China has mobilized at least eight of its satellites to help with search-and-rescue and damage control work after last week's massive blasts in Tianjin.