Sumatra's big baby creates buzz
China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-26 08:06
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Akbar Risuddin (center), 3 days old on Thursday, weighed 8.7 kilograms (19.2 pounds) at birth, about the average weight of a year-old infant. He sleeps between average-sized babies at the Abdul Manan General Hospital on Friday. Reuters |
KISARAN, Indonesia: Indonesia's heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds on Friday to an Indonesian hospital where the boy named Akbar - or "the Great" in Arabic - came into the world at a national record 8.7 kilograms (19.2 pounds).
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