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  • Cyber criminals hiding behind screens should be exposed

    2010-09-08 09:16

    Cyber crimes have multiplied so rapidly that it requires a glossary of terms just to get a handle on the scene. head.

  • A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing

    2010-09-08 09:09

    Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.

  • Giant hay bale kills former ELO cellist

    2010-09-08 09:08

    A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.

  • Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000

    2010-09-08 09:08

    Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.

  • New application measures mobile phone radiation

    2010-09-08 09:08

    Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile telephone handset radiation aimed at helping users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones.

  • Paris bouquinistes face clampdown over souvenirs

    2010-09-08 09:07

    With over 200 stalls lining the banks of the river Seine, Paris' antique booksellers or bouquinistes are a familiar feature of the city landscape, and one that can trace its history back more than four centuries.

  • Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites

    2010-09-08 09:07

    A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema's most prestigious events.

  • Austrian kidnap victim delivers page-turning memoir

    2010-09-08 09:07

    Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch survived the start of her eight-year captivity in an underground cell by asking her kidnapper to read bedtime tales in an "illusion of normality," according to her new book.

  • Foreign learners fly to schools

    2010-09-07 10:49

    Beijing's universities gear up to welcome a new class of international university students

  • Teachers dance to kids' tunes

    2010-09-07 10:03

    Jin Shan never thought that one day she would be teaching thousands of adults all over the country children's dances.

  • Bursting at the seams

    2010-09-07 09:58

    Public kindergartens are struggling to cope with thousands of 3-year-olds born in the boom year of 2007 - the auspicious Year of the Golden Pig, Mei Jia reports

  • Story of an age of innocence simply told

    2010-09-07 09:33

    Zhang Yimou, who directed the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, also knows less is more.

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