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Cat and chick: best of friends

Date: 2008-09-18

A farmhouse cat has adopted a chicken after she became the only survivor of a fox attack in Middleton, near Leiston in Suffolk, Britain.

It's an unlikely partnering, but the pair have become firm friends -- even lavishing affection on each other. The incredible friendship blossomed just over two months ago when a fox killed 13 chicks -- leaving the chick Gladys as the only surviv

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World's widest tunnel completes digging in Shanghai

Date: 2008-09-07

The world's widest tunnel with an inner diameter of 13.7 meters completed its excavation here under the Yangtze River on Friday.

The 8.9-km tunnel is part of a 12.6 billion yuan ($1.84 billion) bridge and tunnel project to link Shanghai with Chongming Island, the country's third largest after Taiwan and Hainan.

The tunnel will accommodate a six-lane expressway and

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Liu Xiang quits 110m hurdles

Date: 2008-08-18

Liu Xiang's dream of defending his Olympic title on home soil ended on Monday when he failed to start his first-round heat in the 110 metres hurdles.

Liu, the world champion and the host nation's best hope of an athletics gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, pulled up after a false start and hobbled down the tunnel to leave the Bird's Nest stadium in stunned silence.

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