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"China's Bikini wearers create a new Guinness record"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 21:19

"A total of 3,090 Bikini models showed up at Longwan beach, Huludao city, on Wednesday morning. As the largest Bikini show, the event has created a new Guinness world record."

Read more: http://huludao.swimsuit.china.org.cn/2011-08/17/content_23231044.htm

"Exclusive attraction"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 21:15

"Young Swedish entrepreneur's online social networking website is aimed at China's rich.

There is a major demand from well-heeled Chinese to network with their peers, according to Swedish native Svante Jerling, co-founder of P1.cn, an exclusive social networking site.

"During the global economic crisis, China did not only survive, it expanded. This is the place to be when it comes to dealing with luxury consumption," he says."

Read more: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2011-08/12/content_13100693.htm

"Little girl found"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 21:05

"When Patti Waldmeir, the FT’s correspondent in Shanghai, came across a baby abandoned in a street one cold winter night, she was told to mind her own business. She didn’t...

One might easily see such a thing in a Shanghai alleyway and think nothing of it: a bundle of fabric tied up with a rope. Except that this particular bundle was screaming."

"Sniffer dogs detect lung cancer"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 20:57

"Sniffer dogs can be used to reliably detect lung cancer, according to researchers in Germany.

Writing in the European Respiratory Journal, they found that trained dogs could detect a tumour in 71% of patients.

However, scientists do not know which chemical the dogs are detecting, which is what they say they need to know to develop a screening programme."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14557224

"Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 20:46

"(Reuters) - People who eat plenty of high-potassium fruits, vegetables and dairy products may be less likely to suffer a stroke than those who get little of the mineral, according to a study.

The findings, reported in the journal Stroke, come from an analysis of 10 international studies involving more than 200,000 middle-aged and older adults.

Across those studies, stroke risk dipped as people's reported potassium intake rose, with each 1,000-milligram (mg) increase in daily potassium leading to a drop in the odds of suffering a stroke in the next five to 14 years of 11 percent."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/18/us-stroke-idUSTRE77H05T20110818

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