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World's largest desert highway opens to traffic in China

The last three sections of the world's largest desert highway opened to traffic on Saturday.

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World's largest desert highway opens to traffic in China

Thelastthreesectionsoftheworld'slargestdeserthighwayopenedtotrafficonSaturday.TheBeijing-UrumqiExpressway,withatotallengthof2,450kilometers,stretchesfromBeijing

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Separatist Uygur teacher jailed for life

Uygur teacher Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison for separatism in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday.

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5.1-magnitude quake jolts Urumqi

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, at 1:27 p.m. Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.