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Carjacker of state lottery van killed in U.S. California state

AmanwhocarjackedaCaliforniastatelotteryvanwasshotandkilledinSanFrancisco,westernCalifornia,onFridayafterpolicechasedandshotathim,localTVreportssaid.Policespokes

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Australians allowed to buy tickets in bln-dollar U.S. lottery

​For the first time ever, Australians will have a chance at winning the record Powerball lottery in the United States which this week is worth 1.3 billion U.S. dollars.

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China's lottery sales down 6.3 pct in March

Lottery sales dropped to 30.81 billion yuan (5.03 billion U.S. dollars) in March, down 6.3 percent year on year, official data showed on Wednesday.

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China's Hangzhou to restrict car ownership

East China's Hangzhou City announced on Tuesday that it will restrict issuance of new car licenses, making it the sixth Chinese city to clamp down on car ownership in a bid to ease traffic congestion and combat air pollution.

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China's Tianjin to curb car ownership in anti-smog drive

China's northern municipality of Tianjin will restrict traffic and issue new car license plates via bidding and lottery in a drive to fight traffic jam and air pollution.

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Beijing to maintain car quota for 2013

Beijing will maintain its license plate lottery scheme next year, as well as cap the number of registered cars at 240,000, a local official said Thursday.