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London police arrest two men suspected of preparing attacks

Two men were arrested in London on Thursday (Sept 8) on suspicion of being involved in terrorism, the British capital's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

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Match makers' market draws desperate parents

People's Park in Shanghai is the setting for an extraordinary marriage bureau, as elderly parents attempt to find partners for their unattached 30-something children.

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Chinese men's table tennis overcomes singles loss to win team event

China added a men's team gold medal here on Wednesday to sweep titles of the Olympic table tennis competitions for the third straight time.

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Soft or tough: Standard of handsome men in ancient China

It seems that Chinese women have too many " national husbands"nowadays. Once there is anextremely popular actor or athlete, often single, he will be elevated to the altar as a "nationalhusband".

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Italy becomes biggest winner in Rio Olympic shooting

The Rio Olympic shooting concluded all its finals after Italian Niccolo Campriani won the men's 50m rifle three positions on Sunday, enabling Italy to become the biggest winner by taking four out of the 15 gold medals on offer, and collected a total of seven medals.

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China's "game of power" continues with medal haul

Xiang Yanmei of China shrugged off the unexpected neck injury to win the gold medal for China in the women's 69kg category final on Wednesday.

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Sun Yang makes sweet revenge, backstroke swimmers make podium finish

China's Sun Yang clinched his third Olympic gold medal on Monday by winning the men's 200m freestyle at the Rio Olympics.

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Chinese grow in height rankings

People on the Chinese mainland have made significant progress in the global ranking of height over the past century, new research shows.

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A different reality lurks beneath Philippines' gender-fair image

It was almost midnight and President Rodrigo Duterte was in full flight at a news conference as he singled out a married TV reporter and told her: "You're again trying to catch my attention, aren't you?" Then, as she was asking him a question, he catcalled and tried a brief serenade. Most in the room laughed.

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Man v Fat Football: the league where weight loss is the goal

​There’s a male obesity crisis in the UK, but could a new scheme that combines the beautiful game with diet programmes for men score where others haven’t?

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Report identifies LGBT preferences in capital

Chinese gay men prefer sports like volleyball, tennis and badminton and pay more attention to their buttocks and chest muscles during workouts, while straight men prefer soccer and are more concerned with their abs and thighs, according to a lifestyle report from the LGBT community.

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Out of fashion: how men could fall off the catwalk

Menswear shows, traditionally held months before the women hit the runways later in the year, are being slowly airbrushed from the fashion industry's calendar and folded into the women's events, almost as an accessory.

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Orlando shooting renews debate over limits on gay men donating blood

In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., 53 people were alive but wounded, many in desperate need of blood. Blood banks in the area put out a call for donors.

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Is S.Korea becoming more matriarchal?

Gender roles are rapidly changing. Now sons are hearing from their mothers or wives what women used to hear all the time from their fathers or husbands.

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Gujarat killings: 24 men face death penalty in India

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 24 Hindus convicted of playing a role in the massacre of Muslims during the Gujarat religious riots in 2002, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister of the state.