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Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom

HulkingexcavatorsclawatriverbanksonIndonesia'sSumatraislandinthehuntforgold,transformingwhatwasoncearuralidyllintoascarred,pittedmoonscape.Itisoneofahugenumbero

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Elie Saab Couture Spring 2017

The collection was inspired by the golden age of Egyptian cinema.

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Winners of the 'Oscars of watchmaking' revealed

The winners of this year's "Oscars of watchmaking" have been chosen, with a wide range of time pieces recognized for their engineering perfection and eye-catching design.

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Twinkle all the way: the Salvatore Ferragamo holiday 2016 collection

Fyza Kadir shines in Salvatore Ferragamo’s accessories for the festive season

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20 feared dead in gold mine accident in eastern DR Congo: local official

An accident occurred in a gold mine in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 20, a local official said on Sunday.

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Kanji meaning gold or money picked as best symbolizing 2016

The kanji for kin, meaning gold or money, has been picked as the character best symbolizing this year’s social mood in Japan, a Kyoto-based kanji promotion organization said Monday.

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Archaeological finding shows Romans produced "fakes" 2,000 years ago

​A display of artifacts unearthed by a team of 60 archaeologists during a road-widening scheme in northeast England are to go on display to the public for the first time this week, it was announced Tuesday.

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China hits century of gold medals in Rio Paralympics

China became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games, celebrating another nine victories in Rio on Saturday.

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From volleyball to science fiction, these women are showing the positive face of China

Coach Lang Ping and writer Hao Jingfang are among those showing independence, authenticity and outspokenness, and helping to counter negative perceptions of the country, especially in the West

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Who needs gold when we have Fu? China's young Olympics fans focus on fun, not medal tally

No parade in Tiananmen Square and no chants of “unite and revive China” to celebrate a gold this time. Winning medals in Rio still matters, but the Olympics are also about having fun.

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Echoes of China's volleyball golden moment in surprise win in Rio

Huge Chinese TV audience watch as women’s team defeats Serbia after barely scraping into finals. Chinese women's volleyball team won the gold medal in Rio Olympic Games on Sunday. The outstanding performance has inspired many who watched the game to never give up and keep fighting.

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Malaysia's Lee heartbroken again, China's Chen takes gold at Rio Olympics

Chen Long of China defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-18, 21-18 to claim the gold medal in the men's badminton singles final at the Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday.

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Bolt completes historic 'triple-triple' as Jamaica grab Olympic 4x100m gold

Usain Bolt completed his third straight clean sweep of Olympic sprint events on Friday by leading Jamaica to victory in the men's 4x100m relay final here.

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Touching stories behind the first Olympics gold medals at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, a city that makes dreams come true, has seen six countries and regions realize their dream of winning an Olympic gold medal for the first time. With the games reaching the halfway mark, let's check out some touching stories behind these amazing achievements.

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China's Ren becomes youngest gold medallist at Rio Olympics

Teenage diver Ren Qian became the youngest gold medallist at the Rio Olympics by winning the 10m platform final on Thursday.

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Chinese public unfazed by sluggish medal winning at Rio Games

The ongoing Rio Olympic Games is probably the most relaxed games ever for China. Chinese audiences are decreasingly seeing medals as the paramount goal, and underperforming athletes are calmer when they end up with unsatisfying results. But in a country where athletes are funded by the government, whether athletes should simply enjoy participation remains controversial.

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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.