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The Beijing Hour
Evening Edition
Rebecca Hume with you on this Thursday, October 24th, 2013.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this evening,
Germany summons the U.S ambassador over spying claims.
Bushfires continue in NSW, Chinese people warned to be cautious.
Clowns gather to protest for peace in Mexico following more drug cartel killings.
Business, Manufacturing activities in China increase to a seven-month high in October.
Sports, Manchester United defeat Real Sociadad One-Nil to go top of group A.in the Champions League.
Entertainments, English actor Tom Hardy set to play legendary singer Elton John in a new biopic.
Plus Special reports gets the latest update from our correspondent the Shanghai arts festival.
Weather
Beijing will be clear tonight with a low of 4 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow sunny with a high temperature of 18.
Meanwhile Shanghai will be cloudy tonight, with a low of 14, also cloudy tomorrow, with a high of 18.
Lhasa will be clear tonight, 1 degrees the low, sunny tomorrow with a high of 14.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny with a high of 30.
Kabul, sunny, 23.
Over in Australia
Sydney, sunny, highs of 23.
Canberra, sunny, 19.
Brisbane, overcast, 24.
And finally, Perth will also be overcast with a high of 24.
Top News
Indian prime minister makes speech at CPC party school
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made a speech at the Party School of the CPC Central committee in Beijing.
Singh emphasized the importance of properly handling border issues between India and China.
"Maintaining peace and tranquility in the India-China border areas, has been the corner stone of our relations. It is essential for mutual confidence, and for the extension of our relations. We should do nothing to disturb that."
Singh added it can be achieved by adhering to relative agreements, and utilizing bilateral mechanisms effectively.
Singh also said that China and India are both agricultural nations, and cooperation between them in this field would be huge.
He then invited Chinese companies to invest in the infrastructure construction in India.
The Indian Prime Minister arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a three-day official visit.
Germany summons US ambassador over spying claims
Germany has summoned the U.S ambassador over claims the U.S government monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.
Merkel has called for a "complete explanation" of the issue.
The spying claims are set to overshadow an E.U summit this week.
U.S President Barack Obama is moving to try to assure Germany's Chancellor the U.S isn't listening in on her phone calls.
White House spokesperson Jay Carney
"I can tell you that the president assured the chancellor that the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. The United States greatly values our close cooperation with Germany on a broad range of shared security challenges. As the president has said, the US is reviewing the way that we gather intelligence to ensure that we properly balance the security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share."
The allegations of the U.S eavesdropping on the German Chancellor follow reports in France that some 70-million French phone calls have been monitored over the course of this past month.
This has earned the White House a strong rebuke from French President Francois Hollande.
Bushfires continues in NSW, Chinese people warned to be cautious
Anchor:
A number of evacuation centers have been established in the brushfire gripped state of New South Wales in Australia.
CRI's Australian correspondent Wang Xiao has more.
Reporter:
As the weather becomes warmer, drier and windier, all schools have been closed in the Blue Mountains in anticipation of the increasingly-dangerous fire conditions.
Authorities are advising people who are not prepared to defend their homes to leave for evacuation centres.
People running the evacuation centers are busy taking in people from small communities which dot the Blue Mountain range in New South Wales.
"I have see six fires, and they are not very nice. I was staying at home, but if it burns, it can burn in me."
With the situation becoming increasingly dangerous in the Blue Mountains, which surround the Sydney region, people are being told to quite simply pack the car and leave.
Mr Graeme is coordinating one of the many evacuation centers being set up to take people in.
He says his location has seen around 500 people register in the past few days, with more than 100 alone streaming into the facility on Wednesday.
"If they are advised, you know, they are not able to return home and require some assistance, then we have got other staff here who are skilled at triaging they may need and accessing what they require and that include assistance with accommodation."
Volunteers are also doing what they can to help people out.
"Anybody in need that has been told to evacuate comes here. They go through police-type registration so we could know who they are, then to disaster wellfare and then to us for accommodation, and these folk over here for their pets."
There are around 70 fires still burning across New South Wales, with close to 30 of them still considered out of control.
Three major fires are still burning in the Blue Mountains.
But despite the dire predictions by forecasters this week, so far it appears the loss of property and most importantly, the loss of life, has been avoided.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Consulate in Sydney says around 30 Chinese students studying in a college located in the Blue Mountains are safe.
Consul General Li Huaxin says they have set up their own emergency system, including a 24-hour hotline for Chinese people in Australia.
"Through the platform of China Radio International, we want to warn all the Chinese citizens here be alert. Keep in touch with your company and contact the consulate when emergency occurs."
The massive brush fires, which broke out earlier this month, have destroyed hundreds of homes and has torched thousands of hectares of land across large areas of New South Wales.
For CRI, I'm Wang Xiao in Sydney.
NATO discusses Afghan security pact
NATO's chief says the alliance is on track for a post-2014 training mission in Afghanistan.
This, despite fears among some diplomats that a U.S.-Afghan security pact agreement might be delayed.
NATO Defense ministers have gathered in Brussels to discuss their plans for Afghanistan after 2014.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Ramsussen.
"Our planning is on track. We make steady progress, today we have made important decisions on the mission goal, the capability needed, training concepts, command and control arrangements, just to mention some important elements that need to be in place before we can deploy a training mission to Afghanistan."
Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi says he believes his country is going to do well after NATO withdraws.
"So the future is clear and bright. It is going to be better than now. 2015 is going to be better than 2014. There will be stability, more stability. We will not move towards another crisis."
NATO Defense Ministers have also discussed the recent agreement between the US and Afghanistan that would allow American troops to stay after 2014.
The US side wants to keep between 8 to 12-thousand troops in Afghanistan to train Afghan soldiers after the official NATO withdrawal at the end of next year.
Open-air school offers free education to Pakistan students
Anchor:
Thousands of students in the Pakistani city of Islamabad have enjoyed free education at a small open-air school for nearly three decades.
CRI's Alexander Aucott has more.
Reporter:
The outdoor school was opened by government employee Ayoub Khan at a park in downtown Islamabad 28 years ago.
Courses including math and English begin at around 4 p.m. every day at the school.
Students at the school are mostly from families unable to afford normal schooling.
The children are divided into 10 grades, with the highest grade equaling to those of high schools in the country.
The teachers are local college students.
Ayoub Khan, head of the outdoor school, also teaches the students math.
He decided to open his school decades ago when he saw some school-age children begging at Islamabad's parks.
"I was facing a lot of troubles when trying to open the school at a park, which is a public place. Maybe the government thought that I wanted to make private profits illegally at the place. The police even forced us to stop teaching the students."
Each month, Khan used part of his salary as a Pakistan government employee to buy books and stationery for the students.
Thousands of students have studied at the school so far, and some of them have also succeeded in going to college.
Among them is Aniqa, who often comes back to the school to teach math.
She says she also wanted to help others realize their dreams.
"My family was poor when I was a kid, and this outdoor school gave me an opportunity for education. Now I have realized my dreams, and I wanted to help others with theirs."
Khan says he hopes his school could exist for the poor families as long as possible.
"I think I will be here with this school until the last moment of my life, and I hope I can find an honest and caring person to keep supporting this school after I die."
The United Nations says there are 27 million school dropouts in Pakistan, and the dropout rate at primary schools is 50 percent.
For CRI, I'm Alexander Aucott.
Civil servant exam 2013
Anchor:
The registration for the public service exam for next year's national-level government positions has come to a close today.
The exam is expected to draw over 1.3 million people.
CRI's Li Dong has the details.
Reporter:
According to authorities, the 2014 public service selection will continue favoring candidates who have worked in grassroots communities.
Most positions in government agencies above provincial level will require two years of grassroots working experience.
About 10 percent of all vacancies will be set aside for college graduates-turned-village-heads.
In 2014, China's national-level government agencies, their affiliated public institutions and local branches will recruit over 19,000 civil servants in 2014, a slight decrease from 2013.
Peng Zhongbao, deputy director of the recruitment department at the State Administration of Civil Service, says the decrease is just normal adjustment.
"According to our statistics, 80 percent of the vacancies in the civil servant exam this time are at county or below county level. The number of positions reduced by 1 thousand 3 hundred compared to last year. This is a normal fluctuation. All the recruit positions are within the administrative establishment."
A civil servant role remains the most sought-after jobs in China, despite the country's efforts to cool public service "fever," such as encouraging young people to start their own businesses or to work in grass-root organizations.
Statistics show that qualified applicants in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual national-level public service exams totaled 1.3 million, 1.23 million and 1.38 million respectively. They stood a slim chance of securing a job in the public service.
Officials and scholars attributed popularity of the public service exam to people favoring a stable job, the semblance of power that comes with officialdom and benefits civil servants enjoy, such as government-covered health care, subsidized housing and high pension rates.
Employment pressure also contributes to the exam's popularity.
The biggest change in the 2014 civil servant exam is the time assigned for the essay test is extended by 30 minutes; Peng Zhongbao explains the reason:
"The purpose of the time adjustment is to give examinees sufficient time to read the article, give in-depth thought to the questions so they can give an overall, objective and accurate answers and reveal their true competitiveness."
As of the previous years, some popular positions this year will see several two to four thousand people competing for one vacancy, while more than two hundred positions in remote poor area have no applicants at all.
For CRI, I am Li Dong.
US seeking pet owners' help to determine reason of massive dog death
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking help from pet owners and vets to determine what may be causing illnesses that have killed almost 600 dogs.
The Administration says the problem might be related to dog pet treats which could have been made in China.
The FDA says it has received reports of illnesses in 36-hundred dogs and 10 cats in the United States since 2007.
Most of the pets recovered after treatment.
Pet owners and vets have been asked to monitor how their dog reacts after eating treats and report to the FDA.
David Rosene veterinarian based in Wisconsin.
"Things to watch for in the next really hours after they take it, they eat it or even days after, watch for vomiting, diarrhoea, vomiting with blood, diarrhoea with blood or very mucusy diarrhea."
The sick pets may also show symptoms of a rare kidney disorder.
The FDA has run over a thousand tests, and visited pet treat manufacturing plants in China.
However the cause of the illness is still not clear.
Clowns gather to protest for peace in Mexico
Around 500 clowns have gathered in Mexico City for a "laugh-a-thon" on Wednesday.
The colorful characters laughed, performed songs and played instruments to protest against violence in the crime-ridden country.
Clowns from around Mexico and Latin America joined the demonstration, during an International Clown Meeting.
"We want peace since there is so much violence on this side (of Mexico), we know how the situation is right now. We want a little bit of peace. "
"We don't want any violence. Now, there are people who have used our costumes and our makeup to kill a drug trafficker. But no, we are not those people."
Those taking part also said they were saddened that a gunman had disguised himself as a clown to kill a drug lord last week.
They insist no true member of their profession would have committed such a crime.
Convicted drug trafficker Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was shot to dead on Friday in the Baja beach resort of Los Cabos.
The gunman was wearing a clown costume.
Twin giant panda cubs in Atlanta are named Mei Lun and Mei Huan
Twin giant panda cubs born at Zoo Atlanta in the United States have been named Mei Lun and Mei Huan.
The names "Mei Lun" and "Mei Huan" originate from a Chinese idiom that means "something indescribably beautiful and magnificent."
According to the Chinese tradition, the names come 100 days after the Panda's birth in July.
Raymond King is the president of Zoo Atlanta.
"It's a long-time Chinese tradition and it's driven by the fact that the first 100 days of a panda's life are pretty high risk, in particular when you have two of them. So, the Chinese have always believed if you wait for that first 100 days to pass and when you're at 100 days you're kind of at that point where you're pretty secure in your future and you take a name."
People voted for their chosen name through the website for ABC's "Good Morning America" television show.
The names were selected by staff at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China.
Under a deal between China and the US, giant pandas originally from China are only lent to foreign zoos for scientific study for several years.
Biz Reports
Asian Stocks
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index erasing losses, as companies including Hitachi to LG posted earnings that beat analyst estimates.
Chinese shares slipped for a third straight day, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.9 percent, while the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.3 percent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 0.7 percent.
Elsewhere in Asia,
Japanese shares rose, recovering from a two-week low hit earlier with traders citing domestic investors buying futures on the dip, offsetting concerns over China's economic outlook.
Nikkei adds 0.4.
South Korean shares closed up 0.5 percent.
Singapore's Straits Times Index is up 0.4 percent.
And Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is up 0.3 percent.
China's manufacturing hits 7-month high
Manufacturing activities in China increased to a seven-month high in October.
The HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI for October rose to 50.9, the highest since April.
The October figure, the earliest reading of China's monthly economic performance, has further confirmed a gradual recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
Qu Hongbin, chief China economist with HSBC, said the country's growth recovery is becoming consolidated into the fourth quarter.
Qu says the momentum is likely to continue in the coming months, creating favorable conditions for speeding up structural reforms.
In the first nine months of the year, China's economy rose 7.7 percent from a year earlier, keeping the country on track to meet its 7.5-percent annual growth target for 2013.
However, many economists remain concerned about a softening momentum in September, which was indicated by slower growth in industrial output, fixed asset investment and retail sales.
China's industry, communication service grow steadily
Recent statistics say China's industry and communication service has developed steadily in the first three quarters of 2013.
Statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, MIIT, says structural adjustment of the industrial economy was promoted steadily, with industrial production increasing overall.
The figures show that the Communication industry has also seen a good momentum.
Industrial enterprises saw a 9.6 percent growth year-on-year in the first three quarters, up 0.3 points from the first half of 2013.
The MIIT says it has intensified the administration of some industries with huge overcapacity problems, and closed 19 outdated production lines in those industries.
While high-tech industries, on the other hand, lead industrial development.
The government has issued a series of policies supporting the growth of small enterprises.
US tycoon comments on his US$300 million scholarship programme
A U.S business tycoon has announced a new 300-million-dollar scholarship programme here in China at a top Beijing University.
Stephen Schwarzman has laid the foundations for the scholarship programme in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University.
Schwarzman is Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone Group and Chairman of Schwarzman Scholars.
Schwarzman has reportedly donated 100 million US dollars himself and raised another 160 million US dollars from other business partners, leaving just another 40 million still to be found.
Schwarzman says high numbers of students are going to come to China and want to learn about the country.
Chen Jining, President of Tsinghua University, says that the program is to train the personnel who are going to solve the problems faced by China and the whole of human kind.
"Since now we are faced with more and more global challenges, it is necessary that the future global leaders can, when they are young, establish mutual trust and understanding by studying together."
The first class of Schwarzman Scholars will arrive in 2016.
Standard Chartered revises China's 2013 GDP growth to 7.6 pct
A latest research report has revised its prediction over China's economic growth to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent.
The report released by Standard Chartered also forecast GDP growth for the fourth quarter of 2013 to reach 7.5 percent year on year.
The revision comes after government data released last week showed GDP growth accelerated to 7.8 percent in the third quarter, up from 7.5 percent in the second, with the economy expanding 7.7 percent in the first nine months of the year.
Meanwhile, Standard Chartered revised up its inflation forecast for China to 2.7 percent year on year for 2013 from 2.5 percent.
It also forecasts an average inflation rate of 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter.
Government data showed the country's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, stood at an average 2.5 percent in the first nine months.
It is well below the government's full-year target of 3.5 percent.
Japan says exports almost flat as shipments to Asia slow down
Japan's government has downgraded its assessment of export performance for the second consecutive month in October on slowing shipments to Asia.
It suggests external demand may now contribute less to Japan's growth than initially anticipated.
Domestic demand, boosted by increasing public works and consumer spending, has largely driven Japan's recovery from recession last year.
But signs of weakening exports may mean Japan having to rely even more on domestic demand to continue growing.
That assessment marked a further downgrade from last month, when the government noted recent gains in exports had started to slow.
It is also the first time in three years that the government downgraded exports for two consecutive months.
Mexico likely to move for sugary drink tax in curbing obesity
Mexico's lower house of Congress has approved new tax measures on sugary soft drinks, as part of the country's efforts to curb its high obesity rate.
A report released by the Food and Agricultural Organization, or FAO reveals that Mexico has one of the world's highest rates of obesity, surpassing the United States.
An estimated 70 percent of Mexicans are facing overweight problems, and one third of the local child population in Mexico are also facing problems.
Nutrition experts say the reason for the obesity problems is the unhealthy dietary habits, with most Mexicans having preference for sugary drinks as beverage.
Jose Rivera is a vendor in Mexico city.
"The best-seller here is Coca-Cola and some other sugary drinks; they are very much welcomed by the people".
The new tax moreover will make the prices of soft drinks surge to around one peso, equivalent to about eight cents per liter.
However some people think it will have little impact on the current situation.
"The price for one bottle of Coca-Cola will cost nine pesos as it was eight pesos previously, it is almost the same. It may go higher with taxes imposed".
FAO also says obesity-related diabetes is currently the leading cause of death.
Headline News
Indian prime minister makes speech at CPC party school
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made a speech at the Party School of the CPC Central committee in Beijing.
Singh emphasized the importance of properly handling border issues between India and China.
Singh added it can be achieved by adhering to relative agreements, and utilizing bilateral mechanisms effectively.
Singh also said that China and India are both agricultural nations, and cooperation between them in this field would be huge.
He then invited Chinese companies to invest in the infrastructure construction in India.
The Indian Prime Minister arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a three-day official visit.
One dead, two seriously injured in China train collision
One person has been killed in a train crash in Qinghai.
An empty passenger train jumped the tracks and collided with another passenger train on the Qinghai-Tibet railway.
The passenger who died was stuck between two carriages. The victim was rescued out but later died in hospital.
Among the 50 people injured, 2 of them are said to be in critical condition.
China manufacturing index hits seven-month high: HSBC
New data shows that China's manufacturing activity expanded at its strongest pace in seven months in October.
HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index for this month hit 50.9, a significant improvement from September's 50.2.
The index tracks manufacturing activity in China's factories and workshops and is a closely watched gauge of the health of the economy.
A reading above 50 indicates growth.
Germany summons US ambassador over spying claims
Germany has summoned the U.S ambassador over claims the U.S government monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone.
Merkel has called for a "complete explanation" of the issue.
The spying claims are set to overshadow an E.U summit this week.
U.S President Barack Obama is moving to try to assure Germany's Chancellor the U.S isn't listening in on her phone calls.
The allegations of the U.S eavesdropping on the German Chancellor follow reports in France that some 70-million French phone calls have been monitored over the course of this past month.
This has earned the White House a strong rebuke from French President Francois Hollande.
US AIDS Girl "May Be Cured"
U.S researchers say they may have cured an AIDS patient.
The 3-year-old girl who has been carrying the HIV virus since her birth remains healthy after 18 months of treatment.
Doctors have used anti-retroviral drugs on the girl soon after her birth, remarkably reducing HIV in her blood.
However, they say it may due to her unique generic immunity.
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China News Service
"'Talking' traffic lights installed to stop jaywalkers"
Five traffic lights with special voice-warning systems have been installed at two intersections in Shanghai in an effort to curb jaywalking.
The sensor emits beams of infrared light as the traffic light turns red. If anyone tries to jaywalk, he or she will trigger the light and an electronic voice alarm will warn "you are running the red light, please step back and wait."
The implementation of the devices is a new experiment by the city's transportation department to ban "Chinese style" road crossing.
China Daily
"Office building bans takeaway food"
Takeaway food has been banned in a Beijing office building after the property management company received complaints about health and safety issues relating to takeaway meals.
The Hongcheng Xintai building near Chaoyang Park Bridge no longer allows staff to bring food through the doors, a rule causing consternation among some employees.
Some office workers say lunch in the building's canteen is too expensive and they usually buy a takeaway lunch from a restaurant with lower prices.
Others say the new rule is inconvenient, because it takes 10 minutes to get to a restaurant nearby where they can sit down for lunch.
AP
"Ozone hole over the South Pole shrinks"
Scientists say warm upper air has slightly helped shrink the man-made ozone hole near the South Pole.
The hole is an area in the atmosphere with low ozone concentrations. It is normally at its biggest this time of year.
High-altitude ozone shields Earth from ultraviolet radiation.
Japan Today
"Japanese cuisine submitted for UNESCO 'intangible cultural heritage' status"
Japanese cuisine has been provisionally approved by a review panel for submission to the growing list of national cuisines being recognized by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an item of intangible cultural heritage.
The agriculture ministry in Tokyo has announced dishes such as sushi, tempura, okonomiyaki and yakitori, as well the utensils used in the preparation and consumption of Japanese food are to be submitted for inclusion on the list.
A ministry spokesman Wednesday said that "washoku" has been recommended by a UNESCO review panel.
To date, French, Mexican and Mediterranean traditional cuisines have been recognized by UNESCO as cuisines of intangible cultural heritage, while it is expected that Korean imperial cuisine will be added to the list in November. An intergovernmental panel of representatives from 24 countries is scheduled to convene in Azerbaijan in December to review the panel's recommendation.
Special Reports
Shanghai Arts Festival underway
The 15th Shanghai International Arts Festival is underway.
This year's month long festival opened with a performance of "Swan Lake" and is running through November 18th.
Top world artists, and dance troupes will step onto the Shanghai stage, including Yo-Yo Ma Mintz, Pinchas Zukerman, Cecilia Bartoli, and Joshua Bell.
Chinese shows are the festival highlight and they include Beijing Opera, Drama "The Grand Mansion," and the Musical" Miss Xiguan."
For more on the latest from the arts festival, I spoke earlier to our reporter Zhang Ru, now in Shanghai.
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Bach Anchor:
That's CRI's Zhang Ru speaking at the Shanghai International Arts Festival.
Sports
Man U beat Real Sociadad in Champions League
So to begin with,
Sir Alex Ferguson's autobiography, which was published yesterday, doesn't seem to have disrupted his old team too much:
Manchester United defeated Real Sociadad One-Nil to go top of group A.in the Champions League by a single point.
The club's new manager, David Moyes, did well to wrestle back attention from his predecessor.
Post-match he praised many of his players including Wayne Rooney, who he said had been training exceptionally hard.
Rooney helped his side get off to a cracking start in just the second minute.
His shot may have rattled off the far post but it sprung back into the path of Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez who knocked it into his own net.
Though he was happy to with the victory the Man U manager rued the fact that they were unable to score any more goals.
He was all too aware of how fast things could have changed after United conceded in the 89th minute at home to Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend to draw 1-1.
"I think so as well, I thought we played well tonight, we created opportunities, but while it was 1-0 I still had the feelings of Saturday left inside me, and while it was 1-0 you could always lose a goal from a corner or a free kick, but it would not have been right had we not taken all three points tonight, we played well enough and should really have scored other goals".
In group B Real Madrid bear Juventus two-one to take a clear lead after three wins from three matches.
Paris Saint-Germain manages a similar feat in Group C, they devastated Anderlecht with a stunning FIVE-NIL victory.
This was mirrored by Bayern Munich who sit at the top of group D after defeating Viktoria Plzen FIVE-NIL
Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals in World Series game 1
Now to Baseball and the Boston Red Sox have clinched the first game in the World Series.
They punished the St. Louis Cardinals with a decisive 8-1 victory at Fenway Park.
Early in the game Mike Napoli. who had two home runs in the ALCS, came through again. He hit the ball to left-center field, helping the Sox to seize a 3-0 lead.
From then on the scores kept on coming.
Jon Lester, the Red Sox pitcher was also solid throughout and said it felt good to play so well in front of a home crowd:
You want to make sure you get, hopefully, these wins. Going to St. Louis is going to be very tough. And you really have to bear down in these situations and play good baseball and try to get some Ws in front of the home crowd."
Meanwhile St. Louis Cardinals manager, Mike Matheny, admitted his side had made mistakes, but said they will come back better next time round.:
"You have these games and you just have to let them go. We've had them before. It's just a matter of having a short memory and realizing that that's not who we are, and fixing it as soon as possible."
Game 2 is scheduled for Thursday night, in the US.
Li Na makes strong start at WTA Championships in Istanbul
In Tennis
Li Na has made a strong start in her bid to qualify for her first WTA Championships semi-finals after defeating Sara Errani in Isanbul.
The Chinese number one, contained a spirited fightback by the Italian to close out the match 6-3 7-6.
In a couple of hours time Li will take on Serbian former world number one Jelena Jankovic and a win there will almost certainly see her through to the final four.
Serena Williams is continuing to dominate her matches.
She scored another clinical victory, this time easing past Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets 6-2 6-4.
Yet again, the American was in ruthless form.
She used her devastating combination of power and brutal accuracy to power past the Polish World number four.
Williams, who looks assured of progressing from the Red Group, will face Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the next round.
Chinese Weightlifter Liao Hui breaks 69 kg World Record
In Weightlifting,
Liao Hui of China has broken the men's 69-kilogram world record, at the weightlifting world championships in Poland.
He raised a total of 358 kilograms beating the former record by one kilo.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games champion lifted 160kg in snatch and 198kg in clean and jerk to win a gold medal in the competition.
The former world record had stood since 1999.
Oleg Chen of Russia won the silver with a total of 340kg, and the bronze went to Firidun Guliyev of Azerbaijan, who finished at 337kg.
Entertainment
From Fearsome to Fabulouuuus! Bane Actor to Portray Elton John
Tom Hardy, the English actor who played Bane in the Dark Knight Rises, has signed on to portray legendary singer Elton John in a new biopic.
The musical, titled Rocketman, will be directed by Michael Gracey, who helmed the upcoming Greatest Showman on Earth starring Hugh Jackman.
Elton John will reportedly rerecord several of his hits to fit the context of the film.
Producers are lavishing praise on Hardy saying he is the perfect man to capture John's essence as he will bring nuance and subtlety as well as John's outlandishness to the roll.
Rocketman begins production in autumn next year.
Second Extortion Attempt on Chinese Set of Transformers
More trouble on the Chinese set of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.
Last week director Michael Bay was attacked on the Hong Kong set, and this week it appears police are investigating a second extortion attempt.
A crew member was reportedly setting up for a shot when she was accosted by 4-men who intimidated her and demanded money.
Local police have arrested a 35-year-old man and are still looking for the other 3.
Authorities believe the men may be a part of the organized gang called the Triads.
Last week 2-brothers assaulted Michael Bay and demanded 100-thousand Hong Kong dollars, or 13-thousand US dollars.
Paul McCartney Claims He Converses with John Lennon's Spirit When Composing
Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he converses with the spirit of deceased former band mate John Lennon when writing music.
The 71-year-old, who just released a new album titled New, claims when he's stuck while writing a song he'll ask for Lennon's advice who responds with an independent opinion.
McCartney went on to say they have a conversation regarding the song in question with Lennon providing feedback.
He has also confessed he and Lennon's partner Yoko Ono have made amends following a decade long bitter relationship.
Concerning Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, McCartney says he will never give the killer his forgiveness.
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A quick recap of headlines before we go.
Germany summons the U.S ambassador over spying claims.
Bushfires continue in NSW, Chinese people warned to be cautious.
Clowns gather to protest for peace in Mexico following more drug cartel killings.
Business, Manufacturing activities in China increase to a seven-month high in October.
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