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It's Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, January 12th, 2015.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
More than 40 world leaders participated in a march in Paris, in a show of solidarity1 following days of deadly terrorist attacks...
The search for the black box from AirAsia flight 8501 continues, though a locator signal has been detected in the Java Sea...
Testing continues on a Chinese lunar orbiter ahead of the Chang-e 5 moon mission...
In business...the government steps in to help struggling Chinese dairy farmers...
In Sports...Team China wins its opener at the Asia Cup football tournament...
In entertainment...the annual golden globe awards
First, let's check in with what's happening with the weather...
Weather
Beijing will be cloudy today with a high of 3, hazy2 tonight with a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius3.
Chongqing will be cloudy with a high of 16 and a low of 6.
Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia.
Islamabad, overcast with a high of 15.
Kabul, slight rain with a high of 9.
Over to North America.
Washington, rainy with a high of 6 degrees.
Honolulu, overcast, 26.
Toronto, Canada, will be snowy with a high of minus 2 degrees.
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires will be rainy with a high of 32.
And Rio de Janeiro will be cloudy with a high of 33 degrees Celsius.
Top News
Anchor:
More than 40 world leaders have joined a massive rally in Paris in a show of solidarity and strength after 17 people were killed during three days of terror attacks.
Millions showed up at rallies across France while similar marches were also held in other parts of the world.
CRI's Qi Zhi has the story.
Reporter:
Officials say it was the largest demonstration8 in French history, with turnout across the country estimated to be at least 3.7 million, with nearly half of that total gathering9 in Paris.
French news media say more people showed up in the capital than those who took to Paris streets when the Allies liberated10 the city from the Nazis11 in World War II.
"We must remember this day in the future. It's encouraging to see the reaction of the French people after this violation12 of freedom, because it really is a violation of freedom."
"A gathering like this is historic and this must continue in order to uphold freedom of speech for the world and for all people."
Families of the victims, holding each other for support, marched in the front with journalists working for the Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
Among them was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"I marched in one line with leaders of the world to unite against terrorism. I told them the fight against terror, all terror, must be a war to the bitter end."
Netanyahu marched with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas while Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were also among the leaders-- setting aside their differences for a demonstration that French President Francois Hollande said turned the city into "the capital of the world."
Other leaders included British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor14 Angela Merkel, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Jordan's King Abdullah II.
Similar rallies were also held in major cities around the world, including London, New York, Cairo, Sydney and Tokyo.
In Berlin, police say at least 18,000 people joined a solidarity march.
"I am really delighted to see the solidarity here in Berlin and I think that it's very important that we are here together."
The three days of terror began Wednesday when brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stormed the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo, killing15 12 people including two police officers.
On Thursday, police said another gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, killed a policewoman and the next day he seized hostages at a kosher store in Paris while the Kouachi brothers were in a standoff with police at a printing plant near Charles de Gaulle airport.
It all ended at dusk Friday with raids that left all three gunmen dead. Four hostages at the market were also killed.
Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen said it directed the attack to avenge16 the honor of the Prophet Muhammad, a frequent target of Charlie Hebdo.
The violence has torn deep into France's sense of wellbeing in a way some compared to Sept. 11 in the United States.
For CRI, I'm Qi Zhi.
German police say a Hamburg newspaper hit by arsonists may have been targeted for its reprinting of satirical cartoons from French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
An incendiary device was thrown into a building of the Hamburger Morgenpost Daily over the weekend, setting some documents on fire.
Two people have been arrested.
Hamburg police spokesperson Mirko Streiber.
"We don't know anything about the motivations behind the attack. Many people are speculating about it, and it is quite obvious that there is a connection with the reporting of the events in France, perhaps this has something to do with it."
Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper had reprinted cartoons from Charlie Hebdo in a show of solidarity with the French weekly following the deadly attack at its Paris office last week.
The newspaper says there were no people in the building at the time of the attack, and investigators18 were checking for any connection with the cartoons.
A security alert in Hamburg has not been enforced, as police say the motivations behind the attack on Hamburger Morgenpost have not yet been determined19.
But in Berlin, security was stepped up outside the offices of some of the most prominent newspapers in the country.
As with other west European countries, Germany is struggling to stop the radicalization of disaffected20 young Muslims, some of whom want to become jihadist insurgents21 in Syria or Iraq.
Black box of the AirAsia plane not found yet
Authorities in Indonesia are hoping to find the black box of the crashed AirAsia plane today, after ping signals from the device were detected.
The search team detected signals 3.5 kilometres from where the aircraft's tail was discovered.
Bambang Soelistyo is the Head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.
"We can confirm that we have detected ping signals from the black box, but the black box has not been found yet. I repeat, the black box has not been found yet."
A team of navy divers22 has also found a wing and debris23 from the engine at the bottom of the Java Sea.
AirAsia Flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic control during a storm less than half-way into a two-hour flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.
At least 59 people have been killed and four others injured when a passenger bus hit an oil tanker27 in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
The bus carrying 70 passengers burst into flames.
Police say the accident was caused by the negligence29 of the oil tanker driver.
Overloading30 is also a reason for the heavy loss of life in the accident.
52 die of poisoned drink in central Mozambique
At least 52 people have been killed in Mozambique after drinking a contaminated traditional beverage31 during funeral ceremony.
51 others were admitted into hospitals in the northwestern province of Tete, after consuming "Pombe", which is made of either maize32 or millet33 flour.
The woman who made the drink is among the dead.
Local media have suggested that it might be a poisoning case.
The case is still under investigation34.
Opposition35 party candidate wins Croatian presidential run-off
Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, candidate from Croatia's largest opposition party, has become the country's first female president.
She secured just over 50 percent of the vote, compared to incumbent36 Ivo Josipovic's total which was just over 49 percent.
Mr Josipovic has conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent.
The victory by the former Croatian Foreign Minister is a sign that Croatia may be shifting to the right after the center-left coalition's failure to end an economic downturn that's lasted six years.
Iran to explore with US ways to speed up nuclear talks
Iran's Foreign Minister is expressing hope that a direct dialogue with the United States can help push ahead nuclear negotiations37 with the world powers.
Mohammad-Javad Zarif said the purpose of the planned talk with the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to give impetus39 to the negotiations.
"On Wednesday, I will negotiate with Mr. Kerry in Geneva over the nuclear issue; only the nuclear issue is on the agenda of these talks. We are going to see whether we can expedite the negotiations and push them forward."
Iran and the P5 group plus Germany are due to hold a fresh round of negotiation38 this coming weekend.
Both sides are hoping to agree on a framework by March and a final agreement by 30 June, deadlines set during the last meeting in December.
Iran's uranium enrichment abilities and the removal of sanctions against Iran remain sticky points of the negotiations.
Venezuelan President arrives in Riyadh for talks on cutting oil production
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in the Saudi Capital Riyadh for talks on immediate40 measures to shore up declining oil prices, with a possible cut in production.
Riyadh is Maduro's latest stop that included a tour of several OPEC nations in an attempt to garner41 support to put the brake on falling oil prices.
Global oil prices dipped below $50 a barrel in the past week, with Brent and U.S. crude hitting the lowest point in the past five years on Friday. But Saudi Arabia and its Gulf42 OPEC allies are showing no sign of considering cutting output to boost oil prices.
Maduro expressed concerns that many oil-dependent economies like Venezuela may sink if prices continue to nosedive.
"My tour is very important to continue strengthening our brotherhood43, our relationship with our OPEC partners and Saudi Arabia. I'm thankful for this warm welcome that they are giving us today."
Venezuela is struggling with the world's highest inflation rate, a recession and a cash crunch44 worsened by the steep fall in the price of oil.
Earlier, Iran and Venezuela vowed45 to work together to stabilize46 falling global oil prices, when Maduro met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during his visit to Tehran.
PLA to reshuffle grassroots military and political officers
The People's Liberation Army has ordered chief officers in charge of military and political work at the grassroots level to switch posts to strengthen the army.
A circular endorsed47 by President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, says the move is expected to help train quality grassroots officers who excel as military commanders and political chiefs.
The PLA Daily, the official military newspaper, says this is the first time the military has comprehensively undertaken work in this regard.
The PLA piloted a scheme allowing military and political chiefs at the battalion48 and company level to switch posts in 2014.
The PLA is mulling making this a routine practice in the armed forces.
The lunar service module of China's unmanned lunar orbiter has successfully completed its first braking which allows the module to enter its lunar orbit as scheduled.
Liu Junze, director of the Flight Management Department of the center, said the module is expected to carry out some scientific experiment when orbiting.
"The orbit has a new 43-degree angle of inclination50 orbit, which is different from those the Chang'e-1 and Chang'e-2 used. It will be possibly used by Chang'e-5 so we have to do some beforehand experimenting for the docking."
The module will enter a 127-minute round lunar orbit 12 minutes later after another two brakings occur today and tomorrow.
The service module left the Earth-Moon second Lagrange Point on January 4 and returned to the moon to prepare for the country's next lunar probe mission, Chang'e-5.
Chinese authorities are being urged to take vigorous measures against the surrogacy business.
An investigation by state broadcaster China Central Television has found illegal surrogacy agencies in Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou that help their clients find ova, surrogate mothers, and unlicensed clinics for the surgery.
Some ova providers are students from universities or even high schools.
China's health authority banned surrogacy and trade of sperm52, ovum and embryos53 starting from 2001 but weak enforcement has undermined the effort.
"The regulations issued by the health authority are far from enough due to the limited enforcement power of the department. What we need is a comprehensive law to address the issue of assisted reproduction."
On the other hand, Liu Ping from Peking University Third Hospital calls for a flexible management.
"The regulation should be more flexible. Surrogacy should be an alternative way to have a child for a family, in which the wife can't get pregnant."
The investigation reveals a surrogate birth could bring in 400,000 yuan, or about 65,000 US dollars, in profit, while a surrogacy firm's revenue could exceed 10 million yuan.
Meanwhile, health experts also warn that fertility medications and ovum collection procedures could lead to irreversible damages to sexual organs.
Five-year-old Girl Contracted HIV due to Blood Transfusion55: Official
The Health authority in Fujian province has confirmed that a five-year-old girl contracted HIV due to a blood transfusion during heart surgery four years ago.
Maomao tested positive for the virus during a physical examination in September 2014 after she suffered a fever that lasted 17 days.
Yang Minhong is an official from Fujian's health and family planning committee.
"Considering the fact that the patient's parents tested negative, experts from the investigation team agree that it is highly possible the little girl contracted HIV through blood donated by an HIV carrier who was in a window period."
A window period is the two to four weeks from infection before a test can detect the presence of the virus.
Expert says even the most advanced nucleic acid testing technology would fail to detect the virus during the window period.
Li Taisheng is a professor from Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
"Even by the nucleic acid testing, we cannot be 100-percent sure to avoid HIV contraction56 through blood transfusion. So back in 2010, the blood center in Fujian strictly57 followed the procedures to run the HIV tests, but due to the window period, the girl was infected with HIV. But the blood center did not violate any national regulations."
The investigation team tracked down eight blood donors58 back in 2010 and found one to be HIV positive.
The donor's blood was also transfused59 into two other patients.
The local health authority has ordered the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital and the blood center to provide humanitarian60 compensation to the child and her family.
Biz Reports
Market preview
Anchor:
First let's get a preview of what we can expect on the markets this week.
Join me on the desk, Luo Wen.
Reporter:
Today, China will report its December money supply, foreign exchange reserves and trade surplus.
The bank is likely to find that the recovery from the global financial crisis remains63 sluggish64, and urge emerging markets to use low oil prices as a chance to build up fiscal65 buffers66.
The U.S. Commerce Department is set to release the closely-watched December retail67 sales report on Wednesday.
On Friday, the U.S. Labor68 Department is expected to report that the consumer price index fell 0.4 percent in December after dropping 0.3 percent in November.
This week is a huge week for banks and brokerages.
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo will release quarterly results on Wednesday.
Intel is set to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday, as investors71 look for new signs of meaningful demand for personal computers to justify72 the chipmaker's strong stock gains over the past year.
China's Ministry of Agriculture is moving to help dairy farmers in northern China who have resorted to throwing out milk and culling74 herds75 because of a lack of sales.
The ministry is urging major dairy firms to purchase more milk, stabilize prices and safeguard the interests of dairy farmers.
It will also work together with other central government departments including the Ministry of Finance to map out more supportive policies for dairy farmers.
Milk prices in China have fallen for ten consecutive76 months starting in February last year.
Last March, foreign milk prices began to fall drastically due to overproduction.
Many dairy companies resorted to cheap overseas sources and limited purchases from domestic suppliers, causing dairy prices to dip to new lows.
China to Allow Online Prescription77 Drug Sales
China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) is finalizing78 a policy which will allow online sales of prescription drugs as early as this month.
The policy will open up a market to online pharmacy79 operators that's worth over 1 trillion yuan or some 160 billion U.S. dollars.
Hospitals currently account for around 70 percent of drugs sold to consumers in China.
Online pharmacies80 are restricted to selling over-the-counter medicines and health care products such as cough remedies and vitamin tablets.
Analysts81 say that drugs sold online may be up to 10 percent cheaper than those sold through traditional channels.
Retail Fuel Prices Set for New Cuts
China's economic regulator is said to cut domestic retail fuel prices again later today.
The reductions will be the 12th in a row.
The NDRC is expected to reduce retail fuel prices by approximately 350 yuan or about 56 U.S. dollars a metric ton.
The price is calculated based on China's retail oil pricing mechanism82, which is linked to world oil price changes.
The price cut will set gasoline prices at about 5 yuan a liter in major markets, a level last seen six year ago during the global financial crisis.
Volvo to Sell Chinese-made Cars in U.S. this Year
Anchor:
Swedish automaker Volvo is planning to export a Chinese-made midsize sedan this year to the United States.
Volvo expects to ship roughly 1,500 made-in-China S60L cars to the United States this year.
The company is also starting to weigh the possibility of building a factory in the United States.
The moves are aimed at reviving Volvo's momentum83 in the U.S. market where volume last year fell 8 percent from 2013.
The U.S. market, which has long been Volvo's largest market, was replaced by China last year.
It is also said that Volvo's owner, Chinese carmaker Geely, could follow Volvo into the U.S. market with its own products.
Exporting Chinese-produced passenger cars to the United States and other advanced markets has been a long-standing goal of China's indigenous85 automakers
For more this, we are now joined live by Mike Bastin, Director of The China Business Centre based in London.
Qestions…
Back Anchor:
Mike Bastin, Director of The China Business Centre based in London.
Alibaba to Buy $550 mln Stake in One97 Communications
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in India's One97 Communications.
The price has been estimated at 550 million U.S. dollars.
One97 runs Paytm, an e-commerce platform which consumers can access through mobile apps.
The investment will be used to expand Paytm services, with a view to dominate the online payment business that is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years in India.
Under the deal, Alibaba, together with one of its units, will hold between 30 and 40 percent of One97 after the investment .
It will be Alibaba's first significant investment in India's rapidly growing online business segment.
India has the world's third-largest Internet user base, but e-commerce is still relatively86 underdeveloped.
China Eastern Studies Bahamas Charter Trips
China Eastern Airlines will undertake a feasibility test on charter flights from China to the Bahamas.
The plan aims to bring more Chinese tourists and investors to the island country in the Caribbean.
With the visa-waiver policy, Chinese visitors can stay up to 30 days in the Bahamas.
The first direct flight between China and the Caribbean will begin this September.
Air China will launch its first direct air route, from Beijing to the Cuban capital of Havana by then end of September, marking a huge cut in travel time between China and the Caribbean.
New Apple Store Opens in Central China
Apple has opened its first store in central China's Henan Province.
The new store, which is located in Zhengzhou, increases the number of Apple stores on the Chinese mainland to 13.
It marks an important step for the layout of Apple's retail chains in China, as Zhengzhou is also home to Foxconn, an Apple production facility and Apple's main supplier.
An earlier report from investment banking87 firm UBS showed strong demand for Apple's latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus smartphones has helped the Chinese market outsell the United States for the first time.
Headline News
Massive Unity Rallies Held in France after Terror Attacks
More than 40 world leaders have joined a massive rally in Paris in a show of solidarity and strength after 17 people were killed during three days of terror attacks.
Officials say it was the largest demonstration in French history, with turnout across the country estimated to be at least 3.7 million.
Similar rallies were also held in major cities around the world.
The three days of terror began Wednesday when two brothers stormed the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12.
On Thursday, police said another gunman killed a policewoman and the next day seized hostages at a kosher store in Paris.
It all ended at dusk Friday with raids that left all three gunmen dead. Four hostages at the market were also killed.
Hamburg Newspaper Hit by Arsonists
German police say a Hamburg newspaper hit by arsonists may have been targeted for its reprinting of satirical cartoons from French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
An incendiary device was thrown into a building of the Hamburger Morgenpost Daily over the weekend, setting some documents on fire.
Two people have been arrested.
The newspaper says there were no people in the building at the time of the attack, and investigators were checking for any connection with the cartoons.
Black box of the AirAsia plane not found yet
Authorities in Indonesia are hoping to find the black box of the crashed AirAsia plane today, after ping signals from the device were detected.
The search team detected signals 3.5 kilometres from where the aircraft's tail was discovered.
A team of navy divers has also found a wing and debris from the engine at the bottom of the Java Sea.
AirAsia Flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic control during a storm less than half-way into a two-hour flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.
Opposition party candidate wins Croatian presidential run-off
Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, candidate from Croatia's largest opposition party, has become the country's first female president.
She secured just over 50 percent of the vote, compared to incumbent Ivo Josipovic's total which was just over 49 percent.
Mr Josipovic has conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent.
The victory by the former Croatian Foreign Minister is a sign that Croatia may be shifting to the right after the center-left coalition's failure to end an economic downturn that's lasted six years.
China's lunar service module completes first braking as enters lunar orbit
The lunar service module of China's unmanned lunar orbiter has successfully completed its first braking which allows the module to enter its lunar orbit as scheduled.
The module will enter a 127-minute round lunar orbit 12 minutes later after another two brakings occur today and tomorrow.
The service module left the Earth-Moon second Lagrange Point on January 4 and returned to the moon to prepare for the country's next lunar probe mission, Chang'e-5.
Newspaper Picks
The Beijing Times
Headline
Electric car for Beijing-Shanghai trips
Summary
Five electric vehicles set off on a journey from Beijing to Shanghai, piloting a scheme to promote electric cars.
The vehicles recharged at stations being built by the State Grid88 Corp of China along the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway.
State Grid said it will cost at most 400 yuan for the Shanghai-Beijing journey, half of the fuel cost for gasoline-powered vehicles.
The Beijing News
Headline
Scholar punished for plagiarism89
Summary
A Ph.D. student at Peking university has been dumped from the Ph.D. program for "plagiarism related activities".
The history major admitted her wrong-doing after she was found to directly use quotations90 from foreign experts' works.
Global Times
Headline
Cabbies strike
Summary
Taxi drivers in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province took to the streets the past weekend, bringing the city's traffic to a standstill.
The protests turned violent on Friday and Saturday, with striking drivers attacking drivers who had not joined the protests.
Experts say that new car-hailing apps such as Didi Dache, which allow private cars to operate as taxis through mobile phone apps, are one of the common triggers for taxi strikes, as the taxi market becomes competitive.
China Daily
Headline
Police dog show
Summary
Police reveal the role dogs play in fighting crime in Xiamen, Fujian province to mark the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the "110" police calling system in China.
Police officers showed how people can ask them for help and how they nab criminals.
Citizens who attend the activities also got to interact with the dogs
Xiaoxiang Morning Post
Headline
Summary
A 10 meter wooden drainage ditch dating to the Song Dynasty has been found in Changsha city.
The ditch is still well preserved and proves the city had a perfect drainage system almost 800 years ago.
Special Reports
Rising of the Robots in CES 2015
Anchor:
Robots may not rule the world just yet, but they're taking over the floor at the just-concluded International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
This year, robotic exhibits have increased by 25 percent, showing that helpful droids may soon be ready for the everyday home.
CRI's Luo Wen tells more.
Reporter:
Clever robots are dancing to a new tune92 at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The trend-setting tech fest hosted a collection of innovative93 robotic companies keen to show off numerous intelligent, autonomous94 machines.
Sopo, a butler robot created by US-based Opobotics, is one of the shining stars.
That means anyone can tailor the robot's capabilities96, whether they are educational, helpful or entertaining.
"Many people state that it's never going to happen, that they can take the place of humans. But day by day, with the newer technology available to us, it is coming to that point."
At this year's CES, robotic exhibits have grown by 25 percent, covering nearly 800 square metres of event space.
It's a hint that robot tech may be finally ready to hit the mainstream98.
However, Matt Burns from TechCrunch does urge some caution.
"I think we're at a point where the term robot is a catch all, actually, where maybe five years ago it would've been called a machine but now it's a robot. So some of the smaller guys might not necessarily be a robot in the general sense of the term but still offers a whole lot of new functions that you've never seen before."
Robot-making isn't just for tech experts. Many robots at CES have been created strictly for fun.
That's because in recent years interactive99, customizable droids have become even easier to program.
One of the most intriguing100 robots on display is 'Jibo', dubbed101 as the 'world's first family-friendly robot'.
Jibo can tell stories to children or remind their busy parents of upcoming appointments, as well as take pictures during family events.
Future versions will accommodate a tele-presence avatar, allowing users to communicate.
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal is the CEO of Jibo.
"The thing that's so exciting about Jibo is that it's really thinking about robots as a platform for human engagement and for content. Bringing content to life in this whole new way around this different level of personal emotional engagement."
Jibo is set to make a full public release in the summer next year.
During this year's CES, more than 3,500 exhibitors including big tech companies like Sony, Samsung and LG, have taken part in the event to show their latest technologies.
For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.
Sports
Asian Cup: China Wins 1st Match Against Saudi Arabia
In Football,
First, we kick things off with Asian Cup action in Australia over the weekend.
China got its tournament campaign underway with a 1-0 win over the Green Falcons102 of Saudi Arabia.
Team Dragon's next match will be against Uzbekistan, who won their Group B match 1-0 against the boys of North Korea.
China and Uzbekistan hit the pitch against each other on Wednesday.
In other Asian Cup action:
The Socceroos delighted a home-country crowd, opening up the tournament with a 4-1 dismantling103 of Kuwait.
The South Koreans took a close victory 1-0 against Oman.
In Group C action;
The U.A.E. left gulf cup champions Qatar in the dust 4-1.
And Team Melli of Iran shut out Bahrain 2-0.
Today, Group D action begins at 4 p.m. Beijing time, with Japan facing off against Palestine.
The Blue Samurais will be the biggest test against a Palestinian team making its Asian Cup debut104.
And later this afternoon, Jordan will go boot to boot against Iraq.
Football: La Liga and EPL Weekend Re-Cap
In other football action:
In La Liga action;
Just finishing up this morning, Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid (UPDATE)
Earlier today,
Sevilla finished off Almeria 2-0;
And Real Sociedad evened out with Granada, 1-1.
Earlier this past weekend,
Levante and Deportivo tie nil-nil;
Real Madrid shutout Espanyol 3-0;
Malaga and Villarreal tie 1-1, as did Celta and Valencia.
And Eibar edged Getafe 2-1.
Over in the English Premiere League;
Southampton upsets Manchester United 1-0. With the win, Southampton leapfrogs Man U to take third in the EPL.
In earlier Premiere League action:
Liverpool shuts out Sunderland 1-0,
Burnley takes the win over QPR 2-1,
Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-0,
Everton and Man City end things 1-1,
And Crystal Palace edged Tottenham 2-1.
China Sweeps Men and Women Titles at Team Table Tennis World Cup
China swept the men's and women's titles at the Team Table Tennis World Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
Chinese youngster Fan Zhendong beat Daniel Habesohn 3-0 and Olympic champion Zhang Jike defeated Robert Gardos in straight sets.
Zhang then paired up with Xu Xin in the doubles, beating Stefan Fegerl and Habesohn 3-0.
Zhu Yuling, Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning all won their games to secure China's seventh consecutive crown.
Tennis: Weekend Wrap-Up, Sydney Preview
In Tennis;
Over the weekend,
In Women's action,
Top-seed Simona Halep beat Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets to win the Shenzhen Open.
In Aukland, it was American Venus Williams winning the final against
Over at the Brisbane international,
Top-seed Maria Sharapova beat Ana Ivanovic 6-7, 6-3, 6-3.
And in Men's action down in Brisbane,
Roger Federer got his first tourney win of the season, beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
And at the Qatar Open,
Spain's David Ferrer topped third-seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets.
Today at the Apia International down in Sydney,
Women's tennis action starts at 10 a.m. Beijing time when Czech Lucie Safarova takes on Aussie Samantha Stosur and sixth-seed Ekaterina Makarova faces Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Golf: 4-Way Tie at PGA Hawaii Tourney
The second round of the PGA's Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Maui, Hawaii, is deadlocked111 in a four-way tie at the end of the first-half of the contest on Saturday.
Russell Henley, at 8-under, took a one-shot lead over South Korea's Sang-Moon Bae into the second round.
Bae, who captured the Frys.com Open last October, rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt at 10 to reach 11-under and he closed with eight straight pars112 for a 69.
Jimmy Walker, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour last season, set up a birdie with his approach shot from the fairway to get to 8-under.
Walker shot a 5-under 68.
Defending champ Zach Johnson made seven birdies for a 6-under 67.
Bae, Walker, Johnson and Henley are tied for the lead at 11-under.
Briton Andy Sullivan profited from a flurry of late dropped shots by home favorite Charl Schwartzel to win the South African Open at the first playoff hole and record his first European Tour victory on Sunday.
Schwartzel dropped four shots in his last five holes to enter a playoff with Englishman Sullivan, having seemingly been cruising to what would have been his maiden114 home championship win.
Schwartzel had led by five shots going into the final round, but could only manage a 74 on Sunday as his game fell apart on the final five holes.
Entertainment
British stars set to shine at Golden Globes
The Golden Globes are going to be handed out today.
British stars are expected to compete in both the best actor and actress categories.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne go head-to-head for the best actor prize, for their respective roles as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and Stephen Hawking115 in The Theory of Everything.
Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones compete in the best actress category.
Both are newcomers to the ceremony, with Pike shortlisted for the thriller116 Gone Girl, and Jones for the Hawking biopic, The Theory of Everything.
Rosamund Pike says she was excited for her performance in "Gone Girl":
"You know, you're constantly facing the demons7 of, 'I'm not good enough.' So, to get the acknowledgment that some people think you were good enough really means a lot. And then to be acknowledged in the U.K. and to be acknowledged by BAFTA, I was truly, truly excited.
But to win, they must defeat seven-time nominee117 Julianne Moore, who is hoping to win her first Globe, for Still Alice, in which she portrays118 a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's.
The Golden Globes is the first big ceremony of the long awards season in Hollywood
La Dolce Vita star Anita Ekberg dies
The star of La Dolce Vita, Anita Ekberg, died in Rome on Sunday morning at the age of 83.
She had been in hospital since Christmas following a series of illnesses.
Anita Ekberg was branded a "sex goddess" for her performance in Federico Fellini's 1960 movie La Dolce Vita.
The moment where she wades119 through Rome's Trevi Fountain in a strapless dress is considered one of cinema's most iconic scenes.
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Celsius
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overcast
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| adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天 | |
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sleet
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unity
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demons
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demonstration
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gathering
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liberated
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Nazis
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violation
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somber
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chancellor
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killing
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arsonists
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investigators
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determined
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disaffected
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insurgents
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divers
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debris
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survivors
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toll
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tanker
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DNA
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| (缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸 | |
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negligence
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overloading
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beverage
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maize
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millet
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investigation
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opposition
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incumbent
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negotiations
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negotiation
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impetus
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| n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力 | |
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immediate
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garner
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gulf
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brotherhood
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crunch
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vowed
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| 起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
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stabilize
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endorsed
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| vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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battalion
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module
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inclination
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rampant
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sperm
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embryos
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joint
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transfusion
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contraction
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strictly
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donors
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| n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者 | |
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transfused
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humanitarian
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slew
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prospects
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remains
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sluggish
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fiscal
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buffers
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retail
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labor
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earnings
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corporate
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investors
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justify
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ministry
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culling
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herds
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consecutive
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prescription
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finalizing
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pharmacy
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analysts
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| 分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 ) | |
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mechanism
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momentum
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Ford
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indigenous
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banking
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grid
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plagiarism
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quotations
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relics
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tune
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innovative
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autonomous
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interface
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capabilities
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marketing
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mainstream
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interactive
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dubbed
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falcons
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debut
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villa
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athletic
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arsenal
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hull
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trophy
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deadlocked
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clinches
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maiden
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hawking
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thriller
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nominee
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| n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者 | |
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wades
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alley
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bust
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