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Nowitzki becomes first European to win MVP
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (2nd L) poses for the media with owner Mark Cuban (L), commissioner David Stern (2nd R) and head coach Avery Johnson after the news conference to present the NBA Most Valuable Player Trophy in Dallas, May 15, 2007.
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President Hu meets chairman of the Russian State Duma
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with chairman of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2007.
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Marine exercise against oil spill held in Hainan
A comprehensive marine drill on oil spill, fire and personnel rescue was held on the waters near Yangpu port, Hainan Province, on May 14. This is the first of its kind conducted in the southernmost province of China. The exercise involved 29 ships of different kinds, one helicopter and nearly 300 specialists from land, sea and air forces.
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Rowling asks spoilers to hold Potter plot
British author JK Rowling, who created the bestselling Harry Potter series, waves her graduation hat at Marischal College in Aberdeen, Scotland, where she received a honorary Doctorate Of Laws degree from Aberdeen University July 6, 2006. J.K. Rowling has pleaded for people not to give away the plot of her seventh and final Harry Potter book and asked fans to resist the temptation to look for preview information.
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Three Gorges' landscape appears to be more beautiful
A yacht makes its tour through the Qutang gorge one of the Three Gorges in Chongqing municipality, southwest China, May 14, 2007. After the water in the reservoir was raised to 156 metres, the landscape of the Qutang gorge appeared to be more beautiful along with its ever loftiness and steepness.
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Search for missing ROK sailors continues
Chinese rescue workers search for the missing sailors off the coast where the "Golden Rose" ship sank near Yantai of east China's Shandong Province, May 14, 2007. The location of the missing Korean ship, which sank off the coast of east China's Shandong Province on Saturday, was identified on Monday afternoon.
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Gorgeted puffleg: new species of hummingbird
An undated handout photo of a gorgeted puffleg, a new species of hummingbird. The new blue-and-green throated hummingbird species has been discovered in a cloud forest in Colombia, and already needs protection from human encroachment, the experts who found the bird said on May 13, 2007. Called the gorgeted puffleg, the new species is easily twice as big as the thumb-sized hummingbirds found in the eastern United States, measuring between 3.5 and 4 inches (95 and 100 mm) in length, its discoverers said.
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Filipinos cast votes
President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo casts her vote in her hometown Lubao, in Pampanga province north of Manila May 14, 2007. The Philippines votes on Monday for almost every elected official in the country except the president and the vice-president, but there is unlikely to be any change in the nation's political make-up.
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National Robot Soccer Competition in Wuhan
Students and designers for the Harbin Institute of Technology Robot Soccer Team watch a match in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, May 14, 2007. The 8th National Robot Soccer Competition recently kicked off in the city, attracting 86 teams from across the country. The winners will represent China at the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association World Cup in San Francisco on June 13.
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Drill in case of oil spill
Vessels clean 'spilt oil' on sea waters during a drill in case of oil spill emergency around the sea in South China's Hainan Province May 14, 2007. Twenty-nine vessles, one helicopter, and 300 personnel took part in the drill.
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Hu holds talks with Rwandan president
Chinese President Hu Jintao holds a ceremony in Beijing to welcome Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday. President held talks with visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in which they vowed to pursue opportunities created by the China-Africa summit and boost bilateral ties.
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German ambassador attends Strong China Forum
German ambassador to China Dr. Volker Stanzel visits PD Online Forum on 3 p.m., May 14, Beijing time, and answers questions raised by netizens on the subject of "The Role Germany played in EU and Europe-China Relations."
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Hamas, Fatah clash in Gaza
A Palestinian gunman fires in the air during the funeral of senior al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades commander Baha Abu Jarad in northern Gaza May 13, 2007. Gunmen killed a senior commander of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and another member of the Fatah-linked militant group in the Gaza Strip in an attack it blamed on the rival Hamas movement.
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Where are you, Madeleine McCann
A pilgrim holds a portrait of kidnapped British girl Madeleine McCann during a candlelight vigil at the Fatima's holy shrine in central Portugal May 12, 2007. McCann, kidnapped in Portugal, spent her fourth birthday still missing on Saturday, prompting a call from her parents for redoubled efforts to find her.
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"Spider-Man 3" tops box office despite huge fall
Tobey Maguire and fiance Jennifer Meyer. "Spider-Man 3" U.S. premiere during the 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival held at United Artist Kaufman Astoria Cinema 14. "Spider-Man 3" remained the No. 1 movie for a second weekend, even though it took a huge 60 percent drop from its record debut a week earlier, the film's distributor said on Sunday.
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Key Taliban commander killed
A handout received by Reuters through email on April 24, 2007 shows an undated image of Taliban top operational commander Mullah Dadullah. Dadullah has been killed in a clash in southern Afghanistan, security officials said on Sunday.
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China launches communications satellite for Nigeria
China on early Monday morning launched a communications satellite for Nigeria, the first of its kind in Africa and the first time a foreign buyer has purchased a Chinese satellite and its launching service. The carrier rocket, Long March 3-B, blasted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 0:01 Monday and the northwest Xi'an Satellite Control center.
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7th Chinese National Games for the Disabled opens
The 7th Chinese National Games for the Disabled opens Saturday in Kunming, the capital of China's southwest province of Yunnan. Chinese vice premier Hui Liangyu declared open of the 7th Chinese National Games for the Disabled here on Saturday, which will run to May 20 in both Kunming, the capital of China's southwest province of Yunnan, and neighboring city of Yuxi.
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Spurs hold off Suns for 2-1 series lead
San Antonio Spurs' Michael Finley (C) is fouled by Phoenix Suns' Amare Stoudemire (L) as Boris Diaw goes up to block the shot during the first quarter of Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball playoffs in San Antonio, Texas May 12, 2007.
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James Webb Space Telescope model in Washington
This NASA handout photo released May 10, 2007 shows James Webb Space Telescope. NASA displayed a full scale model of the two-storey high James Webb Space Telescope in Washington. The Webb telescope, the next generation space telescope of the Hubble Space Telescope, is expected to be launched in 2013.
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