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Police officer catches girl who falls 33 feet from pipe

Police officer catches girl who falls 33 feet from pipe

A Shiyan City police officer broke the fall of a girl who jumped 33 feet from a pipe in central Chinas Hubei province on January 15. According to a Weibo post by the Shiyan City Public Security Bureau Dongyue Branch, Lu fractured his leg in the accident. The jumping girl sustained only a minor foot injury. Jan 20, 2018
Baby elephant rescued from a ditch in China

Baby elephant rescued from a ditch in China

Footage shows a baby elephant being pulled out from a ditch by rescue workers. The one-month-old Asian elephant weighing 60kg had fallen into the ditch from a 60-meter-high hill on Jan. 13 in southern Chinas Yunnan province. Jan 17, 2018
Oil tanker ablaze for nine days sinks

Oil tanker ablaze for nine days sinks

An Iranian oil tanker that has been on fire in the East China Sea for more then a week has sunk.The vessel collided with a bulk freighter 9 days ago.All 32 crew members were killed. Jan 14, 2018
Five countries Trump has insulted

Five countries Trump has insulted

President Trump allegedly named some Central American and African countries s**tholes in a government meeting.These arent however the first insulting remarks he has made about other nations. Jan 12, 2018
The world cup of ice scultping

The world cup of ice scultping

Over 60 participants from 14 different countries are competing in an ice sculpture contest in the Chinese city of Harbin. Artists use solid blocks of ice from a the nearby Songhua river and have three days to bring their imaginative designs to life.  Jan 7, 2018
A dense fog makes Chinese city look eerie and mysterious

A dense fog makes Chinese city look eerie and mysterious

A dense fog shrouded Heze City in east Chinas Shandong Province on Friday, creating a fascinating and mysterious vista. The stratosphere fog arrived the downtown area early morning following the first snowfall of 2018 one day earlier.  Jan 6, 2018
Wild giant panda spotted and spooked in Chinese village

Wild giant panda spotted and spooked in Chinese village

This wild giant panda was spotted strolling in a village of southwest Chinas Sichuan Province. The panda sauntered for about 10 minutes along the fence set up along a road, occasionally taking in the surroundings. The panda jumped into forest and walked away after noticing that someone was following it, according to the staffer. Bordering on the Sichuan Basin and Tibet Plateau, Baoxing County is an important habitat of giant pandas and the site where the black-and-white creature was first discovered. Jan 6, 2018
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