| Pig survived 36 days in the quake: only 1/3 weight left A 330-pound hog survived 36 days in the ruins of its sty, destroyed by last month's Sichuan Province earthquake, by chewing down charcoal and drinking rainwater, local media reported. The no-longer-big-pig in Pengzhou City was down ... english.people.com.cn |
Some in U.S. replace oil heat with wood stoves A customer at Black Magic Chimney and Fireplace holds a handful of wood pellets for a stove at the store in Cambridge, Massachusetts July 10, 2008. Record prices ... english.people.com.cn |
Feature: Zhong Man grabs Olympic fencing gold for China after 24 years &$ &$Zhong Man (L) of China competes during the men's individual sabre gold medal match of fencing against Nicolas Lopez of France at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. Zhong Man of China won the gold medal in the event. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaowei) &$&$ Zhong Man stood proudly on the podium, becoming the first Chinese winning an Olympic fencing gold medal 24 years after the country's last crown ... english.people.com.cn |
Rebecca Adlington clinches women's 800m freestyle title with new world record &$ &$British swimmer Rebecca Adlington clocked a new world record of 8:14.10 to win the women's 800m freestyle gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Saturday.&$&$ British prodigy Rebecca Adlington clinched the title for women's 800m freestyle race with a new world record at Beijing Olympics on Saturday morning. Adlington charged into the water and swam stroke by stroke with Romanian Alina Camelia Potec, t ... english.people.com.cn |
U.S. advances to final after eliminating Japan &$ &$Shinobu Ohno (R) of Japan runs with the ball during the match Japan VS the United States in women's semifinal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Football events in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. The United States beat Japan 4-2. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)&$ &$【 1 】 &$&$【 2 ... english.people.com.cn |