Researchers, mountaineers start assault on earth's summit


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Twenty-four Chinese researchers and mountaineers started their assault on Mount Qomolangma, the summit of the earth, which is known as Mount Everest in the West, to remeasure its height at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. The photo shows five female mountaineers.

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