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UNESCO world heritage site: Montale Tower

Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2013 shows a view of Montale Tower in San Marino. San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano covers 55 ha, including Mount Titano and the historic centre of the city which dates back to the foundation of the republic as a city-state in the 13th century. The inscribed city centre includes fortification towers, walls, gates and bastions, as well as a neo-classical basilica of the 19th century, 14th and 16th century convents, and the Palazzo Publico of the 19th century, as well as the 18th century Titano Theatre. The property represents an historical centre still inhabited and preserving all its institutional functions. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano as a world heritage site in 2008. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 【1】 【2】 [Full report]

Cheap drug may help minimize damage from heart attack: study

Heart attack patients receiving an inexpensive drug called metoprolol, while on the way to the hospi[Full report]

35 couples attend traditional wedding ceremony in Shandong

Newly-married couples ride bicycles during a group wedding in Boxing County of Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2013. Altogether 35 couples took part in the traditional wedding ceremony on the first day of the national holidays. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 [Full report]

'Flora of China' translated into English

A renowned book about China's flora has been translated into English and was published in September [Full report]

Manchu language losing speakers: linguists

Once the tongue of China's Qing Dynasty imperial family, the Manchu language is now on the verge of [Full report]

Virtual learning broadens horizon

Wang Yue, a 25-year-old in Shanghai, keeps shifting between being a teacher during the week and bein[Full report]

Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity: study

Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children, [Full report]

Venice fetes contemporary art and culture

The Punta della Dogana (Photo/ANSA.IT)(ANSA) - Venice, September 26 - The Francois Pinault Foundation in Venice is gearing up for the laun[Full report]

Gelato World Tour set to hit Australia

A ice-cream at the Gelato World Tour event in Valencia (Photo/ANSA.IT)(ANSA) - Rome, September 27 - The Gelato World Tour, an international competition for artisan creato[Full report]

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo visits Tihar Jail in New Delhi

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo (R)of the U.S.A. watches a performance by inmates during her visit to the Tihar Jail in New Delhi, India, Sept. 30, 2013. Tihar is a massive complex of nine separate jails in New Delhi that is one of the largest incarceration facilities in South Asia. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 [Full report]
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