credit: Gothamist reader Wayne Gothamist was struck by this photograph of a rat stuck while trying to emerge from under a sidewalk. And Gothamist readers let their imaginations go wild, offering various scenarios for the rat . Phillyist watched MLB.com call it too... read the full story
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credit: Gothamist reader Wayne Gothamist was struck by this photograph of a rat stuck while trying to emerge from under a sidewalk. And Gothamist readers let their imaginations go wild, offering various scenarios for the rat . Phillyist watched MLB.com call it too... read the full story
This Week's Mercury Arts Section
(everyone else is doing it!) Days on the Cotton Candy #4 © Maleonn VISUAL ART Marjorie is duly impressed by China's clear economic and artistic superiority, currently on display in the Portland Art Museum 's China Design Now . In conjunction with the exhibit,... read the full story
OPEC sees 2010 oil demand up almost 1 percent
A rebounding global economy spurred on mainly by China and other developing nations is expected to boost world oil demand by slightly under 1 percent next year, OPEC said Tuesday while cautioning that the pace of recovery... read the full story
Rutgers hasn't received swine-flu vaccine shipments
In this photo taken Aug. 28, lab workers deal with chicken eggs that are being used to develop H1N1 flu vaccine at Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, in Shanghai, China. (AP) NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University health officials said they... read the full story
Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews
Patrick McGovern had just emerged from the ancient burial chamber in one of the most extensively excavated archaeological sites in China when a local scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." read the full story
Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews
Patrick McGovern had just emerged from the ancient burial chamber in one of the most extensively excavated archaeological sites in China when a local scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." read the full story
Chinese officials’ visit to Oklahoma puts focus on energy
More than a dozen professors from China University of Petroleum in Beijing were in Oklahoma over the weekend to learn about natural gas production. They were guests of the Harding Shelton Group, a team of experts in extracting gas from shale formations. The company,... read the full story
The Harvard-Yenching Library—the largest university library for East Asian research in the Western World—signed an agreement on Friday with the National Library of China to digitize Harvard’s entire 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection over the next six... read the full story
PrairiePundit: China opts for evil in Guinea
Times: While the rest of the world recoiled in horror at recent events in Guinea, where at least 150 pro-democracy supporters were killed and dozens of women publicly raped by government soldiers, China has sensed an opportunity to steal another march on Western... read the full story
Illegal immigrants from China nabbed at Arizona border
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents said today that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. read the full story
Illegal immigrants from China nabbed at Arizona border
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents said today that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. read the full story
Chinese migrants nabbed at Arizona border
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents said Monday that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. The arrests included two Chinese found among a large group of migrants who... read the full story


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