New wonders of the world named after online poll
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The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.
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Several new cultural sites were recently completed to attract more visitors to the Jingpo Lake Geopark, according to the park's administrative committee.  The Hongluo Girl Cultural Garden and the Qijing Stele Garden were opened to the general public on July 1 at Mudanjiang city.
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Internet users are traveling across the world from their living rooms: A new study finds that 45 percent of adult American online users have taken advantage of features that permit virtual tours of another location.
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The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum and India's Taj Mahal were among seven architectural marvels named the new wonders of the world Saturday.
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Nature News, JAKARTA - Monster cockroaches and dwarf crabs are among a rich and exotic menagerie of new species discovered by a team of international scientists exploring caves deep inside Indonesiaâs teeming jungles.
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Also: NASA officials to make historic trip to China. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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The transformation of a popular beauty spot is being celebrated tomorrow.   Over the past year a series of improvements have been carried out at Fairy Dell at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.   A wildlife fun day is being held tomorrow from 11am to 3pm at the park.
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Pope Benedict XVI named four new saints Sunday from France, Malta, the Netherlands and Poland at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square attended by several heads of state and thousands of faithful.
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PARIS, March 12 -- Maybe it simply feeds modern society's obsession with lists and rankings, but more than 2,000 years after ancient Greeks  identified  the Seven Wonders of the World, millions of people around the globe are casting Internet ballots to update the list.
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PARIS -- Maybe it simply feeds modern society's obsession with lists and rankings, but more than 2,000 years after ancient Greeks identified the Seven Wonders of the World, millions of people around the globe are casting Internet ballots to update the list.
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Someone taking the piss? We're delighted to announce a new online initiative aimed at providing at-your-fingertips data on public toilet facilities worldwide.â¦
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Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds.    While none of these new bodies would be mistaken as Earth's twin, some appear to be noticeably smaller and more solid - more like Earth and Mars - than the gargantuan, gaseous giants identified before...
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Naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins a viewers' vote for the title Greatest Living Icon.
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Upcoming events around the world.
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Blog: The World Monuments Fund issues a list of the 100 most endangered cultural sites in world.
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Travel: Gallery: Be dazzled by the grandest places on the planet to stay.
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Travel: Tower Hamlets has made a surprise appearance on a list of the world's 100 most endangered places.