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Xuan bought a $6,000 apartment in an old Chinese city so she could 'lie flat' and escape the rat race

As young people in China feel the squeeze of cost of living and social pressures, many are looking to the country's forgotten older cities where they can buy a home for the price of rent in a megacity and pursue the kind of life they want, not one forced upon them.
ding xuan poses for pictures

'People with malicious intent, they are capitalising on this': Is this the world's weirdest scam?

American journalist Deborah Vankin can still recall sitting down one day to read her own obituary. Her search to uncover who was behind it, unearthed a cottage industry of spammy websites run by 'obit pirates'.
A graphic of a skull and crossbones against a backdrop of newspapers clippings.

Two military horses that broke free and ran loose across London have undergone surgery

Two military horses that bolted through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise are in serious condition after undergoing surgery.
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Image of two saddled horses, one black, one white, running through the street. The white horse has blood on its hooves.

Cameron Green topples Pat Cummins in IPL battle of Australia's superstars

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green produces a match-winning display with bat, ball and in the field to topple Test captain Pat Cummins and remind everyone why he was one of the IPL's big buys.
Cameron Green plays a slashing cover drive in an IPL game

'WADA's reputation is under attack': Independent review to look into handling of Chinese swimmers' positive doping tests

An investigation led by a Swiss prosecutor will look into how the World Anti-Doping Agency handled positive doping tests of 23 Chinese swimmers in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. 
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The Chinese flag waves in front of a flag with the Olympic rings on it.

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