Forest fire in California

AhelicoptermakesaneveningwaterdropontheJesusita
fireinSantaBarbara,CaliforniathemorningofMay8,
2009.Thestubbornbrushfirethatconsumed75foothill
homesabovetheCaliforniacoastaltownofSantaBarbara
ragedwithrenewedferocityforafourthdayonFriday,
forcingatleast30,000peopletofleeasitadvancedon
thecityandtwonearbycommunities.[Agencies]

Chinese Bridge competition to be held this July in Changsha

AcontestantdrawsatraditionalChinesepaintingduringtheFrench
roundofthe"ChineseBridge"competition,aChinese-languageproficiency
contestforforeigncollegestudents,inPoitiers,France,onMay9,2009.
ThetwowinnersofthecontestheldhereonSaturdaywillattendthefinal
ofthe"ChineseBridge"competition,whichwouldbeheldthisJulyin
Changsha,centralChina'sHunanProvince.(Xinhua/LiXuemei)

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Museum of Telecommunications attract visitors in Brazil

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Visitorslistentotheradioguidebesidea
roundscreendisplayingthedevelopmentof
telecommunicationsintheMuseumofTelecom-
municationsinBraziliancityofRiodeJaneiro,
May9,2009.ThemuseumofTelecommunications
islocatedinaculturecenterbuildinginRio
deJaneiro.Themuseum,transformedanddecorated
since1999,providesaudio,vedioandother
multimediatovividlyintroducethedevelopment
oftelecommunicationsinBrazil.(Xinhuaphoto)

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Lakers beat Rockets 111-98 in Game 2

HoustonRocketscenterYaoMingslamdunksduringthefirsthalf
ofGame2oftheNBAWestConferencesemi-finalbetweenthe
RocketsandtheLosAngelesLakersinLosAngelesonThursday,
May07,2009.[Photo:Osports.cn]

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Twin festival: Party of twins

Twinsandtouristsenjoythefeastduringthe5thtwin
festivalintheHaniAutonomousCountyofMojiang,
southwestChina'sYunnanProvince,May2,2009.A
traditionalHaninationalityfeaston2-kilometer-long
tablewasheldhereonSaturdayduringthethree-day
twinfestivalwithparticipationofnearly1,000pairs
oftwinsandtriplets.(Xinhua/LinYiguang)