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Voice 1: You are on your way home one evening and you suddenly remember you haven’t got any milk in the fridge. The nearby convenience store has sold out of fresh milk and there won’t be another delivery until tomorrow morning. They haven’t got any long-life milk left either. It looks like you’ll be drinking your coffee black and skipping your breakfast cereal in the morning.

Voice 2: Now, if you lived in the small German town of Neunkirchen - seelscheid near the city…

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Dewi: Lot 443. We have here an exceptional pearl bracelet from Japan. Look at the exquisite quality of the pearls. It dates back to 1933. The bracelet is still in its original leather case and the dated jeweller receipt is even in the case. A lot of ladies were admiring this item during viewing. I will start the bidding at five thousand dollars. I see five. Five. Six? Thank you sir. Six and a half thousand. Seven from the lady in red. Eight, eight…

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Hoi-Ling: You live in London, but most of the action in your novel takes place in Japan. Did you have to do a lot of research on the area where the book is set?

C.C.Cliff: I didn’t have to do too much research because I lived in Tokyo for seven years, so I know the city really well. I worked in the offices of a British magazine there, and I’d already done a lot of research into Japanese culture and legends for some articles I wrote for UK readers. To tell you…

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Voice 1:  If you ask anybody who goes to Walt Disney World, “Who is Joe Potter?”, they probably wouldn’t have an answer. But without him, there the happiest place on Earth wouldn’t exist.

Voice 2: Born in 1905, General William “Joe” Potter was the force that turned a swampy Florida wetland into the Magic Kingdom. He was the architect of Disney World, the mastermind behind the hidden tunnel system at the park, and the reason why Disney World doesn’t have a…

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Ginny: Could I speak to Sam Wu, please?

Sam: Sam speaking.

Ginny: Good morning. This is Brite Lens opticians. I believe you have an appointment with us tomorrow morning?

Sam: That’s right. For eleven thirty.

Ginny: Eleven thirty? Oh, I’ve got you down for eleven.

Sam: Let me check on the calendar. Oh, sorry. Yes. Eleven.

Ginny: I’m afraid we're going to have to cancel. Mr Cheung has flu and won’t be back at work for a few days. And all the other…

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Janice Michaels: Hi, welcome back to another episode of Jan on the Run! Today, joining us on our wellness journey is one of our favourite guests, celebrity trainer and chef, Amanda Chung. Hi, Amanda! We are so thrilled to have you back. 

Amanda Chung: Thanks, Janice! It’s my pleasure to be here.

Janice Michaels: I’m just going through the emails we’ve received from our listeners, and here’s a really interesting one for you, Amanda. Abdul from Sai…

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Carey: Good morning. How may I help you?

Voice: Good morning. I’m planning a short afternoon trip to London with a couple of friends who love musicals. I’d like to book three tickets for a theatre show please.

Carey: No problem. Which show were you thinking of?

Voice: Have you got three tickets for Phantom of the Opera for a Saturday evening anytime next month?

Carey: Let me have a look. We’ve got three in the front of the stalls for Saturday the…

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Mum: Why the long face?

Amy: You know why. Grandma and I don't get on and I don't like it when she comes to stay.

Mum: Don't be silly. She brought you a lovely present the last time she was here.

Amy: You must be joking! A lovely present? She gave me a pair of awful pink fluffy slippers that I wouldn't be seen dead wearing. She thinks I'm still a kid.

Mum: Well, she’s coming on Saturday to stay with us for ten days. You know she's been in hospital for an…

The first rule any writer learns is that plagiarism often results in the death of a career, and popular Chinese novelist and screenwriter Guo Jingming may be learning this lesson first hand. 

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity, a recent blockbuster movie directed by Guo, was pulled from cinemas across China last week, with many in the industry suspecting it has to do with a belated plagiarism apology. 

In 2003, Guo was accused of copying In and Out of the Circle, a book by Zhuang Yu, for…

Most patients who received hospital treatment for Covid-19 developed long-term health problems, according to a large-scale study from China.

Researchers found that 76% of those discharged from one hospital in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, still showed at least one symptom associated with the disease six months later.

Fatigue and sleep difficulties, which occurred in 63% and 26% of the patients respectively, were the most common problems.

To the surprise of the researchers,…