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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 7
Updated: 2011-06-08 21:03
(Agencies)
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A security guard holds a sign which reads "Examination Road Section, No Parking" outside a school during the National College Entrance Exams in Wuhan, Hubei Province June 7, 2011. About 9.33 million students make a start on China's national college entrance exams or "gaokao" from June 7 to 8. Picture taken June 7, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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