Most people in China will miss rare blood moon, man ridiculed for mistaking Wi-Fi harmful to pregnant wife and Jay Chou's iconic props seized as weapons - it's all trending in China.
China misses rare blood moon
Most people in China will not be able to see the first of four consecutive total lunar eclipses between April 2014 and September 2015, in what scientists call a lunar eclipse "tetrad" series, CCTV reported on its official Weibo account.
The eclipse will occur on Tuesday afternoon Beijing Time, but it will only be visible in some northeastern and eastern coastal areas.
In a rare celestial event, a total lunar eclipse is expected to turn the moon a burnt reddish orange - a phenomenon astronomers call "blood moon," which occurs when the Earth, sun and moon are in perfect alignment, with the moon out of view in the Earth's shadow.
NASA has confirmed that the Tetrad has only happened three times in more than 500 years.
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Water company refutes claims of excessive heavy metal
Beijing Waterworks Group, which provides water to most areas in the Chinese capital, said that the city's water quality meets the required standards and does not contain excessive heavy metals, Beijing Times reported Tuesday.
A man surnamed Qian said that he tested the water in his home last week and the results showed a level of heavy metals that was four times the accepted level. Qian told the BWG, which has strategically positioned itself as a "leading integrated water system solution provider," and the group sent one of their own staff, who tested the water and found that it did meet the required standards.
The company also said Qian's system focused on minerals, not heavy metals, and tests for heavy metals must be carried out by technicians.
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'Ignorant man' worries about wifi radiation
A post on Sina Weibo -- concerning a man who asked his neighbors to stop using wifi at home to protect his pregnant wife from the harmful effects of radiation -- has become a trending topic.
The post was forwarded more than 10,000 times and has attracted more than 2,000 comments. Many well-known media organizations also forwarded the post, and some members of the public berated the man for his ignorance on the subject of radiation.
Experts say that radiation from a wireless router is within the safety limits when the router is more than about 50cm away, and the man does not have to worry about its effect on his wife and their unborn child.
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Jay Chou held in Sydney for carrying nunchakus
Australian customs officials have confiscated 28 pairs of nunchakus that famousTaiwan singer Jay Chou said he was aiming to use as props during his performance of his hit song "Nunchucks"at his concert in Sydney, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Tuesday.
Nunchaku refers to a weapon that consists of two hardwood sticks joined by a length of rawhide, cord, or a chain, and the officials insisted that the confiscated items were not props.
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Dog that killed owner, 2 others shot dead
Police in Tangyin county shot dead a Tibetan mastiff that fatally bit three people on Thursday, Henan-based Dahe Daily reported.
The dog, which weighed more than 50 kg and was nearly a meter tall, bit its owner and two passersby.
Police fired eight times to kill the animal after forcing it to run into an abandoned courtyard.
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Robbery suspect's arrest approved
Beijing prosecutors approved the arrest of a man suspected of posting a fake employment advertisement on the Internet to attract men aged from 18 to 25 and then robbing or sexually assaulting them. Prosecutors in Shijingshan district said the man has been charged with robbery.
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Shenzhen mulls garbage fines
Residents in Shenzhen face a fine of 200 yuan ($32) for failing to sort waste properly, under a law being drafted to reduce household garbage in the city. Public opinion on the law is being sought and the consultation period ends on May 11. According to the draft, each residential compound will be given a quota for household garbage and must pay for any excess.
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Police say stowaways are mostly foreigners
Foreign stowaways accounted for more than 80 percent of the total detained in the province in the first three months of year, according to a statement from the Guangdong Department of Public Security and Frontline Police. Most of the foreign stowaways have come from southern Asian nations and regions, the statement said. Border police detained 691 stowaways after cracking 84 major illegal immigration cases in the first quarter of the year.
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