George Washington University stood by its estimate. "We are confident that the number - 2,975 - is the most accurate and unbiased estimate of excess mortality to date," the school said in a statement.
Gasoline consumption increased by 5.9 percent and aviation kerosene consumption by 10.8 percent, indicating strong demand for business and tourism travel. Diesel consumption grew by 6.1 percent, continuing a sustained recovery since last year, showing a rebound in demand for oil in industries such as infrastructure construction, transportation and logistics, and industrial production.
Given, say, three frames of a video-a stack of cans, a human finger touching it and a pile of tumbled cans-people have no trouble envisioning what happens in between the frames.
Gauden Galea, the WHO representative in China, said in a statement: "There are only a few studies on the health risks of ENDS. However, there are health risks associated with exposure to nicotine, of inhaling other toxic emissions contained in such products and of inhaling second-hand smoke, particularly among minors, nonsmokers and women who are pregnant."
Geely-owned Volvo Car Group is expecting a significant jump in Chinese sales this year on the back of its strong momentum gained in 2017.
Gary Chan Hak-kan, vice-chairman of the party, asked the government for another cash handout of no less than HK,000 in view of the hardship faced by the residents.
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Giant LED screens were set up at an outdoor square inside the Forbidden City, playing interactive videos of nine relics selected from nine museums across the country. Among them is a stone drum from the Palace Museum.
Ge Cheng in a phone interview after his heroic effort. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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Global sanitary fittings leader Grohe will invest more in China to expand the product categories available in the market, thanks to increasing demand from increasingly mature Chinese consumers and the robust growth rate which has surprised the management team, the company said.