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25 Sep 2007
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Patients recovering from cataract operations are seen dressed in traditional Mongolian costumes before attending a ceremony marking the inauguration of Project Vision, a Hong Kong charity, at a hospital in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia September 22, 2007. Cataract is a major cause of blindness around the world. There are at least 1 million new cataract cases each year in China. The total number of cases could balloon to 167 million by 2020 because of an ageing population, according to ORBIS, a group that aims to treat and prevent blindness in developing countries. Picture taken September 22, 2007. To match feature HEALTH-CHINA/CATARACTS
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Giant panda Yang Yang holds her one-month-old cub as they rest in their enclosure in the zoo in Vienna September 27, 2007. The cub was born on August 23, 127 days after panda couple Yang Yang and Long Hui mated in April, the zoo said. The pandas were transferred from China to Schoenbrunn Zoo in 2003, and are on loan to Austria by China for a period of 10 years.



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