"Weak - and therefore dry - monsoon periods coincided with the demise of the Tang, Yuan and Ming imperial dynasties, the scientists said."
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"China has acquired the operation capabilities of ".中国" ("Chinese for China") domain names, a leader at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said in Beijing recently. Starting from 2009, ".中国" domain names will appear on the Internet, which means email addresses in Chinese, for example, "×××@×××.中国", can be used. The previous requirement of "English only" in email registration will be eliminated."
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