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The souls of our compatriots come back; trade union conference opens

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Today's Front Page of The Day is from The Beijing News, which shows how it is possible to tell two completely different stories, depending on whether you first look at the photograph or first read the headlines.

The image goes with one of the smaller headlines:

The souls of our compatriots killed in Afghanistan come back to their native land




The large headline above the photo is:

Primary school grade one pupils to start English lessons

Other headlines are:

- 5 people detained for cheating in the college entrance exam
- Flash sand devil [i.e. sand storm] attacks Beijing
- A survey of Shanghai doctors' salaries
- State Council to control the number of old houses destroyed
- Japan approves 7 emergency laws

Headlines from other newspapers are below.

Beijing Morning Post 北京晨报
市工会十一大昨天开幕
11th conference of Beijing trade union opens yesterday

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
纠纷集中地区 一律停止拆迁
Stop pulling down the old houses where there are land disputes

YESTERDAY'S EVENING PAPERS

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
市工会十一大上午开幕
11th conference of Beijing trade union opens this morning

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
26度,你做到了吗?
Can you get 26 degrees?
The Shanghai government ruled that the thermostats of air conditioners in public places should be set to 26 degrees centigrade, as part of an attempt to save electricity.

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