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Wed 01 Jan 2010Beijing takes cold in its stride
SNOW HAS finally stopped falling in Beijing and tens of thousands of street workers wearing padded People’s Liberation Army coats could be seen through ice-frosted windows clearing the streets of the capital in the wintry sun yesterday.
However, fears remained that a prolonged cold spell could cause havoc with traffic systems and power supply in the rest of northern China.
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