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* NEWS 2011.1.21 Animal lovers wearing masks resembling animals perform during a demonstration to mourn the death of animals killed and buried due to foot-and-mouth disease and bird flu, in Seoul Jan 19, 2011. South Korea said on Tuesday it had culled about 15 percent of its combined pig and cattle population to contain outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, while it slaughtered three percent of its poultry population to prevent the spread of bird flu. The Korean characters on the signs read, Cattle and pig are also lives! (L) and We cant breathe! (R). [Photo/Agencies] Mask(n.)面具 demonstration(v.)示威 展示 说明 示范 mourn(v.)哀悼 cull(v.)挑出来杀死  A gull lands on the head of a tourist in Cuihu Park in Kunming, capital of Southwest Chinas Yunnan province, on Tuesday. The temperature in the city fell sharply on Tuesday due to an incoming cold wave. [Photo/Xinhua] Gull海鸥 Capital省会 Due to 因为 Cold wave冷空气 CHICAGO - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Washington, after meetings with US President Barack Obama on major bilateral and world issues.(issues) During their talks Wednesday, the two leaders agreed to build a China-US cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit. In Chicago, Hu will meet local officials and visit a high school, Chinese officials said. Hu arrived in Washington Tuesday for a four-day visit to the United States. The trip, his second as head of state, is aimed at enhancing the positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship between China and the United States. The Chinese president visited the United States in April 2006. China expected to be top tourist destination (Xinhua) Updated: 2011-01-21 06:45 MADRID - UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai said Thursday he expected China to become the worlds largest tourist destination within five to seven years. Rifai was speaking to Spanish state television network RTVE a day after the opening of the FITUR tourism exhibi