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Posted: 08 Apr 2018, 02:31BERLIN , June 16 (Xinhua) -- German Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher is out of coma, said his spokeswomen Sabine Kehm in an official statement, as German media reported on Monday.
The best sports news of the year, as the German media called this, after the seven-time Formula One world champion Schumacher woke up from his over-half-year-long coma.
Schumacher has been recently removed from the University Hospital in Grenoble, France to a rehab clinic , said the official statement.
Kehm also said that his family would like to express thanks to all doctors, therapists, nurses and staff in Grenoble, as well as the first-aider at the accident site, who have done an excellent job in these first few months.
Accoring to the media report, the wake phasen of Schumacher that Kehm described in her last statement in early April were getting longer in recent weeks and Schumacher can hear voices that responds to touches.
German newspaper Bild also reported that Schumacher even opened his eyes during these "wake phasen" and he can communicate with people , especially with his wife and his children.
Schumacher's condition was considered stable enough so that he no longer needs the help of specialists in Grenoble.
The retired seven-time Formula One champion lay in a coma since he suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident on Dec. 29 at Meribel ski resort in the French Alps. The recovery phase took longer than expected.
NEW DELHI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah Saturday invited Chief Minister of the eastern state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, to join the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Shah said that he met the chief minister, also the head of Bihar's regional Janata Dal (United) party, on Friday and extended him the offer in the wake of the two parties' recent alliance government in the state.
"I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday. I invited JD(U) to join the NDA ," the BJP chief tweeted.
If Kumar joins the NDA, then some of his party's lawmakers could get cabinet berths in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
"Kumar will take a call on joining the country's ruling alliance this month itself," a senior party leader said.
Kumar pulled out of the opposition Congress-party led United Progressive Alliance and formed a coalition government with the BJP in Bihar, following corruption allegations on his then Deputy Chief Minister, who belonged to former ally Rashtriya Janata Dal.
"NDA will also be stronger with Kumar's party joining it," a BJP leader said.
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by Zhang Dailei
EDINBURGH , Aug.12 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is looking to invite Chinese performers next year, and plans to take its show to China in 2020, its producer David Allfrey has said.
His team is currently in talks to bring some 300 young Chinese performers to the 69th Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo next year, Allfrey said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
Allfrey was appointed the chief executive and producer of the event in 2011, which takes place each August as part of the Edinburgh Festival. The 57-year-old producer has delivered seven consecutive Tattoos in Edinburgh and brought the show overseas to Australia and New Zealand.
He said as the theme of 2018 Edinburgh Tattoo is "The Sky is the Limit," with a focus on young people.
"We hope , if all goes well, for a very big act from schools in Beijing," he said, "I have even asked them to call the title Winds and Dragons."
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual event performed by British, Commonwealth and international military bands and artistic performance teams on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in the capital of Scotland. The first Edinburgh Tattoo took place in 1950.
Since 1952, military and civil performers from 48 countries and regions have travelled to Edinburgh to join the Tattoo show , which attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year, including from overseas.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) band from China attended the Tattoo in 2004 and 2015, while a show from China's Zhejiang Province was also presented in 2015.
Allfrey said: "I do hope the PLA band could also come next year so we can enjoy both the military band and children's show from China."
He hoped his team, which will travel to China this October for more meetings and discussions on the agenda, could bring to Edinburgh about 300 young Chinese students next year.
He noted if his team could bring the Tattoo to China in 2020 , as planned, it will be a great co-production.
"We will work with Chinese producers," he said, "it's not just us doing the event. Because China has the finest producers of large-scale events, anywhere in the world. You are amazing at these events and you are very good at it."
If the co-production is realized, it will be the fifth overseas tour in Edinburgh Tattoo's history.
"If it goes to China , we want to do it in three cities: Beijing , Shanghai and Guangzhou," he told Xinhua.
Military Tattoo takes its name from the cry of inn-keepers in Belgium and the Netherlands over 300 years ago, when they ordered "Doe den tap toe" (turn off the bear taps) as the fifes and drums of the local regiments marched through the streets signalling the soldiers to return to the barracks.
From its early days, the event has been an international favorite and has attracted more than 1.
The best sports news of the year, as the German media called this, after the seven-time Formula One world champion Schumacher woke up from his over-half-year-long coma.
Schumacher has been recently removed from the University Hospital in Grenoble, France to a rehab clinic , said the official statement.
Kehm also said that his family would like to express thanks to all doctors, therapists, nurses and staff in Grenoble, as well as the first-aider at the accident site, who have done an excellent job in these first few months.
Accoring to the media report, the wake phasen of Schumacher that Kehm described in her last statement in early April were getting longer in recent weeks and Schumacher can hear voices that responds to touches.
German newspaper Bild also reported that Schumacher even opened his eyes during these "wake phasen" and he can communicate with people , especially with his wife and his children.
Schumacher's condition was considered stable enough so that he no longer needs the help of specialists in Grenoble.
The retired seven-time Formula One champion lay in a coma since he suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident on Dec. 29 at Meribel ski resort in the French Alps. The recovery phase took longer than expected.
NEW DELHI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah Saturday invited Chief Minister of the eastern state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, to join the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Shah said that he met the chief minister, also the head of Bihar's regional Janata Dal (United) party, on Friday and extended him the offer in the wake of the two parties' recent alliance government in the state.
"I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday. I invited JD(U) to join the NDA ," the BJP chief tweeted.
If Kumar joins the NDA, then some of his party's lawmakers could get cabinet berths in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
"Kumar will take a call on joining the country's ruling alliance this month itself," a senior party leader said.
Kumar pulled out of the opposition Congress-party led United Progressive Alliance and formed a coalition government with the BJP in Bihar, following corruption allegations on his then Deputy Chief Minister, who belonged to former ally Rashtriya Janata Dal.
"NDA will also be stronger with Kumar's party joining it," a BJP leader said.
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People mark national Fitness Day around China
Aerial view of Gula Town in S China
Qiandao Lake: Home to 114 known fish species
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In pics: Daofu Tibetan houses in SW China's Sichuan
In pics: lotus flowers amid morning mist in E China
1st high speed railway in Inner Mongolia starts operation
by Zhang Dailei
EDINBURGH , Aug.12 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is looking to invite Chinese performers next year, and plans to take its show to China in 2020, its producer David Allfrey has said.
His team is currently in talks to bring some 300 young Chinese performers to the 69th Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo next year, Allfrey said in a recent interview with Xinhua.
Allfrey was appointed the chief executive and producer of the event in 2011, which takes place each August as part of the Edinburgh Festival. The 57-year-old producer has delivered seven consecutive Tattoos in Edinburgh and brought the show overseas to Australia and New Zealand.
He said as the theme of 2018 Edinburgh Tattoo is "The Sky is the Limit," with a focus on young people.
"We hope , if all goes well, for a very big act from schools in Beijing," he said, "I have even asked them to call the title Winds and Dragons."
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual event performed by British, Commonwealth and international military bands and artistic performance teams on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in the capital of Scotland. The first Edinburgh Tattoo took place in 1950.
Since 1952, military and civil performers from 48 countries and regions have travelled to Edinburgh to join the Tattoo show , which attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year, including from overseas.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) band from China attended the Tattoo in 2004 and 2015, while a show from China's Zhejiang Province was also presented in 2015.
Allfrey said: "I do hope the PLA band could also come next year so we can enjoy both the military band and children's show from China."
He hoped his team, which will travel to China this October for more meetings and discussions on the agenda, could bring to Edinburgh about 300 young Chinese students next year.
He noted if his team could bring the Tattoo to China in 2020 , as planned, it will be a great co-production.
"We will work with Chinese producers," he said, "it's not just us doing the event. Because China has the finest producers of large-scale events, anywhere in the world. You are amazing at these events and you are very good at it."
If the co-production is realized, it will be the fifth overseas tour in Edinburgh Tattoo's history.
"If it goes to China , we want to do it in three cities: Beijing , Shanghai and Guangzhou," he told Xinhua.
Military Tattoo takes its name from the cry of inn-keepers in Belgium and the Netherlands over 300 years ago, when they ordered "Doe den tap toe" (turn off the bear taps) as the fifes and drums of the local regiments marched through the streets signalling the soldiers to return to the barracks.
From its early days, the event has been an international favorite and has attracted more than 1.