PHNOM PENH Kendall Wright Bears Jersey , June 4 (Xinhua) -- Some 6.74 million, or 85.7 percent, of the 7.87 million eligible Cambodian voters cast their ballots in the fourth commune elections on Sunday, said Sik Bun Hok, president of the National Election Committee (NEC).


As scheduled Mike Glennon Bears Jersey , a total of 22,148 polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time and closed at 3 p.m. local time, he said.


"The percentage of the people going to vote was very high," he said at a press conference on Sunday evening at the conclusion of the elections. "This truly reflects the progress in democracy in our country."


Commenting on the general situation during the elections, he said Eddie Jackson Bears Jersey , "The elections had been conducted smoothly without any interference."


According to Bun Hok, the preliminary results would be released on June 4 and 5 and the official results will be publicized on June 25.


The elections were held to elect 11,572 commune chiefs and councilors for the country's 1,646 communes, according to NEC.


Twelve political parties had contested in the elections Tarik Cohen Bears Jersey , with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) being the major contestants.


Held once every five years, the commune elections are seen as a bellwether of the parties's support ahead of the general elections in July 2018.


In the last commune elections in June 2012, the ruling CPP gained 61.9 percent of the votes, compared to about 30.6 percent for the opposition.


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BEIJING Adam Shaheen Bears Jersey , April 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 499 Chinese people were killed and another 234 injured by fires in the first quarter, the Ministry of Public Security (MPC) said Thursday.


More than 80,000 fires were reported in the first three months, causing direct economic losses of 800 million yuan (115 million U.S. dollars), year-on-year drops of 27.7 percent and 37 percent respectively John Timu Youth Jersey , said the ministry.


The number of deaths and injuries decreased by 17.2 percent and 28.4 percent compared with the same period in 2016.


Two major accidents causing more than 10 deaths took place in Taizhou city in Zhejiang Province and Nanchang city in Jiangxi Province, respectively.


There were 28,000 fires reported in rural areas and 22,000 in cities .


Misuse of electrical equipment was among the top causes of accidents.


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MELBOURNE Mitch Unrein Youth Jersey , June 23 (Xinhua) -- Genes that cause coronary artery disease (CAD) can also contribute to greater fertility in women, an Australian study has found.


The study, released by the University of Melbourne, should serve as a cautionary tale for using gene-editing technology to eradicate "undesirable" DNA without fully understanding the repercussions, researchers said.


CAD Nick Kwiatkoski Youth Jersey , a condition where plaque builds up in arteries, is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, killing 8.9 million people every year and affecting 110 million.


Sean Byars, the lead researcher from the University of Melbourne, said that researchers found that CAD genes had been allowed to pass between generations for centuries because of the positive impact the DNA had on the ability to have children.


He said it is possible that CAD is a by-product of humans being able to reproduce well.


"CAD genes are also important for childbearing capacity which suggests an alternative function and provides a possible reason why these genes have been maintained in modern populations despite the health costs they have Josh Bellamy Youth Jersey ," Byars told Xinhua on Friday.


"This study helps to provide a fundamental understanding of why the disease exists rather than avenues for treatment."


Researchers analyzed 56 distinct genetic regions from 12 regions worldwide, mainly from Africa, Europe and East Asia, to measure whether there had been recent changes in DNA associated with CAD.


They said that the research indicates that other "undesirable" genes could also have positive impacts on the body.


Byars said more research was needed into certain genes before they could be eradicated.


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