The average price of new homes, excluding those built under affordable housing programs, soared 49.3% from a week earlier to 29, 925 yuan per square meter, Shanghai Uwin Real Estate Information Services Company said on Monday.

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"To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400-meters and the 4x400-meter relay is a real honor, and I am so pleased that years of hard work, determination and sacrifice have all come together, " he said last month.

CNN: 'Blade runner' makes unprecedented Olympic debut

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail around the world in 1969 in a 9.8 meter yacht, said there was a real possibility Yrvind would complete the voyage.

CNN: November 29, 2012 -- Updated 0332 GMT (1132 HKT)