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NEW YORK Cheap Nike Air VaporMax , NY - Li Na, Chinese tennis star, current World No.2 and winner of two Grand Slam titles, is featured on the May 26 issue of TIME magazine. This is the second time in a little more than a year that Li Na graces TIME's cover, having previously been featured on the cover of TIME's 2013 TIME 100 issue, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.


""The Passion Of Li Na"" feature is focused on the player's inspirational journey to achieving the pinnacle of success in professional tennis and her deep-rooted relationship with the Chinese people that have looked up to her for a decade. TIME defines Li Na to be more than a global sports icon—she inspires millions of Chinese as a symbol of independence and freedom. The full feature can be found here: http:ti.me1jiaF52.


""I am really honoured to be featured on the cover of TIME magazine yet again. As one of the most widely read publications in the world, I am very grateful to be in the position to make an impact on the multitude of people, especially women, and to show them that if you truly believe in yourself and in your talent, and are willing to work hard, your dreams can become reality,"" said Li Na. ""Dare to make a breakthrough and dare to challenge all' is my call for our young generation because self-transcendence is the true meaning of success.""


Li Na's journey to success has turned the tennis player into a superstar athlete and one of the most lauded Chinese celebrities. She has been the torch bearer for women's tennis in China, leading the Women's Tennis Association's expansion efforts in the region. In 2010, there were only two tennis tournaments in China; in 2014, there are six, with the inaugural Wuhan Open taking place in Li Na's hometown on September 21, 2014.


TIME's decision to portray Li Na on the cover for the second time shows the power of women's tennis around the world and the unprecedented growth of the sport in Asia. By winning the 2011 Roland Garros title, Li Na became the first tennis player from Asia – male or female – to win a Grand Slam. She has followed the win up with a title at the 2014 Australian Open. She is the second highest paid female athlete in the world with more than $42 million in endorsement deals and is currently ranked World No.2. She is managed by Max Eisenbud out of IMG's Miami office.



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Philippine authorities ordered a criminal investigation Monday into a shopping mall fire that authorities said likely killed 37 people, including call centre staff from an American firm.


Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre announced the inquiry as firemen prepared to enter what remained of the NCCC mall in the southern city of Davao where they hope to retrieve those who perished in Saturday's blaze.


The fire compounded the Christmas misery in the south of the mainly Catholic nation where tens of thousands were also displaced by floods and landslides from a storm that also killed more than 200 others on Friday.


"The loss of lives and the resulting damage... underscore the need to determine if someone is at fault and should be held criminally liable," Aguirre said in a statement.


"By punishing those responsible, we can set an example to others so that, hopefully, there will be no repetition of those tragedies," he added.


Deadly blazes occur regularly in the Philippines, particularly in slum areas where there are virtually no fire safety standards.


Relatives of the missing said many of those still unaccounted for were staff from a call centre for the US-based market research company SSI that occupied the building's top floor.


Local authorities on Sunday said no-one trapped in the fire would have survived but firemen have only managed to retrieve one unidentified body so far.


The Davao fire marshal had on Sunday described the shopping mall as "an enclosed space with no ventilation", though the authorities said they had yet to determine the cause of the blaze.


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The building's administrators on Sunday denied allegations from survivors that there were inadequate emergency fire exits and that some of them were locked.


"There is no truth to that allegation. In fact as per accounts of those who got out, they were able get out thru the fire exit," Thea Padua, the mall's public relations officer, told AFP by text message.


Some relatives of those missing criticised rescuers for what they felt was the slow pace of recovery efforts.


"They seem so relaxed," said Jolita Basalan, weeping as she waited for news of her missing 29-year-old son Jonas who worked at the call centre.


"They are not pained because they don't have a child there. They told us to come here but no one is moving," she told AFP.


But authorities earlier told AFP that firemen needed to inspect the structural integrity of the burnt-out building before venturing inside its gutted remains.