May 11th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 11 (Xinhua) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the coalition will not split as it has to steer Pakistan out of crises. At a press conference Saturday in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, Gilani said there was no disagreement between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by admin
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Shanghai (China), May 11 (Xinhua) China is set to unveil its own jumbo jet manufacturing company here Sunday, marking a crucial stage for the country's research and development of giant passenger planes. The new company, China Commercial Aircraft Co, will have a registered capital of 19 billion yuan (about $2.7 ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 12:45 am ICT by admin
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Beirut, May 10 (Xinhua) Lebanese opposition MP Ali Hasan Khalil confirmed Saturday that Hezbollah would withdraw gunmen from Beirut, but accused Prime Minister Fouad Seniora of carrying out a coup against the resistance. The opposition will withdraw its gunmen from Beirut and end military manifestation, while maintaining civil disobedience, Khalil ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 10 (Xinhua) Three people were shot dead Saturday by unidentified gunmen in a sectarian-motivated attack in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, the police said. The incident took place at 09.00 a.m. in Mukaran market in the city of Dera Ismail Khan.
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May 10th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
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Prague, May 10 (Xinhua) Czech captain Tomas Rosicky has a hamstring injury and will not play at Euro 2008 in June. Rosicky, 27, told reporters Friday that the treatment of his hamstring injury would not be completed by Euro.
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May 10th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
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Shantou (China), May 10 (Xinhua) The Olympic torch relay in Shantou in China started in rain Saturday, marking the last stopover in Guangdong province. The launch ceremony overcame the rainstorm, with a former weightlifting world champion, Cai Yanshu, taking over the first torch from an official in the Dragon Bay ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
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Los Angeles, May 10 (Xinhua) Alcohol dependence has increased substantially among American women, particularly white and Hispanic women born since 1945, a new study shows. Alcohol use and dependence appear to have remained stable for men, while young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by admin
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Geneva, May 10 (Xinhua) The UN refugee agency has said that its programme to help Iraqi refugees is at risk due to a grave funding crisis. The Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday said it would be short of $127 million by the end of the year for ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by admin
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Dhaka, May 9 (Xinhua) The United States Friday insisted that Bangladesh lift the state of emergency to hold a fair and transparent election. "A transparent election is not possible under the emergency. Therefore, emergency has to be lifted. It needs open political activities, meetings, rallies and debates to have a ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
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Basra (Iraq), May 9 (Xinhua) At least eight people have been killed and 21 injured in separate clashes between the government troops and insurgents near Iraq's southern city of Basra, the police and US military sources said Friday. In one incident, an Iraqi soldier was killed and three others were ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
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Hefei (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The toll in hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in China rose to 34 Friday with two more deaths reported from the eastern province of Anhui as nearly 25,000 people, mostly children, were infected, health ministry officials said Friday. The ministry, which earlier said there were no new ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by admin
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Bangkok, May 9 (Xinhua) Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will fly to Myanmar Sunday in a bid to persuade its leaders to accept relief supplies from the US after a tropical cyclone wreaked havoc in the country, media reports said Friday. Samak said he would meet the Myanmar leaders to ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by admin
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Jakarta, May 9 (Xinhua) Luxembourg-based steel maker ArcelorMittal has raised its investment cap for new operations in Indonesia to $10 billion from $3 billion that includes bid to acquire shares in state-owned Krakatau Steel, media reports said Friday. Representatives of the company have met with the minister of the state-owned ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:13 am ICT by admin
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Beirut, May 8 (Xinhua) Fierce gunfire between pro- and anti-government movements broke out Thursday in several districts in Beirut, local New TV reported. Assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were used during the clashes, which raged in Msaitbeh, Mazraa, Ras Nabaa, Beshara Khoury districts of Beirut, said the report.
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May 8th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan Thursday set three conditions for possible talks with militants in the country, saying military action is not the only way to wipe out terrorism and extremism. "Political engagement is an essential part of this policy but it is possible only with those who renounce militancy ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin
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Tel Aviv, May 8 (Xinhua) Israel highlighted its 60th anniversary of independence Thursday with the Israeli armed forces showcasing its military might off this coastal city. The celebrations started Wednesday night with a ceremony commemorating the country's fallen soldiers at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl where the military cemetery is located.
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May 8th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 8 (Xinhua) US President George W. Bush has signed an executive order extending for the fourth time sanctions on Syria for another year. "I took these actions to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the US by the ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
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Managua (Nicaragua), May 8 (Xinhua) The Venezuelan government has urged Latin American energy-rich countries to create an oil-for-food fund for regional development. "The time has arrived for the Latin American and Caribbean people to discuss our right to quality food," Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's foreign minister, said at the Sovereignty and ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 8 (Xinhua) Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping congratulated climbers for successfully carrying the Olympics torch to the peak of Mount Everest Thursday morning. "This is one of the greatest events in the history of Olympic Games and a precious gift given by the Chinese to the Olympics and people ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan Thursday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII air-launched cruise missile, an army statement said. The test of the Hatf-VIII or Raad missile was part of a "continuing process of validating the design parameters of the weapon system", the statement said without mentioning where the missile ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 4:23 am ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 8 (Xinhua) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan's main Honshu island at 0:45 a.m. Thursday, according to China's earthquake observatory network.
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May 7th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 7 (Xinhua) The toll in China's hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) rose to 28 Wednesday with the number of infected going past 16,000, according to a Xinhua tally based on official figures from different parts of the country. In the worst-hit province of Anhui in the east, the total number ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 7 (Xinhua) Pakistan's central bank said Wednesday it has pumped $6 million in the market through the exchange companies in a bid to hold the sinking rupee. Syed Wasimuddin, spokesman of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said that $6 million were provided to the 24 'A' class ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by admin
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Tokyo, May 7 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday his government's next contact with the Dalai Lama will be made at an appropriate time. The Chinese president, who is on a five-day visit to Japan starting Tuesday, made the statement at a joint press briefing with Japanese Prime ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by admin
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Jakarta, May 7 (Xinhua) Bill Gates, founder of the Microsoft Corporation, will help Indonesia develop a human bird-flu vaccine, the Jakarta Post reported Wednesday. According to the report, the funds will be provided through the aid agency Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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May 7th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
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Stockholm, May 7 (Xinhua) Sweden has been described as "the best place to be a mother" by a US-based charity organisation in a report assessing the well being of mothers around the world. The report, released Tuesday by Save the Children aid agency, illustrates where mothers fare best and where ...
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May 7th, 2008 - 4:48 pm ICT by admin
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Moscow, May 7 (Xinhua) The inauguration ceremony of Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev, who will succeed Vladimir Putin, started at the Kremlin Wednesday. The grand ceremony was attended by senior officials of the state as well as foreign guests.
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May 6th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Tibetan leader Dalai Lama's official representative Tempa Tsering has slammed China's accusation linking a Tibetan group with the Al Qaeda, saying it should not indulge in "such shocking propaganda" without any evidence. "It is absolutely baseless. Tibetans are by nature non-violent and peaceful and ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by admin
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Tokyo, May 6 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here Tuesday on a five-day "warm spring" visit to Japan aimed at boosting strategic and bilateral relations between the two countries. Hu's state visit to Japan is the first by a Chinese president in 10 years.
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May 6th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
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Jakarta, May 6 (Xinhua) At least 12 people have been killed by a landslide in a mining camp in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province, Metro TV reported. At least nine people were reported missing in Monday's disaster.
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May 6th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
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Haikou (China), May 6 (Xinhua) During a three-day journey in south China's Hainan Province, the Beijing Olympic torch relay received warm welcome by the Hainan people, including ethnic Li, Miao and Hui. China's southernmost province is home to 38 ethnic groups and ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
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Mt. Qomolangma Base Camp (Tibet), May 6 (Xinhua) China has stepped up preparations for the Olympic flame's ascent of Mount Qomolangma as a 36-strong squad that will carry the flame atop was announced here Tuesday. Zhang Zhijian, spokesman of the Chinese Mountaineering Team, named the team, which comprises 24 ethnic ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) The third round of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics has started but the online purchasing system seemed to hit a snag again. A total of 1.38 million tickets were put on sale in this round for 16 sports, including boxing, soccer, volleyball, basketball. However, ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
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Kabul, May 6 (Xinhua) Several militants were killed during an operation by the US-led coalition forces in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, according to a coalition statement issued here Tuesday. The coalition forces Monday searched several compounds in the Achin district of Nangarhar for a Taliban militant suspected of ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
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Jakarta, May 6 (Xinhua) Indonesia is considering quitting the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on grounds that it is no longer a major oil exporter, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday. "Indonesia is no longer a net oil exporter. In fact we now import fuel products in considerable amount," ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 6 (Xinhua) A suicide bomber Tuesday tried to attack a security check post in northwestern Pakistan, killing three people and injuring five others, local TV channel Dawn News reported. A man in a cycle rickshaw tried to enter the check post in Bannu city in the North West ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by admin
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Hefei (China), May 5 (Xinhua) Authorities in east China's Anhui province have taken disciplinary actions against 10 doctors and officials for negligence of duties in handling the hand-foot-mouth disease that has caused 22 deaths in the province. Song Yunxin and Li Guangming, both doctors with the Shaoying Town Hospital in ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by admin
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Yangon, May 5 (Xinhua) At least 15,000 people have been killed in two divisions of Yangon and Irrawaddy in Cyclone Nargis that swept Myanmar's five divisions last Friday and Saturday, according to official sources Monday evening. The casualties in Irrawaddy division's Bogalay alone are feared to have gone beyond 10,000 ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by admin
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Yangon, May 5 (Xinhua) At least 15,000 people have been killed in two divisions of Yangon and Irrawaddy in Cyclone Nargis that swept Myanmar's five divisions last Friday and Saturday, according to official sources Monday evening. The casualties in Irrawaddy division's Bogalay alone are feared to have gone beyond 10,000 ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 5 (Xinhua) Shahbaz Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Monday filed his nomination papers to contest the June 18 by-elections, Geo TV reported. Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of former prime minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, will contest the by-elections from two constituencies in Lahore, the ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) China has banned burning of crop stubble in a bid to improve air quality in and around the Olympic host cities. The ban will be in force between May and September in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Liaoning - cities that will ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, May 5 (Xinhua) Taliban has asked tribesmen in Pakistan's northwestern region to grow beards within two months or else face punishment under the Islamic laws, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported Monday. Senior Taliban leaders have passed the order during a meeting of tribesmen at a mosque ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by admin
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Baghdad, May 5 (Xinhua) At least five suspected militants were killed and eight wounded in a pre-dawn US air strike in Baghdad's southern neighbourhood Monday, the police said. "The US army has conducted an air strike at about 1.00 a.m. on the al-Amil neighbourhood," an officer told Xinhua on condition ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) China Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) will perform Wednesday for Pope Benedict XVI at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican City, the China Daily reported Monday. The Beijing-based CPO, founded in 2000, arrived in Rome Sunday, on a performing tour of three European cities, the first ...
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