German side Schalke sign midfielder Barnetta

BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga side Schalke secured Swiss international midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta on a free transfer until 2015, the club released on its website on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Swiss transfers from league rivals Bayer

Spain midfielder Cazorla defends Casillas over recent form

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FIFA Vows to Fight Match-Fixing

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Spain needs three World Cups, then we can talk: Dunga

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil coach and World Cup-winning midfielder Dunga says Spain needs to win another two World Cups before being considered in the same company as the South American football giants. Dunga captained Brazil to

Martinez makes case for Spain's WC qualifier defense

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Barca move 8 clear of Madrid in Spain's matchday 4

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Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader

Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's traditional and cultural heritage needs to be better protected by the government, senior leader Li Changchun said Wednesday. Li, a member of the

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According to the latest buzz on social media, Chinese school uniforms are ugly. A frenzy of complaints from students spread across various social media platforms when teachers defended the practical aspects of the uniforms. 最近社交媒体槽声一片

你应不应该整夜给手机充电?

Chances are, you plug in your phone before you go to bed at night, thinking it's best to greet the morning with a fully charged device. 晚上临睡前，你可能会给手机充上电，想着第二天早上看到一部电量满格的手机。 Is th

俄就田径队禁赛令提起的上诉被驳回

Russia has lost its appeal against a ban on its athletics team from appearing at next months Olympic Games, paving the way for a wider ban against all Russian sportspeople from competing in Rio de Janeiro. 俄罗斯针对其田径队被禁止参加下月

最新超级英雄电影《自杀小队》首映票房或超1.25亿美元

The forecast for David Ayer's Suicide Squad is looking good. 由大卫阿耶执导的《自杀小队》目前看来钱景一片光明。 If early tracking is any indication, the Warner Bros. and DC superhero movie could open to an enormous 125 millio

明星八卦:贝克汉姆家到底多有钱?

The Beckham family empire has grown to include lucrative endorsements, modelling contracts and a fashion line or two - so it's no secret that Brand Beckham can sell. But a new study reveals just how lucrative the family brand really is. 贝克汉姆家

8种职业未来将被机器人代替

Soon you could be competing with a robot for a job. 很快，你就会和机器人竞争上岗啦！ Amy Webb, a digital media futurist and founder of Webbmedia Group, predicts at least eight career fields are ripe for disruption very soon -- like in

日本增加在亚洲的基础设施投资

According to Jiji Press, a Japanese news agency, the investment project highlights building up high-quality infrastructure in Asia through human resource development and technological transfers. Economic experts say the move is designed to compete, a

英国公司招人出奇招：来面试就给1000镑

Thats right, 1000 big ones just for showing up for a job interview. In a climate where many people are struggling to get their foot in the door this seems almost too good to be true. 没错儿，只要来面试，1000英镑就是你的了。现如今许

Apple reports record quarterly earnings

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. on Wednesday reported record second fiscal quarter results that blow out analysts'（分析师） expectations, citing strong demands for its products. For its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended on March 2

US Economic Policies Amount to 'Hooliganism'

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says U.S. economic policies amount to hooliganism.Putin, in his annual address to the Russian parliament, said Wednesday that everything is not so good for our friends in the States. He told the lawmakers to look

Plan adopted to boost nuclear security

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China adopts school bus safety regulation

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, has approved a draft of regulations on school bus safety management, according to a statement issued Thursday. The statement, released after a State Council meeting presided over by Pr

European Leaders Adopt Second Greek Bailout

European leaders have adopted another package of measures aimed at preventing Greece from defaulting on its huge public debt and stabilizing the common European currency. The European Union and the International Monetary Fund said Thursday they will