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ANKARA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Thursday strongly condemned a deadly car bombing which rocked southern suburbs of Lebanese capital of Beirut earlier in the day and left at least 17 people dead and 212 others injured. In a statement, the Turkish

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ANKARA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet on Wednesday representatives of some groups that organized the recent protests against a demolition plan of Istanbul's Taksim Square's Gezi Park, Deputy Prime Minister

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ANKARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli on Saturday called for early elections in the country to overcome the current deadlock. Bahceli said during a MHP meeting that the reason behind the

土耳其警方用催泪瓦斯驱散示威者

ANKARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police used tear gas to disperse about 5,000 anti-government protesters in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday night as the nationwide protests entered the 12th day, witnesses said. The witnesses said the Turk

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ISTANBUL There have been more clashes in Turkey's capital, Ankara, between anti-government protesters and security forces, as civil unrest in the country continues. The prime minister condemned the protesters and called for calm. Protests are also co

土耳其航空公司订购117架空中客机

ISTANBUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish national carrier Turkish Airlines on Wednesday signed a deal with Europe's Airbus to buy 117 planes, marking the country's largest single order for planes. The order includes 25 Airbus A321, four A320, 53 A321 a

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He was a dashing D-Day veteran and she a blushing bride in white when they vowed to love each other in sickness and in health. 彼时，他是一名二战的退伍兵，而她是一位美丽害羞的少女，他们一起许下承诺：无论生老病死

乐天集团遭到更多突击搜查

BBC News South Korean prosecutors carried out further raids on businesses of the Lotte Group, a sprawling conglomerate at the centre of a bribery probe. At least 10 divisions were raided including its chemical and confectionary businesses, a spokesma

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Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, South Korea's top two automakers, saw car sales in the Chinese market cut in half last month, statistics showed. 据统计数据显示，上个月韩国最大的两家汽车制造商--现代和起亚在中国市场的销量

日本上议院竞选正式拉开序幕

TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Thursday officially kicked off the election campaign for the House of Councillors, the upper house in the Diet, with ruling coalition's vow to retake the chamber. Half of the 242 seats in the upper house are up for

Li Na bows out of China Open first round

BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- World number five Li Na became the biggest seed casualty in the opening round of the China Open on Sunday, slumping to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat to the unknown Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu. Li, who broke up with her Danish

Wozniacki, Zvonareva into third round of China Open

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- World number one Caroline Wozniacki and third seed Vera Zvonareva on Tuesday both sailed through to the third round at the China Open, but followed different paths. Wozniacki needed only one hour and 20 minutes to outclass

加拿大乐团首次访问中国

OTTAWA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra of Canada, led by renowned Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, will stage concerts in Chinese cities in October for the first time as part of the mutual cultural activities organized

Rooney out of Champions League match against Benfica

LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An injury from last week's Premier League match against Swansea kept Wayne Rooney out of Manchester United's Champions League match against Benfica at home on Tuesday. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Rooney had picke

Rooney to start for England's final group match

DONETSK, Ukraine, June 19 (Xinhua) -- England manager Roy Hodgson confirmed at a pre-match press conference on Monday that striker Wayne Rooney will start at the final Euro 2012 group match against Ukraine. The Manchester United striker, who just cam

Autism more common among low birth weight babies

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Autism can likely develop when low birth weight babies are combined with other factors such as environment and genetic predisposition, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nu

UN chief calls for greater awareness of autism

UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday called for greater public awareness of autism, in order to fight the stigma and discrimination（区别,区分 ） facing those who suffer from the disorder. The statemen

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U.S. Internet ad revenues hit record high in Q1

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Internet advertising revenues in the United States surged to 7.3 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2011, the highest first-quarter revenue level on record for the industry, said a new report released on Th

China's fiscal revenue up 14.7 pct in Q1

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- China's fiscal revenue in the first quarter of the year rose 14.7 percent from the same period last year to hit nearly 3 trillion yuan (475.81 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Finance said Friday. The growth, thoug