波兰副交通部长驳回高速公路丑闻

WARSAW, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk removed Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz from the position of deputy transport minister on Monday after Polish media accused the latter of holding a private meeting over a controversy-shrouded stretch

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August 13th is Left Handers' Day and this year, 2014, will mark the 22nd annual celebration. The first celebration took place in 1976 to promote awareness of left handers' and the struggles they face with the day-to-day products catered towards the r

Short-term memory loss may predict Alzheimer's

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- A short-term memory loss may suggest the Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study made by Spanish researchers. The finding was published on Monday, in Archives of General Psychiatry, an American Medical Associatio

黑山反对党候选人挑战总统选举结果

PODGORICA, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Miodrag Lekic, the defeated candidate in Montenegro's presidential election, has filed an official complaint with the country's electoral commission, citing numerous irregularities, reported Radio Television Montenegro

Good matching key to today's fashion

MILAN, Italy, June 21 (Xinhua) -- What do a Richmond skirt and a pair of Zara pants have in common? In the current fashion world, good matching is the key, a renowned Italian fashion entrepreneur told Xinhua in an interview Tuesday. Speaking of the j

Key European Banks Face Greek Debt Worries

Key European banks are facing new financial worries over their Greek debt holdings, with the Belgian-French bank Dexia struggling to avoid collapse. Shares of Dexia stock plummeted Tuesday to an all-time low of less than one euro (less than $1.32), e

Substitutes key to win, says Allegri

ROME, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said that substitutes were the key to his side's comeback 4-3 win over Lecce on Sunday. As Milan fell behind 3-0 in the first half, Kevin-Prince Boateng came off the bench and scored

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There is nothing as romantic as two lovers sharing a kiss. 恋人之间相互接吻是一件多么美妙浪漫的事情啊。 But scientists have come up with an evolutionary explanation which perhaps threatens to kill the passion. 但是科学家们最

2020年东京奥运会或涉贿选丑闻

The Guardian alleges a payment of about 1m pounds was paid into the account during the race to host the 2020 Games. 近日英国《卫报》声称，在2020年奥运会主办地申办的投票过程中，曾有一笔100万英镑的贿金打入了某账

Actor Peter Falk dies at 83

LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Actor Peter Falk, who played detective Lt. Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, has died at his Beverly Hills home, his family announced Friday. He was 83. A family representative did not provide det

Soccer legend Socrates dies at 57

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer legend Socrates died at the age of 57 in Sao Paulo on Sunday. The former captain of Brazil was taken to Albert Einstein Hospital late Friday after suffering food poisoning. He passed way at 0630GMT

Li Na breezes into second round at Wimbledon

LONDON, June 21 (Xinhua) -- French Open champion Li Na of China defeated Alla Kudryavtseva from Russia 6-3, 6-3 to reach the women 's singles second round at the Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday. It's tough, said, the third seed, who took 67 minute

China's Li Na hopes to do better this year at Wimbledon

LONDON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's first Grand Slam champion Li Na said here on Saturday that she hopes to do better this year than her second round loss in last Wimbledon. The 30-year-old shocked the world by breaking through at the French Open to

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TOKYO Entrepreneurs everywhere face challenges like persuading investors to believe in them enough to give them a pile of cash or working out the practical steps of turning their great idea into reality. 东京企业家面临各种挑战，比如去说

法国作家帕特里克·莫迪亚诺获2014年诺贝尔文学奖

First of allso unexpected, it's something I never thought I would receiveit really touches me. It's made me very emotional.Born in the suburbs of Paris in 1945, Patrick Modiano began to write in his twenties. His first book La Place de l'etoile was p

Peru Rehabilitation Center Fire Kills 14 People

Firefighters in Peru say fire swept through a substance abuse rehabilitation center near the capital, Lima, killing at least 14 people Saturday. Local Peruvian media report that a patient set a mattress on fire at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Clinic in

Shooting at US Holocaust museum

Shooting at US Holocaust museum 美国浩劫纪念品博物馆枪击事件 US Park Police Sergeant David Schlosser describes the shootingA gunman armed with a rifle has shot and killed a guard inside Washington DC's Holocaust museum before being wounded in turn,

BP discovers new oil in Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP announced Wednesday it had a major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. An appraisal well the company drilled in a previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico found

Hanover draw with Copenhagen 2-2 at Europa League

BERLIN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hanover gave twice away a lead to share points with efficient Copenhagen in group B of UEFA Europa League on Thursday. German Bundesliga team Hanover dominated the team against harmless Copenhagen. Thus Hanover defender Ch

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BRASILIA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff was reelected to a second term Sunday, official results showed. Rousseff garnered 51.62 percent of the votes, while conservative opposition candidate Aecio Neves of the Social Democratic