Egypt's president names vice president, new military leadership

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China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM

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SW China earthquakes claim 80 lives; premier visits quake zone

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China to speed up service sector development

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Premier says China's economic growth stablizing

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HIV patient denied lung surgery, vice premier asks medical equality

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang recently requested that medical practitioners offer equal treatment to people with HIV/AIDS and protect themselves in the course of treatment. Li asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wedne

China to improve family planning service at grass-roots level

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Chinese premier calls for financial reform push

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday called for the government to push forward financial reforms. During a Monday inspection tour of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, Wen said efforts should be made to advan

Egyptian president, Israeli PM discuss peace talks

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Premier voices full support for HK, Macao gov'ts

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang on Monday met with CY Leung and Chui Sai On, chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, praising the regions' roles in boosting the country's overall development. Li vo

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Ozone layer（臭氧层） 'is no longer disappearing and will return to full strength by 2048', says UN report. The ozone layer is no longer disappearing and could be back to full strength by the middle of this century, UN scientists have confirmed（

惊险！雄狮公路猎杀羚羊 距游客仅1米

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德国第二大通讯社关闭

BERLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- DAPD, the second largest news agency in Germany, ended its operation Thursday afternoon. Nearly 200 employees lost their jobs. Petra Hilgers, the insolvency administrator for the ailing agency, announced in a staff meetin

Justine Siegal Makes Major League Baseball History

Justine Siegal has made history by becoming the first woman to pitch batting practice for a Major League Baseball team. Despite a case of nerves, the pony-tailed Siegal broke the gender barrier with spring training pitching stints for the Cleveland I

我国20省出台无户口人员落户细则

A total of 20 provinces and municipalities have issued detailed household registration policies for the people who have failed to register their household legally, according to a report by Chinanews.com. 据中新网的一项报告显示，我国已有

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"Voice of China" sets new ad auction record

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美国推迟弹道导弹试验

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week to avoid misperceptions due to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, local media reported on Saturday. The planned Minute

Three rescued after NE China road cave-in

HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people have been rescued after a section of road collapsed on Tuesday in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, rescuers told Xinhua. The three have been sent to hospital, rescuers said. The cave

Australia's Qantas back in the air

SYDNEY, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Australia's airline Qantas planes will be back in the air some time on Monday afternoon after Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled to terminate Qantas industrial action, local media reported on Monday. Tens of thousands of pass