我国每年1200万吨粮食报废 土壤重金属污染治理告急

Soil pollution has reached alarming levels in China, and will cause enormous economic losses and affect the health of people for generations, experts warned. 有关专家日前警告称，中国的土壤污染已经达到了令人震惊的水平，并将

美国精神正能量何存? 美国体操女队的启示

Where can you find reasons to feel truly positive about the American spirit today? That is a question that many voters might be asking themselves after the long 2016 race. 今天你在哪里还能真正感受到美国精神的正能量？在漫长的

老外解读嫦娥奔月：一个心碎的故事

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for Chinese people all over the world to come together, eat special cakes and gaze at the full moon. 中秋节是一个全世界的华人和家人聚在一起吃月饼、赏月亮的节日。 Though a happy occasion,

嫦娥5号探测器今年将带回月球土壤

China's unmanned lunar probe Chang'e-5, set to be launched around December 2017, will bring lunar soil samples back to Earth, says Wu Yanhua, deputy chief of the China National Space Administration. 国家航天局副局长吴艳华近日表示，我国

邓肯吉诺比利退役与否未定 马刺GDP时代或将落幕

1500 The San Antonio Spurs met the end to their season in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals Thursday, and questions regarding the futures of veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili began just minutes later. 圣安东尼奥马刺队在周四第六

邓肯的接班人:卡哇伊

Kawhi Leonard has now scored 30+points in four consecutive games. The last Spurs player to accomplish this feat? Tim Duncan in 2003-04. 卡哇伊莱昂纳德已经连续四场得到30分+的数据。上一位能够达成这一华丽数据的球员是谁

Mexican Olympic medalist dies of heart attack

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Mexican Olympic race walker Noe Hernandez died of a heart attack on Wednesday after being shot in the head. The 34-year-old, 2000 Sydney Olympics runner-up, died on his way to the hospital following two heart attacks

Armstrong stripped off Olympic bronze medal

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- American cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of a bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, hours before the airing of his interview with Oprah Winfrey in a

London Olympics boost UK's image: study

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A study released by VisitBritain on Thursday suggested that image of the UK was greatly boosted by the hosting of the London 2012 Games. According to result of the study, global perceptions of welcome, Britain's overall na

Special Olympics open in Pyeongchang

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Special Olympic World Winter Games kicked off in the alpine town of Pyeongchang, located northeast of Seoul, on Tuesday with a grand opening ceremony. About 3,300 intellectually disabled athletes from 110 countries

Germany beat China 3-1 in Winter Olympic ice hockey qualification

WEDEN, Germany, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pre-tournament favorites Germany overcame China 3-1 in their first match of the women's ice hockey qualification tournament of 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Winning the shots 16-6, eighth-ranked Germany opened the

Nadal targets 2016 Rio Olympics

SAO PAULO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has revealed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has provided him with motivation to continue his career beyond the age of 30. The 11-time grand slam winner is competing in both the singles and do

Rio mayor admits Olympic hotel concerns

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro city mayor Eduardo Paes says preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games are on track despite lingering concerns about a lack of new hotels. Speaking on the opening day of a four-day meeting between Braz

Bulgarian wrestler to return 1996 Olympic gold as protest

SOFIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A former Olympic gold medialist from Bulgaria said Wednesday that he's going to return his medal to pretest the IOC decision of dropping wrestling from the Olympic program. Valentin Yordanov, a seven-time world championship

IOC begins on-site evaluation on Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee' s (IOC) Evaluation Commission on Monday kicked off its four-day visit in Japan's capital of Tokyo to assess the city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tokyo visit is t

Phelps rules out Rio Olympic comeback

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps has ruled out the possibility of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, saying he is happier in retirement. Speaking ahead of Monday night's Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Jane

Venezuela, Brazil tie in American Cup

BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The national soccer teams of Brazil and Venezuela on Sunday tied in a match of the Group B at the American Cup being held in Argentina. Brazil had more goal opportunities during the match played at Ciudad de La Plata

幼儿园校车事故引关注

The accident happened in the city of Guiping in Guangxi. A passenger van, only designed to carry 11, lost control and slammed into a roadside lake, leaving two children dead and 21 others injured. Four of the children remain in intensive care. 17 oth

Danny DeVito to receive Critics' Choice TV Icon Award

LOS ANGELES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Award-winning actor and producer Danny DeVito will receive the Critics' Choice Television Icon Award when the award is presented early next week, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced on Th

欧盟的伊拉斯谟计划让3万学生受益

BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's Erasmus mobility program has benefited 3 million students since its launch in 1987, the Commission said here Monday in a press release. Amid high youth unemployment rates in many EU member states, Era