Cypriot parliament rejects levy on bank deposits

NICOSIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' parliament rejected a Eurogroup imposed haircut on bank deposits on Tuesday, plunging the eastern Mediterranean island into economic uncertainty verging on uncontrolled default. The 56 member-chamber threw out th

环保部设立水气土新三司 加速环境改善

Three new departments under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, dedicated to water, air and soil protection, are all set for operation after personnel reported for duty, the ministry announced. 环保部近日宣布，该部新设分管水、大气

环保部对28城启动强化督查 抽调5600人参与

In the largest national-level inspection on record, more than two dozen cities in North China will face a strict one-year inspection over air pollution prevention and control, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) announced last Wednesday. 环

加拿大爆发麻疹疫情

VANCOUVER, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A measles disease outbreak was declared in central Alberta and the western Canadian province's major cities such as Calgary and Edmonton. There have been 22 cases of measles in the province during recent weeks, and mor

加勒比海两艘船相撞后漏油

BOGOTA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Oil spilled into Colombia's Caribbean waters on Wednesday after two ships collided, the Colombian government said. The accident occurred in the Bay of Colombia early Wednesday, when the oil-carrying Singaporean ship CRCCO

英国政府偷偷把学生的学费上调

Students protest in London 伦敦的学生抗议行动 The Government has moved to raise tuition fees by ￡250 without any announcement from the Department for Education (DfE). 政府在教育部没有发出任何公告的情况下就把学费上调了

泰勒·斯威夫特发布新歌

Out of the Woods, another new song from Taylor Swift's upcoming album 1989, is out today. It has been co-written with Jack Antonoff of the band Fun.. Unlike her last hit Shake it Off, Out of the Woods is not the main single from the album. Swift says

Venezuela's Chavez to miss inauguration

CARACAS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government confirmed Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez will not be able to be sworn-in Thursday, Jan. 10, as the Constitution stipulates. The president of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello read a lette

Beyonce questioned over lip-sync during Obama's inauguration ceremony

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. pop star Beyonce Knowles was questioned after she performed at the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President Barack Obama over whether she lip-synched to the national anthem. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. M

罗杰斯女儿秀中文

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Happy Rogers, the 9-year-old daughter of legend international investor Jim Rogers, showed off her nearly perfect mandarin Chinese at an event in Singapore on Wednesday. The student of Nanyang Primary School recited a n

Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted

As government officials from eight Arctic nations - the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland - prepare to meet in Greenland next week to discuss the challenges of climate change, a report released May 4, 2011 un

"An Inaccurate Memoir" premieres

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Gangster movie An Inaccurate Memoir (Pi Fu) premiered in Beijing on Tuesday. Director Yang Shupeng, lead actors Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Xinyi, and Tino Bo attended the ceremony, mtime.com reports. The movie is set for p

中国专利年申请量连续五年居全球之首

For five years in a row, China has topped the world in patent applications, and it has been emerging as a dynamic engine of global innovation, reports Xinhua. 据新华社报道，中国连续五年位居世界专利申请之首，并已成为全球创

智利西北部发生5.3级地震

智利西北部发生5.3级地震 HONGKONG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 89km WNW of Iquique, Chile at 20:23:03 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 23.4 km, wa

智利新总统继承低迷的经济

SANTIAGO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chile's president-elect Michelle Bachelet will inherit a sluggish economy, Chile's incoming Finance Minister Alberto Arenas said Wednesday. Bachelet, who led Chile from 2006 to 2010, is to be sworn in on March 11. The ne

智利将不会割地给玻利维亚

智利将不会割地给玻利维亚 SANTIAGO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chile will not cede any of its national territory to Bolivia, Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno said Thursday in response to a Bolivian suggestion of resuming talks to settle a land dis

智利学生抗议，要求教育改革

SANTIAGO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Chilean students protested here outside the Education Ministry and some schools that will serve as polling stations early Tuesday, reaffirming calls for education reform ahead of presidential primaries. Nearly 50 middle-

智利边界争端即将服从国际法庭的裁决

智利边界争端即将服从国际法庭的裁决 SANTIAGO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Chile will abide by any verdict issued by The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on its border dispute with neighboring Peru, Foreign Minister Alfredo More

智利8.2级地震致5人死

智利8.2级地震致5人死 SANTIAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in a 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chilean northern coast Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo. According to the University of Chile Seismo

统计数据显示 我国2月份CPI同比涨幅回落至0.8%

China's consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.8% year on year in February, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Thursday. 国家统计局上周四公布的数据显示，2月份，全国居民消费价格指数(CPI)同比上