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It's perhaps the most controversial pick in the history of a respected award. Three pioneers in the science of genetically modified crops are receiving this year's prestigious World Food Prize, Thursday, Oct. 17 in Iowa. According to the prize citati

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BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union pledged to strengthen defense and security cooperation on Monday. The pledge came during Defense Minister Liang Guanglie's meeting with Catherine Margaret Ashton, EU high representative for for

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NANJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Friday said China is ready to work with Singapore to strengthen cooperation in the financial, technology and science fields. Wang made the remarks as he co-chaired the ninth Joint Counci

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BOGOTA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) has reiterated that CPC is willing to improve ties with major parties of Colombia and consolidate political basis for bilateral relations, Xinhua learned on Tuesda

UNWTO, China vow to strengthen cooperation

MADRID, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Director of the National Tourism Administration of China Shao Qiwei and Secretary General of the United Nationals World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai have reached agreement to strengthen cooperation on tourism,

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MADRID, May 7 (Xinhua) -- World No.1 men's tennis player Novak Djokovic hit out at ATP on Monday for failing to sound out the players before approving the Madrid Open's controversial court change from red clay to blue one. The change has stirred up s

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BERLIN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Schalke left back Christian Pander, 27, joined league rival Hannover until 2012 on a free transfer fee, Hannover sports director Joerg Schmadtke said on Sunday. Christian Pander is a talented defender who made in seven-yea

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Using antibiotics correctly will help conserve an essential part of modern medicine, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general's special representative for antimicrobial resistance said. A world without

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