澳大利亚分配更多资金以改善土著人的健康

CANBERRA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian government has announced 777 million Australian dollars (805 million U.S. dollars) to extend the funding for improving the health of indigenous people for three years, the Prime Minister's office said on Thur

US Calls Arctic Council Meeting 'Historic'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to join fellow foreign ministers from the eight-nation Arctic Council on Thursday in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, for a meeting on polar region issues, including the receding Arctic ice cap. The meeti

巴西启动媒体宣传反对使用可卡因

巴西启动媒体宣传反对使用可卡因 RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Justice Ministry on Thursday launched a nationwide media campaign against the use of crack cocaine, said state news agency Agencia Brasil. The campaign ai

Fatal accidents sound alarm for China's road killers

Fatal accidents sound alarm for China's road killers BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Dangerous roads claimed the lives of nearly 800 people in China during the eight-day holiday, leaving heart-broken memories to their families who had been planning reuni

苦逼松鼠借酒消愁 发酒疯被扔出酒吧

We've all gone a little nuts at a bar. 我们在酒吧里都会变得疯疯癫癫的。 An English squirrel broke into a Worcestershire pub, causing more than $400 in damages after going on a drunken tirade, the Western Daily Press reports. 据《西方

俄罗斯对乌克兰的野心满布疑云

LONDON Pro-Russian protests in several eastern Ukraine cities over the weekend, including the takeover of a government building in one city, have heightened concerns Russia might try to take control of the region just as it annexed Crimea last month.

学生作文虚构枪杀恐龙 学校竟报警

When a South Carolina student was given an assignment by his teacher to create a Facebook-type status report telling something interesting about himself, he allegedly wrote I killed my neighbors pet dinosaur. I bought the gun to take care of the busi

中大西洋海岭北部发生6.4级地震

中大西洋海岭北部发生6.4级地震 Hong Kong, June 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at June 24, 2013 22:04:13 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, wit

China to expand government procurement program

BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China will try to expand the scope and scale of its government procurement program and continue to push for reforms in the area this year, China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday. While pledging to further improve l

Nigerian President Announces Government Austerity

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan went on television Saturday to promise that the government will share hardship with ordinary citizens, hit by rising fuel costs. The president announced that foreign travel of government officials will be reduced

美向伊增派450名军事人员

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States will send up to 450 additional military personnel to train Iraqi forces combating Islamic State militants, said the White House Wednesday. President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of up to

美国不会在伊发动地面战争

U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed America will not fight another ground war in Iraq. The comment comes a day after a top US military officer said ground forces could be deployed if the current strategy to fight against the Islamic State fails. Wh

Obama Urges Congress to Extend Law on College Loans

U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to extend a law set to expire in July that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. Obama said in his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, In America, higher education cannot b

Technology May Ease Skills Gap, Unemployment

Around 350,000 newly unemployed people signed up for financial assistance last week in the United States, which is one reason that the jobless rate remains stuck at a relatively high 8.2 percent. Some employers say they would hire more people if they

Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered stricter sanctions on Iran's government and central bank, citing deceptive practices by Iranian banks to conceal transactions. In an executive order released Monday, the president said other factors for imposin

Obama: Voters Face 'Clearest Choice in a Generation'

Obama: Voters Face 'Clearest Choice in a Generation' Accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama told voters they face the clearest choice of any time in a generation when they go to the polls this N

Venezuela confirms 482 A/H1N1 influenza cases

CARACAS, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 influenza in Venezuela has risen to 482 this year, Health Minister Eugenia Sader said on Wednesday. According to the latest report, the state of Merida in southeastern Venezuel

Robles to train in Spain for Olympics

HAVANA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion and world record holder in the 110-meter hurdles Dayron Robles of Cuba will travel to Spain Tuesday, where he will train in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, local media reported Monday. Trainer

热身赛国足2:1击败巴拉圭

In football,China upset Paraguay 2-1 last night at an international friendly at Helong Stadium in Changsha, central China's Hunan province. It took the Chinese only nine minutes to score and it was football star Zheng Zhi scoring the first ball for C

Central China produces super-capacity light rail train

CHANGSHA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The world's first super-capacity light rail train was completed Friday by China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR) Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd. in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan provinc