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A recent report ranked Beijing as China's second oldest city, adding that residents of the capital over 60 accounted for 23.4 percent of the city's population, twice the base international index for aging societies, local media reported. 据当地媒体

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WASHINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday used the moment of a naturalization ceremony at the White House to push Congress to put forward the immigration reform legislation. The president, who has just come back from a Mi

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WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress on Thursday held its first hearing on the Boston Marathon bombing, with witnesses calling for more resources for local law enforcement to combat homegrown terrorism. At the House of Representatives Homeland

美国国会议员就国内丑闻质询司法部长

CAPITOL HILL U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faced tough questions from members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records from Associated Press reporters, and on the Int

奥巴马呼吁美国国会今年向前推进移民改革

奥巴马呼吁美国国会今年向前推进移民改革 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called on U.S. Congress to move forward the immigration reform this year, after the once hot-button issue has been overs

也门议会禁止美国无人机

SANAA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni parliament on Sunday approved a ban on U.S. drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft, the official Saba news agency reported. The parliament stressed the importance of

美报告第三例中东呼吸综合征患者

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A third case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus infection has been found in the United States, the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Saturday. The patient is an Ill

斯诺登的父亲感谢普京

Speaking to the state-owned Rossiya 24 channel in footage broadcast Wednesday, Lon Snowden of Allentown, Pennsylvania, thanked the Kremlin for the courage shown in keeping his son safe. Addressing his son, Lon Snowden said that your family is well an

斯诺登事件不影响美俄导弹防御谈判

MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Situation around U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden did not affect Russia-U.S. talks over anti-missile defense, a senior Russian military official said Wednesday. I did not feel the problem of Snowden affected

斯诺登父亲通过互联网联系儿子

MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The father of former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden had contacted his son via the Internet despite security concerns, Snowden's lawyer said Thursday. We don't recommend using the Internet for communication, no

斯诺登父亲获得签证将赴俄探望儿子

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Former National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden's father Lon has secured documents to visit Snowden in Russia, Lon Snowden and his lawyer Bruce Fein said Saturday. They made the revelation during an intervi

俄罗斯授予斯诺登1年的临时庇护

I have just delivered documents to him from the Russian Federal Migrant Service (FMS), the Interfax news agency quoted Anatoly Kucherena as saying. Kucherena said the documents allowed Snowden to move freely within Russia and the former intelligence

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MOSCOW - Russian laws do not limit the time for US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden's stay at the transit zone of a Moscow airport, the Justice Ministry said Saturday. Russian law does not stipulate the duration of time for which a foreign c

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MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - The United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets, and the Kremlin said Russian and US security agencies ar

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MOSCOW, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United States does not ask Russia to extradite Edward Snowden but just wants him returned, U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Thursday. The U.S. doesn't ask to 'extradite' but simply to return Mr. Snowden, h

玻利维亚总统愿意为斯诺登提供庇护

LIMA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Saturday his country will offer humanitarian asylum for U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if asked, according to reports reaching here from La Paz. Morales, who was s

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MOSCOW - Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes to be granted papers by Wednesday allowing him to end his month-long stay in the transit area of a Moscow airport and move to the city center, his Russian lawyer said on Monday. Anatoly Ku

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Dogs are amazing creatures and Lilica, a Brazilian stray, is a perfect example of that. She lives in a junkyard, hangs out with a motley crew, and she makes sure her friends never go hungry. Every night, Lilica walks four miles in the dark, braving t

报告显示 我国161座城市空气质量得到改善

Effective pollution controls adopted in 161 major Chinese cities have greatly improved air quality, a green organization said last Monday. 一家绿色环保组织上周一表示，中国161座主要城市采取的有效的污染防治措施使空气质