Deco joins Fluminense

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Fluminense soccer team officially announced the arrival of star midfielder Deco on Saturday. The negotiation and liberation of the player with England's Chelsea took nearly two months to conclude. The vice-presi

U.S. FDA approves first cord blood product

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved HEMACORD, the first licensed hematopoietic progenitor cells-cord cell therapy. HEMACORD is indicated for use in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation pro

Aboriginal Cricketer

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Adriano tears Achilles tendon, out for five months

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Recent arrival to Corinthians, Adriano suffered a major setback on Tuesday. In only his second week of workouts with the team, the striker tore his left Achilles tendon. While undergoing a routine session of physi

AC Milan, Inter win while Lazio, Roma lose

ROME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored deep into injury time(伤停补时) to secure Serie A leaders AC Milan a thrilling 4-4 draw with Udinese at home on Sunday. Inter managed to make up their lost ground under newly- appointed coach Leo

AC Milan beats Roma 3-2

ROME, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Zltan Ibrahimovic scored a brace as AC Milan beat hosts Roma 3-2 for their consecutive fourth wins in the Serie A on Saturday. Ibrahimovic put Milan in front after 17 minutes by beating his former Ajax teammate Maarten Steke

光大集团牵头 欲收购利物浦俱乐部

A consortium led by a Chinese investment company is interested in buying a stake in Liverpool Football Club, according to media reports. 根据媒体报道，由一家中国投资公司领导的财团有意收购利物浦足球俱乐部的股份。 T

中国取消药品最高限价

The National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic regulator, has confirmed the country will lift price controls on most medicines starting from next month. CRI's Huang Shan reports. From June 1, China will relax price controls over the

中国药品网络销售发展

Online medicine sales are emerging as a new promising business in China thanks to easy accessibility and fast delivery. Figures from the China Food and Drug Administration show that online medical sales hit 6.8 billion yuan, or more than 1 billion US

下月起北京市将取消药品加成

Beijing announced that public hospitals will end markups on drug prices to separate medical treatment and drug sales, and to lower costs to patients. 北京市日前宣布，公立医院将取消药品加成，以实现医药分离，降低病患就医

Runoff election starts in French overseas territories

PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The second round election that will decide the next French president between Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande has started in overseas departments and territories on Saturday. Around 1 million overseas voters are expected

中医药受俄罗斯人喜爱

The Russian Healthcare Week is sponsored by the country's government to showcase Russian and international medical development. Eight major industry forums are taking place concurrently as part of the weeklong event. This year, a Chinese pavilion has

伊斯兰国祝贺川普选举胜利

Extremists celebrated Presidentelect Donald Trumps stunning victory at the polls Wednesday, hoping his triumph will lead to civil war, according to a jihadist monitoring group. 极端分子祝贺川普选举胜利，希望他的胜利可以引发美国

美国向伊斯兰国宣战 多国助阵

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday dismissed accusations that the Obama administration is waffling over whether the United States is indeed at war with Islamic State, saying the administration has been very clear about the military

美国向沙特联军供应武器

The United States says it is speeding up weapons deliveries to the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi fighters in Yemen. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Americans also have established a joint coordination planning cell in the Sau

沙特王子散尽家财做慈善 捐款320亿美元

At a news conference in Riyadh on Wednesday, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced his plan to give away his entire fortune in the coming years. With this pledge, I am honoring my life-long commitment to what matters most helping to build a more

沙特为首的联军继续空袭也门

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the city of Saada in Northern Yemen, where thousands of Civilians are trapped, as missiles rain down, striking even schools and hospitals. The Saudi-led coalition has carried out 130 air strikes on 100 targets wi

沙特在也门境内展开空袭

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states launched airstrikes Wednesday against Shi'ite Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to a request from internationally backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The bombings continued into Thursday, with officials saying

沙特新增MERS病例

RIYADH, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia registered on Sunday three new cases and three more deaths of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infection, adding the total number of cases to 483, including 142 deaths. The new cases are thre

沙特正式拒任联合国安理会非常任理事国

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement. The Middle East power had previousl