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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Cui Tiankai has been appointed as China's new ambassador to the United States. President Xi Jinping made the appointment in line with a decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's to

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Stark warnings over the inability of the international community to cope with record numbers of refugees forced to flee war zones provided the grim backdrop to events marking World Refugee Day on Saturday. According to the UN High Commission for Refu

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Children whose parents are diagnosed with depression are more likely to perform poorly in school, a new study said Wednesday. Researchers at Drexel University looked at data on more than 1.1 million children born from 1

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德国政党推出的新联合内阁阵容 BERLIN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their coalition partner, the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), unveiled their picks for the new cabinet on Sunday, which will

德国杂志揭示了美国国家安全局黑客入侵手段

德国杂志揭示了美国国家安全局黑客入侵手段 LONDON - A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardw

Many 'missing' after China riots

Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared since being detained in the wake of the riots(骚乱) in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group has said. Human Rights Watch said the 43 men and teenaged boys were taken in police sweeps of Uighur distri

London Quiet, Riots in Manchester

London was quiet for the first time Tuesday after three straight nights of riots, but violence broke out in the northern city of Manchester. Witnesses say hundreds of rampaging youths smashed windows, looted stores, and burned buildings in Britain's

Riots Hit North London After Police Shooting

Residents in a north London community compared their neighborhood to a bomb site Sunday, the day after violent riots broke out between angry citizens and the police. At least 26 people were injured in the riots and more than 40 people were arrested.

法国前总统希拉克入院

法国前总统希拉克入院 PARIS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jacques Chirac, who served as the French president from 1995 to 2007, has been admitted to a hospital near Paris, local media reported Monday. There is absolutely no vital emergency. We suspec

国防部发言人杨宇军披露裁军细节

The military cuts President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday will mainly target troops equipped with outdated armaments, administrative staff and noncombatant personnel, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Yang Yujun said at a news conference. The

加拿大女飞贼 获评世界最性感罪犯

Stphanie Boudoin was arrested last month in Victoriaville, Canada on charges she broke into some 42 homes in the area. 斯蒂芬妮上个月在加拿大的维多利亚维尔被捕，警方指控她强闯该地区的42户民宅。 But Boudoin's small-

秘鲁，哥伦比亚同意促进双边项目

LIMA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Authorities of both Peru and Colombia have agreed to promote bilateral development and cooperation projects till 2015, announced Luis Olivera, director of the Peruvian International Cooperation Agency (PICA), Wednesday. The

秘鲁销毁三个可卡因实验室

秘鲁销毁三个可卡因实验室 LIMA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian authorities have destroyed three cocaine-processing laboratories in the town of Sandia, in Peru's southern Puno province, the National Police reported Monday. The labs were discov

秘鲁检获近100公斤可卡因

秘鲁检获近100公斤可卡因 LIMA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian authorities have seized 96.4 kg of cocaine in the central Andean town of Huancayo and arrested five suspects, the National Police said on Friday. The haul, composed of 93 sealed pack

秘鲁空中交通管制员开始72小时罢工

LIMA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Air traffic controllers in Peru started Wednesday a 72-hour strike demanding wage increase, better working conditions and a reduction of work hours. The strike in air traffic control and related services is partially affecti

难民危机考验欧洲价值观

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is right that the current refugee crisis is forcing Europe to consider whether it can live up to its own, self-proclaimed values. Unfortunately, the answer is likely to be No. 德国总理安格拉默克尔(Angel

美国承诺接收更多中东难民

The United States pledged Wednesday to accept more refugees fleeing from wars in Syria and elsewhere, even as Europe unveiled a mandatory country-by-country quota plan to resettle 160,000 migrants. After meeting with lawmakers in Congress, U.S. Secre

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VIENNAEurope is preparing for a new wave of refugees as word filters back to others that the passage through Hungary is now easier. Hundreds arrived Sunday at Viennas Westbahnhof station aboard trains from the Hungarian border, after officials in Hun

德国奥地利开放边界接收难民

BUDAPESTAustria and Germany opened their borders Saturday to thousands of migrants traveling by bus or train or on foot to cross Austria and continue their journey to Germany. However, Hungarys police chief said that authorities there would no longer

英国首相承诺再收数千难民

LISBON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday promised to take in thousands more Syrian refugees, saying his country had a moral duty to help amid the humanitarian crisis. Cameron said he would not participate in