298 mln more rural Chinese to have safe drinking water by 2015

298 mln more rural Chinese to have safe drinking water by 2015 BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- About 298 million more rural residents in China are hopefully to have access to safe drinking water by 2015, according to a water resources official Monday. R

China provides dictionaries for rural students

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's General Administration of Press and Publication has urged further efforts to ensure the accessibility of dictionaries for the students in the country's rural and less-developed areas. The administration's appeal cam

Harvard twins appeal Facebook settlement ruling anew

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The case in the Hollywood blockbuster（轰动，炸弹 ） The Social Network continues in real life. Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss on Monday filed another appeal against their Harvard classmate and Facebook fou

A good night's rest

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English A good night's rest 6 Minute English bbclearningenglish.com 2009 Page 1 of 4 Kate: Hello, Im Kate Colin and this is 6 Minute English. Today I'm joined by Rebecca Byrne and were talking about sleep, or lack of it.

Beijing car ownership exceeds 5 mln

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of cars registered in the Chinese capital passed 5 million in February, 11 months later than previously predicted, said the city's traffic police Thursday. Beijing's traffic police bureau attributed the slow-do

Faye Wong practices for upcoming concert

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Faye Wong has started to practice with her team in preparation for her upcoming solo concert tour, which will be performed（执行,表演） in Beijing and Shanghai. Hailed as the pop diva's comeback(复原) tour, th

Schwarzenegger's mistress speaks out

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress Mildred Baena gave an interview to HELLO! Magazine intending to set the record straight, according to media reports Thursday. The housekeeper told the magazine she didn't realize at fir

Brazilian starlet on Juventus radar

Brazilian starlet on Juventus radar RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Italian Serie A giants Juventus are reportedly interested in signing Brazilian starlet Bruno Mendes. The 18-year-old striker has shot to prominence with three goals in his first

Brazilian basketball star Iziane to miss Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Iziane Castro Marques, a mainstay of the Brazilian basketball team, was cut from the Olympic squad on Friday for disciplinary reasons just eight days before the tournament. Marques, a starting small forward on the

Kaka left out of Brazilian squad

GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil will take on Bosnia in their first friendly of the year on Wednesday in Switzerland, however, Real Madrid star Kaka was left out of the squad. Kaka did play in the final two games of 2011 as

Brazilian President appoints new Sports Minister

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday appointed Aldo Rebelo as the country's new Sports Minister. Rebelo, who is expected to take office on Monday, replaces Orlando Silva, who stepped down on Wednesday fol

Brazilian club Santos keen to resign striker Robinho

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian club Santos is planning a move to re-sign former club hero and current AC Milan winger Robinho. Santos President Luis Alvaro Ribeiro said Robinho's return depended on Milan's willingness to sell the 28-y

US Debt Ceiling Votes Invite Partisanship

In coming weeks, the U.S. Congress is widely expected to raise the federal governments debt ceiling, thereby allowing it to borrow additional funds and service Americas $14 trillion national debt. Congress has never failed to raise the borrowing limi

World Cup champ Spain declines Copa America invite

MADRID, April 13 (Xinhua) -- World Cup champion Spain has declined an invitation（邀请） to replace Japan at this summer's Copa America. The Spanish football federation said on its website that a board of directors meeting decided not to send a t

Don't want to get depressed? Drink coffee

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists have been making great efforts to show how harmful coffee is to us, though no evidence yet. A latest study may be reassuring for coffee-lovers. Women who drink caffeinated coffee are less likely to be depre

Parker lead Spurs to rout Clippers 116-90

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- San Antonio Spurs' French star Tony Parker scored 31 points in 28 minutes with seven assists and zero turnover, lifting the team to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-90 for their fifth straight victory on Thursday. Th

Spurs' Parker to be sidelined for 2 to 4 weeks

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former NBA champions(冠军) San Antonio Spurs will miss their point guard Tony Parker for two to four weeks after the Frenchman strained his left calf muscle, the team said on Monday. Parker suffered the injury in the

Obama hurt in basketball game

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was hurt in a basketball game Friday morning, and got 12 stitches in his lip, the White House said. Obama got the stitches after his basketball game in the morning with personal aide Reggie

Roddick into third round of ATP Washington Classic

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick eased into third round of the ATP Washington Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday. Roddick, a three-time Washington champion, defeated Slovenian Grega Zemlja 6-4, 6-4 in just 84 minutes. I accompli

盖茨第17次登顶福布斯全美富豪榜

Things are on the up for US billionaires（亿万富翁） with more than half of them adding to their net worth in a year which once again saw Bill Gates as the richest of them all, Forbes（福布斯） magazine said on Wednesday. Gates, founder of