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Workers at a nuclear plant in Japan are battling to prevent a meltdown in one of the reactors, following the massive earthquake that struck the north-east part of the country on Friday. The latest government figures figures put the death toll from th

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全球海洋保护峰会开幕

Officials from around the world are meeting this week to discuss protecting the worlds oceans amid climate change and overfishing. The Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth is being held in The Hague. The summit runs through A

President Obama Names New Economic Adviser

In the middle of a weak U.S. economic recovery, President Obama has named a new chairman for his Council of Economic Advisers. Princeton University economist Alan Krueger will be tasked with finding ways to boost anemic economic growth and combat stu

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UN chief slams deadly terrorist attack in Kenya 联合国秘书长潘基文16日通过其发言人发表声明，强烈谴责肯尼亚拉穆地区发生的武装袭击事件。 声明说，潘基文向遇害者家属以及肯尼亚政府表示慰问，

China rainstorms leave 8 dead, affect millions

NANNING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Eight people in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have been killed by rainstorms that have wrought havoc in many parts of the country over the last few days, authorities said on Monday. As of Monday evenin

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China has promised to improve the quality of service on its high-speed rail network after a decision was made to adjust ticket prices in the country's southeastern region. 在做出要调整东南地区高铁票价这一决定之后，中国有关部门

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance SHENYANG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two drone bases will be established in northeast China's Liaoning Province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, local authorities said Saturday. One of

Fog shrouds east, central China; disrupts traffic

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fog enveloped a large swathe of east and central China Saturday, causing highway closures and flight delays in several provinces. Beijing was shrouded in dense smog for a second straight day Saturday. The smoggy wea

Typhoon-triggered oil spill cleaned up in S China province

NANNING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An oil spill triggered by typhoon Kai-Tak in the south China city of Beihai has been cleaned up, according to a local official. Typhoon Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, has left one dead and two missing in Gu

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Iran test-fires more missiles during navy drill

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported. The launch of the missiles came one day after the Islamic republic test-fired an

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1. Alabama officials say a duck hunter has found the body of one of the four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father. The discovery raises hopes that the other bodies will also be recovered. 2. President Bush said he is open

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CNN 2008-09-01

I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav is beginning its assault on the US Gulf Coast. Rain and winds are starting to hit the area from Florida to Louisiana. The storm,

CNN 2008-09-02

And a good Monday to you, I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav blasting Louisiana this hour, it is a Category-3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles-per-hour. Ban

PBS高端访谈:佛罗里达人因Irma飓风而逃离

Hurricane Irma is now blamed for more than 20 deaths across the Caribbean. It made landfall overnight in Cuba as a Category 5 storm. 155-mile-an-hour winds battered the island's northern coast, and the storm surge reached 12 feet in some areas. In th

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Zhang Hengde is a forecaster with the National Meteorological Center. The highest level can be expected on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Heavy smog will be seen in central and south Beijing, central and west Tianjin, central and north Hebei, north S

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Guiyang, the capital of China's poor-but-fast-growing Guizhou, edged out financial capital Shanghai as the nation's top performer, a ranking by the California-based think tank Milken Institute shows. 总部位于加利福尼亚州的智库米尔肯研究

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A trial run of a service designed to offer more comfortable subway travel has instead sparked massive controversies in the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen, with some blaming it for creating an artificial divide among passengers. 为了给乘客提