New York City-based Pfizer Incorporated, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, has stopped research on torcetrapib, a drug they hoped to sell to treat heart disease. The drug was supposed to raise levels of what is known as good cholesterol. T

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Divorce is on the increase around the world. It seems divorce rates are rising in pretty much every country you read about. I know in my country, divorce is now not unusual. More than thirty per cent of marriages end in divorce. I suppose its easier

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Katia: So, Enam, we're talking about arranged marriages, but what about the rate of divorce of arranged marriages? Is it high? Enam: Well, actually, the rate is incredibly low. Actually, it's below ten percent and it's changing but still it's really

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 27 November 2006 Indian Army soldier stands next to a Prithvi missile on display during a parade, 13 Jan 2006 India has carried out a test in which it used homegrown missile technology to intercept another missile. As An

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By Al Pessin Washington 01 September 2006 The U.S. Defense Department says it conducted a successful test of its land-based ballistic missile defense system on Friday. Officials say a missile launched from California intercepted a target missile fro

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By George Dwyer Washington 28 June 2006 Watch steel report The world's second largest steel producer, Arcelor Steel of Luxembourg, has announced it will merge with the world's largest steel company, Netherlands-based Mittal. The deal, announced on J

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BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's(阿根廷) basketball player Luis Scola on Monday confirmed that he will travel to China later this week while expressing hope he will be fully recovered from a knee injury before the pre-Olympics Mar del

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 08 October 2006 Jack Nicholson stars as Frank Costello, the ruthless boss of an underground criminal empire in Southy, the working class neighborhood on the south side of Boston. Law enforcement agencies have been trying

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By Jim Malone Washington 06 September 2006 The battle for control of Congress is intensifying with only two months to go until the congressional elections on November 7. The war in Iraq and the war on terror are front and center in this year's elect

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 March 2007 In some parts of Africa, divorce is still considered a scandal. But, as more couples move to Africa's rapidly growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock. Although female divorcees in rural communit

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By Margaret Besheer Nahr el-Bared, Lebanon 01 June 2007 The Lebanese army used artillery to bombard Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon Friday, as it intensified pressure on the militants to surrender. At leas

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 July 2006 There has been fierce fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, as an Israeli ground offensive against Palestinian militants continues. At least 24 Palestinians, mostly militants, and an Israeli soldier have been k

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has hailed the achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO, since its establishment 15 years ago. He has also presented a five-point proposal to further its development. Wang made the proposal to tac

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BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in central Asia in a declaration released after the conclusion of the group's Beijing summit on Thursd

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BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will speed up the establishment of a special account and development bank in order to enhance its members' ability to cope with new threats and challenges. Foreign Minister Yang

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In a continuation of recent tensions, Israeli gunboats intercepted a Lebanese ship trying to break the blockade on Gaza. Speaking by cell phone from the boat, a reporter for the Arab TV station Al Jazeera said Israeli troops stormed on board and thr

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SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

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1. Do it yourself, then。 既然如此,你自己来吧。(疯狂想像:别人抱怨你没做好的时候说) A: Thats not the way I wanted it done。 这可不是我想要的方式。 B: Do it yourself, then。 那你自己来呗。 2. Thats mor

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Discussions are underway in Qingdao about how to promote the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. CRI's Liu Min has more. Discussions taking place ahead of the SCO summit in Qingdao this week ha

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Chinese president Xi Jinping says boosting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a diplomatic priority. He made the remark while meeting with foreign ministers and senior officials from member countries ahead of the upcoming SCO

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