AP 2010-12-26

1. The White House says President Barack Obama plans to sign the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members on Wednesday, four days after the Senate voted to abolish the policy. Obama's signature would end the Pentagon's 17-year, don'

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-2-22

1. At least 28 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Wednesday after a car bomb exploded in the Turkish capital. Authorities say the attack targeted military vehicles that were carrying arm forces personnel. 2. A spokesman for a U.S led coali

北京新空气污染应急预案

The Beijing Municipal Heavy Air Pollution Emergency Response Program includes a four-tier color alert system. A Red alert, the highest, will be issued for heavy pollution that is expected to last more than 3-days. An air quality index of over 200 wil

AP 2012-07-18

1. Authorities in North Carolina's Outer Banks say they need to wait for a medical examiner's investigation to determine if a body found is that of a missing Ohio woman. Lynn Jackenheimer never returned home after a vacation. 2. Police say a 3-year-o

China issues alert for foggy weather

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Saturday issued a blue-coded alert for fog in most parts of the country's central and northern provinces from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Most parts of north China, southwest Ch

台湾登革热疫情仍继续

TAIPEI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of dengue cases reported in Taiwan has risen to 26,910 as of Friday since the outbreak in May, said the island's disease control center on Saturday. On Friday, the island reported 261 new cases, 150 in the south

巴拉圭检获269公斤可卡因

MONTEVIDEO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay has seized 269 kilograms of cocaine ready for shipment to Switzerland, authorities said Friday. The contraband was discovered Thursday inside a wooden container at Puerto Fenix, an air terminal and shipping po

美国北部两列火车相撞

美国北部两列火车相撞 WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A train carrying crude oil collided with another train in the northern U.S. state of North Dakota, sparking a large fire, local media reported Monday. So far there were no reports of casu

珠海澳门今起开启24小时通关

Commuters will now be able to travel back and forth between Macao and Zhuhai at any time of day. This comes as authorities announced the extension of opening hours at the Hengqin Port in Zhuhai, Guangdong. The port, less than 200 meters from Macao, w

At least 7 killed in Mexico landslide

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 100 others went missing on Tuesday in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, a small town in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, due to landslide（塌方,山崩）, local authorities said

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

Chinese transport strengthened for holiday travel boom

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have added extra travel contingencies to ensure the smooth kick-off on Saturday of the world's largest annual migration. With 3.41 billion trips expected to be made over the next 40 days' peak travel s

Drought plagues 13 Chinese provinces

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's ongoing severe drought has hit 13 Chinese provinces, having an adverse impact on agricultural production, the country's drought relief authorities said Thursday. As of Thursday, the dry spell has left 7.82 million

专家:MERS不会持续人传人

A 44-year-old man from South Korea is being treated in isolation. Medical staff say he suffers from a high fever and a possibly infectious pneumonia. According to authorities, the man had close contact with his father and sister, the third and fourth

墨西哥爆炸死22人

A gas tanker truck has exploded on a highway north of Mexico City, killing at least 22 people, including ten children. Authorities say at least 36 people were injured in the blast. Officials say the explosion happened early Tuesday in the Mexico City

北京地铁调价方案出炉

The authorities in Beijing have decided to open a public hearing later this month for the subway price adjustment. Authorities have discussed plans to implement a metered option for public transportation. This means Beijing will end the era of flat r

中国加强互联网金融监管，打击非法活动

Chinese authorities will launch a campaign to regulate Internet finance, which is growing rapidly but threatens social stability due to illegal activity. 中国政府部门将开展一项互联网金融领域专项整治活动。互联网金融正快速

禽流感导致台湾农产品短缺

Experts in Taiwan have expressed concern that the spread of bird flu may cause a shortage of poultry products and price fluctuations in the market. Taiwan Poultry Association Secretary General Wang Chien-pei says the spread of the virus could make it

经济学人481:微博

Microblogs 微博 Big Vs and bottom lines 大V和底线 Authorities move against some of Chinas most vocal microbloggers 政府对中国最直言不讳的微博用户采取行动 Aug 31st 2013 | BEIJING |From the print edition BETWEEN August 20th and

PBS高端访谈:为什么德国监督机构未能阻止柏林袭击的嫌犯?

HARI SREENIVASAN: Anis Amri, the man suspected of carrying out Monday's attack on a Berlin Christmas market, was well known to German authorities. He was under surveillance for six months this year and was slated for deportation. But his home country