AS IT IS 2016-01-30 Businesses Want to Ban Bad Online Reviews In 2009, John and Jen Palmer posted a critical online comment about a business. The Palmers said they ordered and paid for a small toy and a keychain for $20 from KlearGear.com, but never

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Its been a year since Indias government banned the use of high-value paper money. That decision is being heavily criticized by some individuals and groups. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ordered the action in November 2016 has repeatedly defended h

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Rob: Hello, I'm Rob, welcome to 6 Minute English. With me in the studio today is Feifei. Hello Feifei. Feifei: Hi Rob. Rob: In today's programme we're discussing something that some people enjoy, some people can't stop doing and others just find disg

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LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Serbian under-21 team coaches were banned by two years for their role in a post-match brawl in a European Championship qualifier, UEFA announced on Thursday. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 105,000 U.S. dollars

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BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- An official from the Ministry of Health (MOH) stressed on Tuesday that surrogate motherhood remains banned in China. While responding to questions on surrogate motherhood from the public and press, the official said, The

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NEW YORK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Gallup survey released on Friday found a total of 59 percent of Americans support a ban on smoking in all public places. The July 7-10 survey among 1,016 national adults showed a change in the public's attitude toward

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PARIS, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The French Football Federation handed rising star Yann Mvila more than 18 months of international ban after the player broke a night-time curfew between two key U-21 European championship qualifiers last month. Also banned a

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WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he would not include a renewal of the federal assault weapons ban in a package of gun reform legislation to be introduced in the Senate, which signals the measure st

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KINGSTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings received a life ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on Monday. The decision came four days after Mullings, 29, was found guilty of taking the masking agent furosimide. He fi

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians have appealed a decision by South American football's governing body Conmebol forcing the club to play its Copa Libertadores matches behind closed doors. In a statement released on Friday night, Corinth

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BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The pressures of severe air pollution have prompted China's environmental watchdog to consider pushing forward a legal ban on barbecues in densely populated urban areas. Barbecues should be strictly controlled in cities t

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The Hungarian parliament has confirmed Janos Ader, a member of the ruling Fidesz party, as the country's new president, angering opposition parties that say the move gives the party too much power. Several opposition parties boycotted Wednesday's vot

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We all know plastic bags are bad for the environment. They litter the landscape and pose a threat to wildlife. 众所周知,塑料袋危害环境。乱丢塑料袋破坏自然景观,还对野生生物构成威胁。 Discarded plastic bags accumul

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JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The South African Football Association's request for a postponement of Banyana Banyana's second leg 2012 London Olympic qualifying match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on September 11 has been rejected by their oppo

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One of the highest ranking Taliban officials in Pakistan has been arrested with four other militants in the country's north-west, officials say. Muslim Khan was a key spokesman for the Taliban as well as being one of the most senior militant command

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European Union governments have agreed to ban imports of Iranian oil as part of a Western campaign to pressure Iran over its controversial nuclear program. EU diplomats said Wednesday the governments of the 27-nation bloc agreed in principle on an Ir

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GUANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A two-and-a half month fishing ban began at noon Wednesday in most parts of the South China Sea as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the area's marine resources, according to fishery authorities. The Hainan provinc

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GENEVA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Football's world governing body FIFA announced Wednesday that six match officials were banned from all football-related activities, both at national and international level, for life. According to FIFA, Sinisa Zrnic, Kenan

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SYDNEY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Western Australian Government announced on Friday that 14 new substances linked to the manufacture of the synthetic drug Kronic would be banned from Friday midnight. The State Mental Health Minister Helen Morton told th

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The Chinese capital is trying to regulate the use of electric bicycles. The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau has announced that,starting April 11, non-motorized vehicles will be banned from ten of the city's major thoroughfares. The list includes a

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