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World Kidney Day is on the 12th of March. It started in 2006 and has grown quickly. In its first year, 66 countries celebrated it and two years later that number rose to 88. The day is a joint venture of the International Society of Nephrology and th

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International Museum Day has been held around the 18th of May every year since 1977. It was started by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM says: The event provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert th

英语课程计划-World First Aid Day

World First Aid Day started in the year 2000. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced it to raise global awareness of how first aid can save peoples lives in everyday situations. It occurs on the second

2018年CRI Yang Jia: The visually impaired deserves equal access to cinemas

Professor Yang Jia is the only visually impaired member of the CPPCC, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Now into her third term as an advisor for the CPPCC, Professor Yang is pushing for the promotion of accessible films and acc

African athletes win at Istanbul Eurasia marathon

ISTANBUL, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan male athletes swept medals of all colors at the Eurasia marathon held in Istanbul on Sunday. Stephan Chebogut came first in 2:11:05 and he was followed by Kiprotich Yegon in 2:15:35 and Evans Kiplagat in 2:16:43.

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EXPLORATIONS - International Red Cross Helps Victims of Natural Disasters The Red Cross is leading efforts to help victims of the cyclone in Burma, earthquake in China and starvation in Ethiopia. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 May 2008 VOICE ONE:

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Senior officials of international football (soccer) have been attending the Beijing Olympics, as part of their preparations for the next major international sporting event, the 2010 Football World Cup. The officials assure reporters that host nation

UEFA gives heavy ban on Serbia U21 team

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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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 Children hunt for clothes after their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, was hit by a tsunami on the outskirts of Gizo island in the Solomon Islands, 05 Apr 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross an

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Russia approves 2013 Summer Universiade date

MOSCOW, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Summer Universiade will take place from July 6 to July 17 in Russian city Kazan, the Kazan 2013 Organizing Committee said on Monday. Russian first deputy Prime Minister and the committee's chairman Igor Shuvalov an

A Chance to Checkmate the Cosmos

Life on the International Space Station requires intense concentration, critical thinking skills, and strategic contemplation of what could come next, because hundreds of kilometers above the Earth, there is a lot at stake. With one wrong move, you c

International Hotel Chains Push Into Smaller Indian Cities

As domestic tourism booms in India and a growing economy creates wealth beyond the countrys urban hubs, international hotel groups are pushing into smaller towns and cities. Luxury hotel chains in Jaipur As the winter chill recedes and spring sets in

Over 7 mln people in Pakistan are diabetes patients

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan ranks the seventh in the world in terms of diabetes prevalence rate and over 7.1 million people in the country are diabetes patients, reported local media on Monday. Quoting a report by the World International

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There have been extraodinary scenes in the US Congress where Democratic Party politicians are stating a sitting to demand tighter gun laws. They've occupied the floor of the the House of Representatives late into the night. The Republican speaker Pau

Red Cross Society vows to improve transparency

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has vowed to establish an efficient, transparent and normative system of management, information and supervision in three to five years. Zhao Baige, executive vice president of the RCS

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Before she tried to kill herself by jumping from her dormitory building a year ago, no one knew Xing Hua (name changed for privacy), a 22-year-old economics postgraduate from Wuhan, was suffering from depression. She narrowly escaped death, but suffe