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Infectious diseases kill 17315 in China in 2012
A total of 17,315 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland throughout 2012, with AIDS killing the most, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a Wednesday statement.A total of 6.95 million infectious disease cases were reported on the Chinese mainland in 2012, the statement said.Among the cases, 3.21 million cases were categorized as Class A or Class B ...
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Tourist abuse leads to dolphins death in S China
Tourists abused an injured dolphin that was beached in south China on Sunday, resulting in the animal's death as well as a wave of public outrage. The dolphin, which had sustained an injury to its tail fin, was found stranded on the beach of the Dadonghai resort complex in Sanya, Hainan Province, on Sunday evening, and tourists lifted it out of the water so they could take pictures with ...
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Japans nuclear authority sets new safety requirements for reactors
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Wednesday on the country's new safety requirements for nuclear reactors in an effort to prevent recurrences of disasters that happened at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011.The new regulations are expected to take effect on July 8, paving the way for nuclear power plant runners to apply for the regulator's safety assessment ...
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Chinas renewed effort to restart Mideast peace talks
China hosted an international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace this week in a fresh attempt to relaunch the long-stalled talks between the two sides.Although it is widely recognized that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the core issue in the Middle East, the strenuous and painful steps toward peace have stoked deep skepticism. In the last three years, when most of the world's ...
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Buses ignite spontaneously in C China
A bus on line 585 ignited spontaneously in Wuhan city, Hubei province on Tuesday afternoon. A dozen passengers escaped successfully and no casualties were reported. On the same day in the morning, a bus on line 808 also self ignited in the city and the driver managed to control the fire with a fire extinguisher in time. Wuhan witnessed the highest temperatures of the year on Tuesday, with the ...
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Female bets Gabuco Petecio carry PH in China boxing tilt opener
FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Female boxers Josie Gabuco and Nesthy Petecio triumphed over separate foes while Philippines’ two male bets faltered in the first day of the China Open in Guiyang, China. Reigning world champion Josie Gabuco kicked off the competition with a unanimous victory over Russian Zoia Isaeva in the flyweight division. Davao-native Nesthy Petecio also got ...
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China dog meat festival slammed
(1 min ago) A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won a minor concession from local officials, an activist said on Wednesday. The annual festival, scheduled to take place on Friday in Guangxi province, sees dogs packed into cages before being killed, skinned and cooked -- but has met with increasing opposition from activists, ...
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Australias ASX 200 0.98 and Chinas Shanghai -0.73
Good Morning, - Euro in demand with all eyes in Fed's statement, Bernanke conference. - Asian shares: Japan's Nikkei 1.83%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng -0.58% (07:00 GMT), Korea's Kospi -0.65%, Australia's ASX 200 0.98% and China's Shanghai -0.73% - All the major currencies marked time on Wednesday as investors waited anxiously to see if the Federal Reserve could clarify ...
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Plot against Wall Street foiled NSA chiefThe director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the US governments sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide including one directed at the New York Stock Exchang
Keith Alexander said the two recently disclosed programmes, one that gathers US phone records and another that is designed to track the use of US-based Internet servers by foreigners with possible links to terrorism, are critical in the terrorism fight. Alexander, seated side by side with top officials from ...
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Mexico arrests man on FBIs top 10 Most Wanted list
Walter Lee Williams , an alleged child sexual predator on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted criminals. Williams was arrested in Playa del Carmen, a seaside resort town just south of Cancun on ...
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Obama Putin not thrilled to see one another
US president Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sat next to each other in one of the little 'bilaterals' which have been held at the G8 summit in County Fermanagh. However, many are describing the two leaders' meeting as "awkward" and have taken notice of their body ...
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Koreas agree on ministerial meeting in Seoul
South Korean delegations are having a meeting before heading to the truce village of Panmunjom on Sunday. (Photo:Agencies) South and North Korea agreed to hold a ministerial meeting in Seoul next week at their first government-level contact in more than two years, seeking to build mutual trust and ease uncertainties on the Korean Peninsula, Yonhaps News reports. In the morning session of the ...
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U.S. lawmakers visit comfort women memorial in New Jersey
U.S. lawmakers paid tribute Friday at the country's first memorial to "comfort women" forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers in World War II. To Japanese officials' consternation, Palisades Park, New Jersey--a New York suburb with a large Korean American community--in 2010 set up a small monument to remember the estimated 200,000 former comfort women. Representative ...
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Heavy rain in SE China to continue till Friday says National Meteorological Center
Heavy rain is expected to continue in Southeast China from Wednesday till Friday, the National Meteorological Center said Wednesday. The rain will hit parts of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan, with some of these areas expected to experience a precipitation of around 50 to 90 mm, according to an NMC forecast. A strong convective weather with lightening and strong wind is also ...
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Chinas Dalian Wanda to spend $1.6 billion on UK yacht maker hotel
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said it would spend $1.6 billion (1.0 billion pounds) to buy British yacht maker Sunseeker and develop an upmarket London hotel, the latest example of a trend for Chinese companies to acquire top luxury global brands.The company said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a 91.8 percent stake in privately-held Sunseeker for 320 million pounds ...
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Ahmed Sandhu in Australia A tour of Africa
SYDNEY (AFP) - Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed was on Wednesday named on the Australia A squad for a tour of Africa beginning next month, despite also being in contention for selection for the Ashes series against England.Ahmed was added to the 15-man squad for the July and August tour along with Ashton Agar, who has Sri Lankan grandparents and paceman Gurinder Sandhu, born in Australia ...
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Iron ore hits 3-week high weak China steel consumption a cap
- Spot iron ore prices jumped for a fourth straight day to a three-week high as traders increased buying to lift the market, while weak restocking by Chinese steelmakers and tepid steel consumption are expected to cap the rally for the raw ...
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Musical spectacular to open first-ever Asia Pacific Special Olympic Games
Creative celebrations are planned for the opening ceremony of the inaugural Special Olympic Games 2013 Asia Pacific Games in December, with well-known Australian performers to take the stage in a two-hour spectacular of music, dance, theatre, lights and fireworks.Details of the gala event, planned for December 1, 2013 at the 30, 000-seater Hunter Stadium in Newcastle were released on ...
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Qihoos Stock Rise Lifts CEO Zhou Hongyi Into Ranks Of Chinas Internet Billionaires
A big run-up in the price of U.S.-traded shares in Internet security products provider Qihoo 360 Technology has lifted the company's CEO into the ranks of China's Internet billionaires. Zhou's 17.7% stake in Qihoo was worth just over $1 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday, even though the stock slid 0.8% from Monday, according to company shareholding figures. Zhou's ...
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China smartphone shipments grow 117 on year in 1Q13 says IDC
China's mobile phone shipments registered at 97 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China's smartphone shipments totaled 78 million units in the first quarter, a growth of 117% compared with the same period in 2012, according to ...
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Mori Forest of Diversiform-leaved Poplars in Chinas Xinjiang
A forest of diversiform-leaved poplars, a tenacious ancient species, can be found at the south edge of Junggar Basin, 150 km away from Mori County, covering an area of 35 square ...
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Australia shares close at a 2-week high Whitehaven jumps
Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:16am EDT (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1 percent to close at a two-week high on Wednesday, helped by expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not move quickly to scale back its monetary stimulus and as a weaker Australian dollar lifted stocks with large exposure to overseas markets. Whitehaven Coal Ltd surged 4 percent after ...
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US cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant caught on tape
MCLEAN, Virginia: For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Virginia, woman unleashed a string of expletives and called the police emergency dispatcher to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her ...
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President Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions
Obama will make his case during a speech at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. His address comes nearly 50 years after John F Kennedy's famous 'Cold War' speech in this once-divided ...
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Samoan airline introduces XL class for super-sized passengers
WELLINGTON: A tiny Samoan airline says it will introduce an "XL" class for super-sized passengers, featuring extra-wide rows and special ramps to help them reach their seats. Samoa Air has already pioneered a world first when late last year it began charging passengers fares based on how much they weigh, rather than a set price for each seat. Chief executive Chris Langton said the ...
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Asia Pacific leads world in creating wealth
The Asia Pacific region houses a higher proportion of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) than any other region on earth.
The claim is part of the World Wealth Report prepared by Merrill Lynch which studied wealth effects in seventy one countries, which account for 98% of global gross income and 99% of world stock market capitalization. Read more
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