2011-06-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked six U.S. states from suing major power companies to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that the states blame for climate change.In Monday's unanimous decision,

2011-06-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

With food demand leaping in China and India, Russia has the potential to emerge as a new world food power. But first, Russian farmers need to overcome years of decline.

One hundred years ago, Czari

2011-06-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

In coming weeks, the U.S. Congress is widely expected to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling, thereby allowing it to borrow additional funds and service America’s $14 trillion national debt.

2011-06-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

For the first time in its modern history, Turkey has resisted a serious global economic crisis, and also has decoupled itself from the rest of Europe by rebounding strongly in 2010. Although Turkey's

2011-06-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Eurozone finance ministers are again telling Greece that the next vital loan installment is only payable when the Greek parliament passes economic reforms.The ministers ended their meeting early Monda

2011-06-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Spaniards angered about the economic situation have been staging regular protests in Madrid since May 15.Thousands of Spaniards have marched in Madrid to protest high unemployment and the government'

2011-06-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A bomb threat Sunday briefly locked down the Ronald Reagan National Airport near U.S. capital Washington D.C.. But authorities later said nothing hazardous was found.Th

2011-06-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama and John Boehner, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, spent four hours playing golf together on Saturday. The two political rivals were not expected to reach any

2011-06-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S.-based United Airlines says its computers are back up, but the carrier is still trying to resume normal operations after a glitch that disrupted many flights across the United States.The airline s

2011-06-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Moody's investors service warned on Friday that it may cut Italy's sovereign credit ratings from the current Aa2, citing economic growth challenges and the potential of

2011-06-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

The U.N. Security Council has endorsed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term as U.N. chief. The South Korean diplomat faces no other candidates and is likely to sail to reappointme

2011-06-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

As crew members of the upcoming NASA space shuttle mission prepare for the final flight of the shuttle program, they say they are inspired by NASA's accomplishments, but also about the retirement of

2011-06-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

High food prices have pushed an estimated 44 million more people into poverty in the past year, according to the World Bank. France says taming food price volatility is one of its major goals as curre

2011-06-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida, as had been expected since the killing of bin Laden in May.A web posting Thursday said

2011-06-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

Higher fuel taxes in Togo are driving motorists to the black market for gasoline and diesel as service stations lose customers to the illegal trade. A five percent increase in Togolese fuel taxes has

2011-06-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

It is called Russia’s Davos - an annual summer solstice gathering where foreign company heads mix and mingle under one roof in St. Petersburg. With the British rocker Sting playing to the crowd, the

2011-06-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

The European Union's top economic official says he expects eurozone finance ministers to sign off on the payout of $17 billion in aid for Greece on Sunday and decide on a new bailout in July. The new

2011-06-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

A new report from The World Bank predicts that China's renminbi will join the U.S dollar and the euro as dominant international currencies sometime in the next 10 to 15 years. Some economists say is

2011-06-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, says his country is still struggling with the debilitating effects of the global economic crisis, but expects Russia's economy to fully recover by next year.

2011-06-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

In Greece, two major unions went on strike and tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday. It is a public protest against government plans to toughen the country’s austerity measur

2011-06-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday.Witnesses say they heard loud explosions in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke.

2011-06-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

With food prices at or near record highs, agriculture ministers from the Group of 20 major economies will be meeting for the first time next week in Paris. Critics say one factor putting pressure on f

2011-06-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is concerned by Chinese aid and investment policies in Africa. Trade was a centerpiece of Secretary Clinton's trip to Africa this week as she met with

2011-06-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

As the tiger continues to face critical threats to its survival, yet another country is joining the global battle to save the big cat. An estimated 300 to 500 Royal Bengal tigers roam the sprawling, 6

2011-06-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens have been shortlisted for the selection of the new managing-director of the