2009-05-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

GENEVA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday dismissed a theory raised by an Australian researcher that the A/H1N1 flu virus currently circulating around the world was cr

2009-05-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Thursday welcomed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) setting a trial date for two U.S. journalists. "We believe (it) is a

2009-05-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

CHICAGO, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chrysler has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers nationwide as part of a government mandated effort to restructure its failing business, it is

2009-05-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The number of U.S. households facing foreclosure rose 32 percent in April compared with the same month last year. The number involves more than 342,000 households, Real

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged Sri Lankan government on Wednesday to alleviate humanitarian crisis in the country by taking urgent action, warning that the crisis cou

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

GENEVA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- For the moment it's still too soon to make any comments on claims made by an Australian researcher that the A/H1N1 flu virus may have been created by human error, the World

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW DELHI, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The turnout rate at the polling in the fifth and final phase of Indian general elections Wednesday was estimated at nearly 60 percent, said election commission official.

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

HOUSTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Continental Airlines said Wednesday it will cut about 500 reservation agent positions company wide and close a reservations center in Tampa, Florida, on grounds that t

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration will use repayment proceeds expected from large banks to support additional capital infusions for smaller banks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy

2009-05-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Intel Corp. on Wednesday rejected a European Commission (EC) ruling of imposing heavy fines on the world's largest computer chip maker for antitrust violations, sayi

2009-05-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard urged on Tuesday U.S.-flagged ships sailing around the Horn of Africa to hire armed or unarmed guards. The Coast Guard's director of prevention

2009-05-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A recent poll shows that Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is leading Iran's presidential election poll by big margin, Iran's satellite Press TV reported on Tuesday.

2009-05-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday was elected for a three-year term to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council for the first time. The U.S. election victory was contain

2009-05-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

NEW YORK, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Dow managed a 50-point gain while S&P and Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as financials and technology sectors suffered profit-taking, and fresh stock offerings spurred dilution co

2009-05-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar has been on a resurgent path since the fall of 2008 when the global financial crisis erupted in earnest. But economists remain cautious about the upward

2009-05-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that he was "shocked and deeply saddened" by a shooting incident in a U.S. military camp in Iraq. "I was shocked and deepl

2009-05-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

BEIJING, May 12 -- The specter of deflation is fading even though consumer and producer prices have continued to fall, economists said Monday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge of inflati

2009-05-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

LONDON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and Britain's Chancellor Darling jointly held the Second China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue here Monday and reached lots of consensus

2009-05-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

GENEVA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued some preliminary observations about the A/H1N1 flu virus, which has caused dozens of deaths and infected people in some

2009-05-12 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement on Monday to call for "renewed and urgent efforts" by the parties and the international community to achieve

2009-05-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The total number of confirmed human A/H1N1 flu cases has jumped to 2,532 in 44 U.S. states, with three deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

2009-05-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Both the lawyer of the case and some Iranian officials have expressed hope that there would be "basic changes" and "amendments" to the jailed U.S.-Iranian reporter's case.

2009-05-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will ease the restrictions on the Palestinians in the West Bank cities. Netanyahu made the remark

2009-05-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

CANBERRA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Australians could face higher taxes and higher interest rates for a decade or more to pay for the federal government's 100 billion Australian dollars (73 billion U.S. dol

2009-05-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

JAKARTA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Electoral Commission (KPU)announced the final result of legislative election on April 9 on Saturday evening. The chairman of the commission Abdul Hafiz Anshar