| China not to depreciate currency to boost export, Ministry of Commerce Beijing, Sun 07 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT China will not depreciate its currency in order to boost export, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said at the Fifth Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue press conference. China will not depreciate its currency in order to boost export, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said at the Fifth Sino-US Strategic Economic Dialogue press conference. Soundbite: Chen Deming, Chinese Minister of Commerce "The renminbi (RMB) exchange rate against the US dollar has recently gone... | ||
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| Post-quake mental relief against cold winter Sichuan, Sun 07 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT To help quake victims in Sichuan ride out the cold winter, relief supplies are constantly shipped in and reconstruction projects are in steady progress. In the meantime, psychiatric professionals have arrived to provide psychosocial intervention and resto To help quake victims in Sichuan ride out the cold winter, relief supplies are constantly shipped in and reconstruction projects are in steady progress. In the meantime, psychiatric professionals have arrived to provide psychosocial intervention and restore the survivors' mental health. Experts... | ||
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| Over 2 Million Muslim Pilgrims on Arafat for Hajj Makkah, Sun 07 Dec 2008, 12:12 GMT Over 2 million Muslims are on and around of Mount Arafat for he first ritual of Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage, on Sunday. Pilgrims started coming Arafat early in the mourning as it is the Thul-hijjah 8, first day of the Hajj. According to the Islam pilgrims have to stay today’s afternoon in a certain area around Mount Arafat. This is considered as the most important ritual of Hajj. Every year over 2 million Muslims... | ||
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| Russians Make Farewell to Patriarch Alexy II Moscow = Moskva, Sun 07 Dec 2008, 10:41 GMT Russian people gather in the Christ the Savior Cathedral of Moscow to see the late Patriarch Alexy II, head of Russian Orthodox Church, one last time. Alexy died on Friday at the age 79, he was suffering from heart sickness for a long time. His funeral set for Tuesday. Alexy’s body was taken to the Cathedral on Saturday for three days of rites. Thousands of people were waiting outside the cathedral to see late patriarch last time. Vitaly... | ||
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| Uzbekistan Marks 16th Anniversary of Constitution Tashkent, Sat 06 Dec 2008, 04:06 GMT President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on Saturday underlined that “the democracy” has been guaranteed under the constitution of his country. Speeking at the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the adoption of Uzbekistan’s constitution, Karimov said that the constitution provided a democratic society and protecting the rights in Uzbekistan. The constitution was adopted on December 8, 1992 after Uzbekistan declared... | ||
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| Suicide Bomber in Kirkuk, Kills 3 Kirkuk, Sat 06 Dec 2008, 12:07 GMT A suicide bomber on Saturday blew himself up at a crowd of police recruits outside a police academy in Iraq, killing at least 3 officers and wounding 15 others. Major General Jamal Tahir, Kirkuk's police chief, said that suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt and blew himself up at a checkpoint, which is located near a police academy, in the Iraq’s oil rich city. At least 3 people were killed 9 others wounded after the attack. The injured were taken... | ||
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| Turkish, Pakistani and Afghan Presidents Meet in Turkey Istanbul, Fri 05 Dec 2008, 04:03 GMT Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Pakistani President Asif Zardari, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met in Istanbul on Friday for tripartite talks. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also attended the meetings. Bilateral meetings held before the three-party summit. Zardari and Karzai met with Turkish leaders separately. While Gul met one of the foreign leaders Erdogan accompanied the other. All the meetings were about 30 minutes... | ||
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| Russia and India Sign Deal for Nuclear Plants Delhi, Fri 05 Dec 2008, 01:36 GMT Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in India on Friday to sign a nuclear plant deal. Medvedev welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. They joined the signature ceremony together. New agreement allows Russia to build more reactors in India. “We had detailed talks covering civil nuclear cooperation” Singh said at a press conference. Medvedev also said... | ||
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| Head of Russian Orthodox Church Dies [ARCHIVE] Moscow = Moskva, Fri 05 Dec 2008, 12:31 GMT The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II, who led the Orthodox Church for about 18 years, died on Friday the age of 79 in his residency near Moscow. According to Moscow Patriarchy officials, Alexy II, who was known to have suffered from heart disease, died at his residence in Peredelkino outside of the Russian capital, however, did not give a cause of death. Alexy II became leader of the church in 1990, and used the title as “Patriarch of... | ||
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| Turkey Signs Giant Cooperation Agreement with Airbus Istanbul, Fri 05 Dec 2008, 10:38 GMT Turkish Airspace Industries (TAI) and European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, on Thursday signed a giant deal worth 500 million U.S. dollars in Ankara. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau and German Minister of State for Europe Gunter Gloser attended the signing ceremony. Under the agreement, State-owned TAI will design and manufacture ailerons for the Airbus A350 model. Erdogan... | ||
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| Afgan and Pakistani Presidents Arrive in Turkey for Tripartite Talks Istanbul, Fri 05 Dec 2008, 09:10 GMT Pakistani President Asif Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai both arrived in Turkey on Thursday, December 4, for tripartite talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Karzai arrived in Istanbul in the afternoon with a private plane, while Zardari’s plane landed at the evening. Both were welcomed by the local authorities including Muammer Guler, the Governor of Istanbul. Tripartite talks are going to be held on Friday afternoon in Istanbul. The three... | ||
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| Mortgage break will bring feelings of security - Brown London, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 16:01 GMT Gordon Brown at Pimlico Citizens Advice Bureau today Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today the Government's plan to give struggling homeowners a two-year mortgage payment holiday would make people "feel more secure in the downturn". He said his Government wanted to "do everything we can to reassure people and to help those who are now worried about... | ||
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| Under the same sky: South China school celebrated International Day of People with Disabilities Yunnan, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT A party to celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities was held by the Visual and Hearing Disability School of Kunming, capital city of southwestern China's Yunan Province on Wednesday. Teachers and students arranged varied activities such STORYLINE: A party to celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities was held by the Visual and Hearing Disability School of Kunming, capital city of southwestern China's Yunan Province on Wednesday. Teachers and students arranged varied activities such as singing and dancing to... | ||
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| China, U.S. agree to further cooperate on energy, environment Beijing, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT A senior Chinese official said in Beijing on Thursday that China and the United States have reached consensus in five major areas to step up energy and environmental protection cooperation during the on-going fifth round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue STORYLINE: A senior Chinese official said in Beijing on Thursday that China and the United States have reached consensus in five major areas to step up energy and environmental protection cooperation during the on-going fifth round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). (Soundbite:) Zhang... | ||
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| China, U.S. agree to further cooperate on energy, environment Beijing, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT A senior Chinese official said in Beijing on Thursday that China and the United States have reached consensus in five major areas to step up energy and environmental protection cooperation during the on-going fifth round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue STORYLINE: A senior Chinese official said in Beijing on Thursday that China and the United States have reached consensus in five major areas to step up energy and environmental protection cooperation during the on-going fifth round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). (Soundbite:) Zhang... | ||
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| China says coping with financial crisis is common task for China, U.S. Beijing, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT China said that the most pressing common task for both China and the United States is to cope with the global financial crisis. STORYLINE: China said that the most pressing common task for both China and the United States is to cope with the global financial crisis. "The most pressing issue we have to deal with is coping with global financial turmoil," Vice Premier Wang Qishan said here Thursday when addressing the... | ||
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| Turkish FM Meets Armenian and Azerbaijani Counterparts Helsinki, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 01:18 GMT Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Armenian and Azerbaijani ministers in Helsinki where he arrived to attend to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Babacan first met with Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian and he had another meeting with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Memmedyarov. They discussed about Babacan's previous meetings with the co-chairs of the Minsk Group. Minsk Group was established in 1992 under OSCE to solve Armenia and Azerbaijan's... | ||
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| Rajoy demand that the government express itself on CIA flights in Congress Madrid, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 11:40 GMT El líder del PP aseguró que desconocía los vuelos de la CIA El líder del PP, Mariano Rajoy, ha asegurado hoy que el ex ministro de Defensa, Federico Trillo le ha transmitido que eran "legales" los vuelos de la CIA con presos hacia Guantánamo que pasaron sobre territorio español y ha añadido que él no tenía noticia de la existencia de esos vuelos, pese a que... | ||
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| Piqué doesn't talk about CIA flights after being rebuked by students Madrid, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 11:36 GMT El ex ministro, abucheado e insultado por unos doscientos estudiantes en la Universidad Complutense El ex ministro Josep Piqué ha sido abucheado e insultado por unos doscientos estudiantes a la entrada de un acto en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, donde ha eludido hacer comentario alguno sobre los vuelos de la CIA que pudieron hacer escala en España durante la etapa del Gobierno del PP.... | ||
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| Piqué: "My government said at no time it has made any irregularity" Madrid, Thu 04 Dec 2008, 11:35 GMT En respuesta a los estudiantes que le abuchearon en la Universidad Complutense Unos doscientos estudiantes han abucheado e insultado a Josep Piqué en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. A su entrada al recinto universitario, el ex ministro ha sido recibido con gritos de "asesino" y "fascista" en relación a los supuestos vuelos de la CIA sobre España. Piqué ha acudido al... | ||
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