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Hong Kong's air pollution reaches record levels

Air pollution levels in Hong Kong have reached a record high, prompting government warnings to people to avoid going out. The Environmental Protection Department said some Air Pollution Index readings

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Afghan insurgents Hezb-e-Islami hold talks in Kabul

A delegation from a powerful Afghan militant group has met officials for talks in Kabul, the government says. The team from the Hezb-e-Islami group of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar held talks with President Kar

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Hillary Clinton warns Israel faces 'difficult' choices

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to call on Israel to make difficult but necessary choices if it wants a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Mrs Clinton will warn that the status quo is uns

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Protesters hurl slurs and spit at Democrats

Civil rights icon and veteran Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, said anti-health care bill protesters Saturday repeatedly yelled the N word at him as he left a heath care meeting and walked to the Capitol.

2010-03-21 3403 阅读

Pope says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he is truly sorry for the abuse suffered by victims at the hands of Catholic priests in Ireland. The pope directly addressed the church abuse crisis that has rocked the

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Earthquake shakes Cuba; no reports of damage yet

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Cuba on Saturday. The quake struck at 1:08 p.m. (2:08 p.m. ET) 22 kilometers (14 miles) below the surface and was centered 44 km (27 miles) south-southwest of Guantana

2010-03-21 4110 阅读

Russian company expected to bid on Air Force refueling tanke

A new twist in the Air Force's 10-year effort to build an aerial refueling tanker may bring a bid from a Russian state-owned aerospace company for the $35 billion tanker contract, according to the com

2010-03-21 3895 阅读

Fresh abuse claims in Pope's former Munich diocese

Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese in Germany is facing daily allegations of physical and sexual abuse, the head of its new sex-abuse task force says. It is like a tsunami, Elke Huemmeler told the Ass

2010-03-20 3326 阅读

Serbia-Kosovo row mars EU-Balkans summit

Western Balkan leaders and EU delegates are meeting in Slovenia to attempt to present a common front in the region's path towards EU membership. But Serbian President Boris Tadic is boycotting the eve

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Greece bomb hits Pakistani leader's home in Athens

A bomb has exploded outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in the Greek capital Athens - the second blast in the area in less than 24 hours. Police said there were no injuries, but some dama

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New York judge rejects Ground Zero dust pay-out deal

A US judge says a proposed $657m (437m) deal for people who worked at New York's Ground Zero following the 9/11 terror attacks is too small. Some 10,000 rescue workers and police officers are suing Ne

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Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip

At least 11 people have been injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza's airport, Palestinian officials say. The Israeli military confirmed the missile strikes near Rafah, in southern Gaza, which

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Vatican to issue Pope's letter on Irish child sex abuse

The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict XVI to Irish Catholics, asking forgiveness for paedophilic abuse by priests. The pastoral letter is the first public statement by the Vatican

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关于神五的英语作文,作为一个中国人的骄傲Chinas Pride

We will never forget the day when China launched its first manned spacecraft into orbit on October 15, 2003 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province. Spraying a mas

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Polanski's lawyers file new appeal in child sex case

Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s child sex trial in the US. The appeal cites new evidence that a prosecutor was aware of misconduct by the ju

2010-03-19 3697 阅读