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Man jumps through window to avoid dog (China Daily) Updated: 2009-03-13 10:49 Comments(3) PrintMail A court in Shenyang, Liaoning province, ordered a dog owner to pay 30,000 yuan ($4,385) in compensation to a neighbor who had to jump through a window to hide from a dog. Li Hua...

Obama: China can have confidence in America's economy (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-15 08:24 Comments(1) PrintMail WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama assured on Saturday that China can have confidence in the American economy after meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio...

Lifestyle Gizella Abramson, eyewitness to the Holocaust Sunday, March 15, 2009 3:00 AM Buzz up! A retired teacher, Gizella Abramson speaks to teachers about her experiences in the Holocaust. She spoke recently at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro. Photo by...

Obama: US favors stronger relations with China (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-13 16:25 Comments(1) PrintMail WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States and China share important international responsibilities and his administration is committed to a...

Wen: China ready to put forward new stimulus package (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-13 10:33 Comments(19) Print Mail BEIJING -- China has prepared plans to cope with even bigger difficulties amid the financial crisis and is ready to put forward new stimulus package at any time, said...

What can a human being do—what can you and I do—to create a completely different society? I am asking all a very serious question. Is there anything to be...

Net closes on alleged Nazi death camp guard 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — The net appears to be closing on alleged war criminal John Demjanjuk, one of the few high-profile Nazi holocaust suspects still thought to be at large. The 88-year-old is wanted in Germany for helping to kill 29,000...

“How do you gain freedom? How do you become free?” You don’t. If you are at all interested in freedom, you observe very carefully those things which are free. People aren’t free, so you can’t learn about freedom from people. From people you can only learn about relationship...

4 bidders in race to host 2016 Euros By GRAHAM DUNBAR – 1 day ago GENEVA (AP) — Four candidates are in the running to host the European soccer championship in 2016. Individual bids from France, Italy and Turkey and a joint proposal from Sweden-Norway were made before the deadline of...

China may overtake Japan as the world's second largest economy in 2010 China National News Tuesday 10th March, 2009 (ANI) Beijing, Mar 10 : A research paper issued by the China Policy Institute of the University of Nottingham (UK) has revealed that China is likely to overtake...

Chinese ships play dangerous game with US researchers China National News Monday 9th March, 2009 An unarmed US navy surveillance vessel in the South China Sea has been menaced by five Chinese ships. The Pentagon has said the ships Chinese ships manoeuvred dangerously close to...

China achieved a lot in 30 years - Canadian expert Updated: 2008-10-30 13:00 OTTAWA -- China has made tremendous achievements in all social aspects and improved its status on the international arena as a result of its reform and opening-up policy adopted 30 years ago, Peter Harder, a...

Hong Kong records warmest February in 125 years (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-01 18:15 Comments(0) PrintMail HONG KONG -- Hong Kong recorded a monthly mean temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory in February, making it the warmest February in Hong Kong since...

Crisis also means opportunity: President Hu (Xinhua) Updated: 2009-03-07 19:39 Comments(5) Print Mail BEIJING -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Saturday that the current international financial crisis, despite its severe impact on China's economy, also means an opportunity...

Vancouver Sun Poll Question : The Mounties' reputation has taken a body blow, judging by the hundreds of responses we received to Thursday's Opinion web poll question, "Will you take RCMP officers at their word in the future?" Nearly all of you -- 95.53 per cent -- said no, in light of the...

Suomen kuvalehti Poland Workers Protest A Solidarity trade unionist holds a banner during a demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 6, 2009. Thousands of Polish defense workers are marching in Warsaw to...

China ups spending, deficit at six-decade high China National News Thursday 5th March, 2009 (IANS) Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) China Thursday announced a fiscal deficit budget of 950 billion yuan ($139 billion) for 2009, the highest in six decades, as the country boosts spending to...

1 day ago PARIS, France (AP) — The French soccer federation launched its bid to host the 2016 European Championship on Thursday. "We are now officially candidates to host the 2016 Euros and we launch the bid today", French federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes said during a news...

Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski visited Canada, offering troops and helicopters [3] [After a formal speech before an Ottawa audience, Poland's Foreign Minister, Radek Sikorski, gave interviews to members of the local...