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Morocco building collapse kills 14(1)
2019-04-09Firefighters look for survivors among the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in Khenitra Jan. 17, 2008. Fourteen people were killed when a two-storey residential building under construc...
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Colombia's relations with Venezuela sank to a new low Thursday after President Alvaro Uribe asked his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to stop meddling and “attacking“ Colombia while Chavez accu...
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U.S. housing starts plunge 14.2% in Dec.
2019-04-09WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. construction of new homes plunged 14.2 percent in December to an adjusted annual rate of 1.006 million units, the weakest level since May 1991, the Commerce Depart...
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BEIJING,Jan17 (Xinhua) -- In a rare move to tame auto credit growth, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on Wednesday urged commercial banks to thoroughly examine car loan deals to guard ag...
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British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith urged internet providers on Thursday to remove all al-Qaida and extremist websites in a bid to tackle radicalization among Britain's Muslims.Smith said there was gr...
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China on Thursday called on the international community to ramp up diplomatic efforts for a proper settlement of the Iran nuclear issue.Foreign Minsitry spokesperson Jiang Yu said on Thursday at a reg...
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·The Dow Jones industrial average was down 306.95 points, or 2.46%, to 12,159.21.·Bernanke warned the risks of an economic downturn have grown more pronounced.·Credit concerns also dogged Wall Stre...
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CNPC Assets Hit 1.54 Trln Yuan, Up 7.1%
2019-04-09A sign of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), file photo [Photo: cnsphoto]The assets of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) hit 1.54 trillion yuan ($212.4 billion) at the end of 2007,...
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Zimbabwe faces threat of new flooding(1)
2019-04-09A child rescued from a flooded area along Zambazi river prepares a meal at a temporary shelter in Bawe village, central Mozambique, January 16, 2008. Zimbabwe faces the threat of renewed flooding whic...
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statuettes for the SAG Awards(1)
2019-04-09Finished statuettes for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are displayed during a media opportunity in Burbank January 17, 2008. The SAG Awards, which received a waiver from the striking Writers Gui...