Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, January 17:
Mubarak Terms Remarks on Economic Crisis in Egypt as "
Jan 17, 2002 ... Mubarak Terms Remarks on Economic Crisis in Egypt as"Irresponsible" by Liu Yunfei CAIRO, January 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak onThursday dismissed as "irresponsible" remarks that Egypt is facing aneconomic crisis, the official MENA news agency ...
Colombian Authorities Seize 8 Tons of Explosives, Arrests 4
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Colombian police seized eight tons of dynamite on Wednesday ina locality near Bogota, thecapital of Colombia, and arrested foursuspects, law-enforcementsources said. Colonel Alvaro Sandoval, commander of the police in Cundinamarcaprovince, said ...
IMF Technical Mission Visits Ecuador
Jan 17, 2002 ... A group of International MonetaryFund (IMF) delegates arrived hereon Wednesday to evaluate Ecuador's economic situation and start newnegotiations with the government. A technical mission of the IMF, which will stay in thecountryuntil January 29, is expected to meet economic ...
Haitian President Visits Dominica to Improve Relations
Jan 17, 2002 ... Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide visited the DominicanRepublic on Wednesday,an effort viewed as an attempt to mend fencesbetween the two neighboring countries. A touchy relationship has developed between the DominicanRepublic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola ...
Results at English FA Cup Third Round
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results of English FA Cup soccer matches playedon Wednesday (roman numerals denote division of non-premier leagueteams): Third round: Coventry (I) lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Rotherham (I) beat Southampton 2-1 Stockport (I) lost to Bolton ...
Russia Wins Pairs Title at European Figure Skating Championships
Jan 17, 2002 ... Russia maintained its superiority in the pairs event when TatianaTotmianina and Maxim Marinin skated to gold at the EuropeanChampionships at Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Skating to Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, the Russian pair,last year's silver medallists, overcame ...
Thailand, China to Jointly Check Drug-Trafficking Route Along Mekong River
Jan 17, 2002 ... Thailand and China have agreed to make an joint study of theMekong river which is found turning into a popular drug-traffickingroute to the world market, the state-owned radio reported Thursday. The agreement was reached at an meeting between Thai and Chinesedrug-suppression ...
Urgent: U.S. Secretary of State Arrives in Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2002 ... U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Kabul on Thursdayfor a brief visit to ...
Chinese Bank Pledges Loans for Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Agricultural Bank of China(ABC) has pledged a loan of 1.61billion yuan for building a 36-kilometer bridge across the HangzhouBay in Zhejiang Province, thelongest sea bridge in Asia and thesecond longest in the world. Jiang Zhihua, head of the ABC Zhejiang branch, said the ...
Water, Soil Protection Project Along Yangtze River
Jan 17, 2002 ... China has recently launched a three-year project to revive theecological system along Yangtze River, the longest in the country. The project, involving 9 million yuan (1.1 million U.S. dollars)ininvestment, will be implemented in 10 counties at the middle andupper reaches of the ...
French Soccer First Division Results
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results of French first division soccer matchesplayed on Wednesday: Lille tied Girondins Bordeaux ...
Colombian Government, Rebels End First Meeting After Resumption of
Jan 17, 2002 ... Talks BOGOTA, January 16 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of theColombiangovernment and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) concluded their opening session Wednesday of a four-daymeeting, the first since mid-October when the peace talks becamedeadlocked. The ...
Death Toll From Bus Accident in El Salvador Rises to 22
Jan 17, 2002 ... The death toll from a bus accident that occurred Tuesday when thevehicle fell off a cliff into a river in western El Salvador hasrisen to 22, including twochildren, police said on Wednesday. The Salvadoran Red Cross said earlier at least 10 people werekilled. The ...
Commonwealth Urged Not to Suspend Zimbabwe's Membership
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Executive Secretary ofthe Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC) Prega Ramsamy onWednesday urged the Commonwealth notto suspend Zimbabwe's membership. The Commonwealth will hold a summit in Brisbane, Australia,between March 2 and 5, several days prior to the ...
Czech Republic Acts to Check Appreciation of Koruna
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Czech government decided on Wednesday that it will cooperatewith the Central Bank to curb theappreciation of its currency, thekoruna, local media reported. The reports said the decision was made after Prime Minister MilosZeman met with Financial Minister Jiri Rusnok and the ...
Malaysia Hopes to See Gas Pipeline Project Go Ahead
Jan 17, 2002 ... Malaysia welcomes Thailand's commitment to take steps to addressproblems hindering the Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline project, and hopesthe project will be implemented soon, the Thai News Agency(TNA)reported Thursday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar told reporters ...
Indonesian Govt to Ease Impact of Fuel Price Increase for Poor
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Indonesian government decided to take steps to overcome thepoor difficulty following the fuel price hike, the Jakarta Postreported Thursday. The government officially raised fuel prices by an average of some22 percent late on Wednesday and launched a new pricing formula ...
German Haas Eases to Third Round
Jan 17, 2002 ... Olympic silver medallist TommyHaas proved to be too strong forFrench qualifier Jean-Francois Bachelot, coasting to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3triumph on Thursday to reachthe third round of the Australian Open. Seventh-seeded Haas, a semifinalist in Melbourne in 1999, hammered10 aces past ...
European Figure Skating Championships Results
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the leading results from the third day ofcompetition at the European figure skating Championships at Lausanne,Switzerland, on Wednesday: Pairs free skate 1. Tatiana Totmianina/Maxim Marinin, Russia, 1.5 points 2. Sarah Abitbol/Stephane Bernadis, France, ...
Angolan Handball Coach Joins African Confederation Technical
Jan 17, 2002 ... Commission LUANDA, January 16 (Xinhua) -- Angola's "ASA" women's handballcoach Beto Ferreira was appointed on Wednesday member of the AfricanHandball Confederation (AHC technical commission, local report said. According to Angolan news agency Angop, the ...
UN Official Hails China's Efforts on Protecting Disabled
Jan 17, 2002 ... China has made great efforts toimprove social awareness of thespecial needs of the disabled overthe past decade, a visiting UNofficial said here Wednesday. In addition, China has created many jobs for handicapped peopleingovernment and social organizations and the private sector, ...
Rain Causes Shortages of Vegetables, Meat in New Zealand
Jan 17, 2002 ... Persistent rain for months across much of New Zealand is causingshortages of vegetables, grains, meat and wool and has driven theirprices up. Since early October rain has fallen in most areas almost everyday.Local farmers are praying for at least a week without rain, but ...
Tension Grows as Israeli Troops, Palestinian Militants Trade Fire
Jan 17, 2002 ... Tension in the Palestinian territories grew higher Wednesday nightas Israeli troops and Palestinian militants traded fire in severalparts of the Gaza Strip. According to a Palestinian public security statement, Israelitroops stationed at the Jewish settlements west of the Khan ...
Myanmar Youth Team Defeats Yonsei University in Soccer Friendly
Jan 17, 2002 ... The selected under-20 Myanmar youth team defeated the YonseiUniversity team from Republic of Korea 2-0 in a friendly soccer matchheld at the Youth Training Center Wednesday evening. Myanmar striker Yan Paing opened the scoring by firing hometheball passing from Tint Naing Tun Thein ...
Major News Items in Leading Pakistani Newspapers
Jan 17, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD 011781 Major News Items in Leading Pakistani Newspapers ISLAMABAD, January 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Pakistani English newspapers on Thursday. Pakistan Observer: -- President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that the ...
U.S., Colombia Deal Fatal Blow to Money-laundering Ring
Jan 17, 2002 ... The United States and Colombia have delivered what may beconsidered the most overwhelming blow so far to the money-laundering networks serving Colombian drug-traffickers, the Colombiansecret police announced on Wednesday. The operation dubbed "Corta Cables" (Wire Cutter) ...
Shares Edge Up in Brazil, Mexico
Jan 17, 2002 ... Latin America's two major stock markets, Sao Paulo and MexicoCity, closed higher on Wednesday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex advanced to 13,083 points, up 0.56 percent from the 13,010points of the previous close. The turnover was 213.7 ...
Sweden Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emission by 3.9 Percent in 10 Years
Jan 17, 2002 ... Sweden has almost fulfilled its target for reducing greenhouse gasemissions 12 years ahead ofschedule thanks to efforts over the pastdecade, the daily Goteborgs Posten reported Wednesday. By 2000 the country had succeeded in cutting nationwide greenhousegas emissions by 3.9 ...
Argentina Hails IMF's Decision to Extend Debt Payment Deadline
Jan 17, 2002 ... Argentina welcomed the International Monetary Fund's (IMF)decision Wednesday to allow the country one more year to repay 933million U.S. dollars in short-term debt. A government spokesman told reporters that the Argentinegovernment was pleased with the move, which he said created ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are news items fromthe Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua inHong Kong Wednesday: Former Thai PM Safe After Heart Surgery Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange Australian Dollar Closes Weaker Foreign Exchange Rates in Hong Kong Australian Sharemarket ...
Seven Koreans Arrested in Manila for Illegal Working
Jan 17, 2002 ... Seven citizens of the Republic of Korea have been arrested fortheir teaching jobs at a foreign language school in the northernsuburb of Metro Manila without required permits from the government. One of those arrested was identified as Kim Yoo Jung, one of theschool owners, while ...
Strong Quake Hits Guatemala, No Damage Reported
Jan 17, 2002 ... A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale onWednesday rocked Guatemala, sparking panic among local inhabitants,but there have been no reports on victims nor material damage so far,official sources reported. Eddy Sanchez, director of the Guatenala's ...
Major News Items In Leading Indian Newspapers
Jan 17, 2002 ... The following are major news items in leading Indian newspapers onThursday. The Financial Express: -- Visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Wednesday stressed theneed for China and India to step up cooperation and complementeachother rather than compete, in a serious bid to ...
Albania Pledges to Strengthen Relations with EU
Jan 17, 2002 ... Albanian Prime Minister Ilir MetaWednesday said strengtheningrelations with the European Union (EU)tops the agenda for Albania'sforeign policy, Albania's news agency ATA reported. Addressing a Foreign Ministry session, Meta said one of thepriorities of Albania's diplomacy in 2002 ...
Israeli Troops, Palestinian Militants Trade Fire in Gaza
Jan 17, 2002 ... Tension in the Palestinian territories hightened Wednesday nightas Israeli troops and Palestinian militants traded fire in severalparts of the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian public security statement said that Israeli troopsstationed at the Jewish settlements west of Khan Younis town ...
Colombia Asks International Participation in Peace Process
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Colombian government has attached great importance to the rolethe international community has played in the peace process with thecountry's largest guerrilla group, FARC, Foreign Minister GuillermoFernandez de Soto said here Wednesday. He urged continued worldefforts to shore up the ...
Results of Spanish King's Cup Quarter-final, Second Leg Matches
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results of Spanish King's Cup quarter-final,second leg matches played on Wednesday (Roman numerals indicatedivision of non-first division teams): Rayo Vallecano beat Real Madrid 1-0 (Real Madrid win 4-1 on aggregate) Figueres (III) tied ...
Accidents Sound Alarm on Production Safety
Jan 17, 2002 ... A series of accidents that occurred across the country and causedserious losses of life and property of the people last year soundedalarm on production safety. China reported more than 940,000 accidents that caused injury anddeaths in the January-November period last year, a rise ...
Chinese Banks Granted More Loans in Foreign Exchange
Jan 17, 2002 ... Chinese banks in Shanghai lastmonth granted 112 million U.S.dollars more loans in foreign exchange than the previous month,which, experts say, is an encouraging sign in the business. Chinese banks have been troubled by the difficulty in making loansin foreign exchanges attractive ...
At Least 26 People Killed, Thousands Displaced in Burundi Fighting
Jan 17, 2002 ... At least 26 people have been killed and over 35,000 displacedduring the past week of clashes around Burundi's capital Bujumbura,according to reports reaching here from Bujumbura on Wednesday. The reports quoted army spokesman Colonel Augustin Nzabampema assaying that the army has ...
Peru Sacks Coach for Poor Results
Jan 17, 2002 ... Peru's soccer federation said on Wednesday it had sacked coachJulio Cesar Uribe after the nationalside failed to obtain a berth atthis year's World Cup finals. The Peruvian soccer ruling body didn't mention who would succeedUribe in his post, just saying "as of ...
Results at Portuguese Cup Quarter-final Matches
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results of Portuguese Cup quarter-final matchesplayed on Wednesday (Roman numerals denote division of non-premierleague teams): Vila Real (II) lost to Sporting 0-4 Leixoes (II) ...
Saudi Arabia Ties Kuwait in Gulf Cup Opener
Jan 17, 2002 ... The hosts Saudi Arabia fought toa 1-1 tie with defending championsKuwait in the opening match of the Gulf Cup here on Wednesday. Saudi went ahead in the 15th minute through striker andcaptainSami al-Jabar but Jasim al-Humaidi scored the equalizer on 48minutes in a fast-paced ...
World Cup Biathlon Relay Results
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results Wednesday of a men's biathlon World Cup4x7.5-kilometer relay raceat Ruhpolding, Germany (penalty laps inparentheses): 1. Germany, one hour 25 minutes, 18.4 seconds 2. Norway, 1:25.32.9 3 ....
Bush: U.S. Deeply Concerned About Argentina's Economy
Jan 17, 2002 ... U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the UnitedStates was deeply concernedabout the difficulties facing Argentinaand urged the country to embrace international trade and market-based reform to get throughits tough times. "Argentina, and nations throughout our ...
Another Chinese Player Signed to WUSA
Jan 17, 2002 ... Midfielder Pu Wei signed with the Washington Freedom on Wednesday,becoming the seventh Chinese national player to be recruited to theWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA) league. Pu, 21, the captain of the Chinese national team, became thefourth international player for the ...
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URGENT Powell Arrives in Kabul
Jan 17, 2002 ... U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Thursday fortalks with new Afghan leaders on issues of rebuilding of the war-torn country. Powell, on a tour of South Asia, flew in from Pakistan to theBagram airbase, 30 Kilometers north of ...
Bangkok Rice F.O.B. Prices
Jan 17, 2002 ... The following are offered Bangkok rice f.o.b. prices, as set bythe Rice Committee Board of Trade of Thailand, for the week startingThursday: U.S. Dollar/Metric Ton last week this week White Fragrant Rice 100 percent ...
Sri Lanka to Decide on Constitutional Council
Jan 17, 2002 ... Sri Lanka is to decide on a 10-member Constitutional CouncilThursday at a special meeting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghewill hold with representatives of political parties in Parliament,The Island newspaper said. The Constitutional Council will appoint independent commissions ...
Major News Items in Leading Philippine Newspapers
Jan 17, 2002 ... The following are major news items in leading Philippinenewspapers Thursday. The Manila Times: -- Residents of the southern Philippine island of Jolo, seethingwith anger over Tuesday's bloodbath there, Wednesday vented theirrage on six government soldiers, beheading them and ...
Australian Open Men's Singles Results
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following are the results of men's singles matches on the fourthday of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park onThursday (prefix number denotes seeding): Second round 7-Tommy Haas, Germany, ...
DaimlerChrysler Recalls 183,000 Minivans in Canada
Jan 17, 2002 ... DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. is finally fixing 183,000 Canadianminivans with a potentially dangerous fuel leak problem, two yearsafter it filed the recall notice. The vehicles affected include the 1996 to 2000 Chrysler Town andCountry, Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan, and the ...
Highlights of Major Beijing-based Newspapers -- Jan. 17
Jan 17, 2002 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers Thursday: People's Daily -- China's top legislator Li Peng Wednesday called for thepromotion of supervision by the National People's Congress (NPC) andlocal people's congresses, in keeping with China's Constitution andlaws ....
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, January 17
Jan 17, 2002 ... LONDON -- British Foreign Office Minister Peter Hain said onWednesday Britain could not remain outside the euro indefinitely andrisked becoming isolated if it chose to do so. "Can we stay out of the single currency forever? I don't believewe can," Hain, who is in charge of European ...
All Indo-Pak Issues Be Resolved Peacefully: Powell
Jan 17, 2002 ... All issues between Pakistan and India "can be resolved peacefullyand not through tension and escalation," U.S. Secretary of StateColin Powell said here on Wednesday evening. Powell made these remarks while addressing a joint pressconference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul ...
Xinhua World Economic News Summary at 0530 GMT, January 17
Jan 17, 2002 ... ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Wednesdaycalled on the French government to encourage more French investorstotake part in the investment activities in Ethiopia. Meles made the appeal here in a meeting with the visiting FrenchMinister of State for Cooperation ...
Major News Items in Leading Japanese Newspapers
Jan 17, 2002 ... The following are major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapersThursday. Asahi, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Nihon Keizai: -- A panel of Japan's Justice Ministry hammered out a draft billWednesday that would amend the Commercial Code and could radicallyalter the make-up of corporate ...
Six Nepali Guerrillas Killed, 32 Arrested
Jan 17, 2002 ... At least six Nepali ultra-leftist guerrillas were killed and 32others arrested Wednesday bythe government security forces in variousdistricts of the country,state-run English daily, The Rising Nepal,said Thursday. The security forces gunned down four guerrillas, including ...
Italian Cup Quarterfinals Result
Jan 17, 2002 ... Following is the result of a second-leg quarterfinal match of theItalian Cup on Wednesday (home teams listed first): Lazio lost to AC Milan 2-3 AC Milan qualifies on ...
Bosnia Protests Croatia's Ban Over Oil Tankers
Jan 17, 2002 ... The Bosnian government protested at a Croatian ban on the roadtransport of Slovenian crude and oil products through Croatianterritory. Bosnian Foreign Trade Minister Azra Hadzzi Ahmetovich said onWednesday the unilateral decision by the Croatian governmentcontravened the two ...
Market Exchange Rates
Jan 17, 2002 ... Market exchange rates of three major currencies against RMB yuanThursday, announced by the People's Bank of China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 827.67 Japanese Yen 100 6.3025 Hong Kong Dollar 100 ...
Ravanelli Rules Himself out of Derby Job
Jan 17, 2002 ... Fabrizio Ravanelli confirmed on Wednesday that he does not want tobe player-manager at Derby County. The Italian striker told a news conference at Derby that he wantsto focus on scoring the goals to help the Rams avoid relegation fromthe Premier League. "In my head and my ...
Poland, Russia Hail New Opening in Relations
Jan 17, 2002 ... Russian-Polish relations turned a new leaf on Wednesday after adecade of stalemate when PresidentVladimir Putin began a two-dayofficial visit to Poland, the firstof its kind by a Russian leadersince 1993.Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski told a joint newsconference the ...
Danish Jensen Joins Manchester City for Three and Half Year
Jan 17, 2002 ... Manchester City have completed the signing of defender NiclasJensen from Danish champions FC Copenhagen, the English firstdivision club said on their officialwebsite on Thursday. The Danish international has signed a three and a half yearcontract wich worth about to 700,000 pounds ...