Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, April 28:
UNEP hails environmental decision of OHCHR
Apr 28, 2003 ... UNEP hails environmental decision of OHCHRNAIROBI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations EnvironmentProgram (UNEP) on Monday welcomed the environmental decision by theOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights(OHCHR). Klaus Toepfer, executive ...
Holiday week sees 131 killed in Italian road accidents
Apr 28, 2003 ... Holiday week sees 131 killed in Italian road accidentsROME, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The holiday week, which began atEaster, continued through Italian Liberation Day on Thursday andended Sunday, left a total of 131 dead and 3,862 injured on Italianroads, Italian highway police ...
URGENT: Iraqis to hold national congress within four weeks
Apr 28, 2003 ... URGENT: Iraqis to hold national congress within four weeksBAGHDAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi leaders on Monday agreed ...
Foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Apr 28, 2003 ... Foreign exchange rates in PakistanISLAMABAD, April 28 (Xinhua)-- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday. Selling Buying Buying TT & OD TT ...
Philippine president vows to take full measures against SARS
Apr 28, 2003 ... Philippine president vows to take full measures against SARSMANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed on Monday to take full measures fighting against thehighly infectious Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome as "the crisis ismuch bigger than ...
Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, April 27
Apr 28, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, April 27LONDON -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director General GroHarlem Brundtland said Sunday that the spreading SARS epidemic " canstill be contained," calling the disease the "first global epidemicof the 21st century." The ...
Resolute measures to control SARS around China (1)
Apr 28, 2003 ... Resolute measures to control SARS around China (1)BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A series of resolute measures havebeen taken by governments of different areas of China in a bid toprevent the SARS virus spreading. In the eastern Zhejiang Province, the provincial ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 28, 2003 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Sunday,April 27, 2003, and begins ...
Paraguayans start voting in presidential elections
Apr 28, 2003 ... Paraguayans start voting in presidential electionsBUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Paraguayans went to the pollingstations Sunday morning to elect a new president, a vice presidentand scores of other top officials. Some 2.4 million voters were expected to cast their votes ...
Afghan team to investigate Massoud's assassination
Apr 28, 2003 ... Afghan team to investigate Massoud's assassinationKABUL, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai hasformed a special team to investigate into the 2001 assassination ofAhmad Shah Massoud, a legendary leader of the Northern Alliance whichis the backbone of the current ...
News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)
Apr 28, 2003 ... News Items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 1)HONG KONG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Sunday:New Zealand scientists discovers diet link to premature births URGENT: Blast rocks Jakarta ...
Resolute measures to control SARS around China (2)
Apr 28, 2003 ... Resolute measures to control SARS around China (2)In north China's Hebei Province, the government's main task isensuring the health and safety of medical staff. Preventativetreatments have been allocated to medical staff and hospitals havetaken strict ventilation, disinfection ...
Singapore public hospitals to impose "no-visitor" rule
Apr 28, 2003 ... Singapore public hospitals to impose "no-visitor" ruleSINGAPORE, April 27 (Xinhua)-- From April 29, all Singapore publichospitals will not allow any visitors for patients, SingaporeMinister for Health Lim Hng Kiang announced at a press conferenceSunday evening. The ...
Nepali govt, guerrillas hold first round of formal talks
Apr 28, 2003 ... Nepali govt, guerrillas hold first round of formal talksKATHMANDU, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The first round of formal talksbetween the Nepali government and the anti-government guerrillasconcluded here Sunday evening with the two sides agreeing to form amonitoring committee to ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 27
Apr 28, 2003 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 27BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are Sunday's domestic newsitems released by Xinhua: Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 27 Hainan suspends flights to HK, Macao and SE Asia Foreign ...
Portsmouth wins first division title
Apr 28, 2003 ... Portsmouth wins first division titleLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Portsmouth beat the closest rivalsLeicester City to secure the title of English first division. They made it after scoring a 3-2 win over Rotherham on Sundaywhile second-placed Leicester City were held to a ...
Boston pulls away with 3-1 lead over Indiana
Apr 28, 2003 ... Boston pulls away with 3-1 lead over IndianaWASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Paul Peirce avoided a dismalfirst half, scoring 32 of his 37 points in the second to lead theBoston Celtics to a 102-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers and a 3- 1lead in their series. The Pacers ...
United step within touch distance of league title
Apr 28, 2003 ... United step within touch distance of league titleLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United has put one hand onthe league title after they scored a 2-0 win over Tottenham here onSunday. The triumph lifted United five points clear of the nearest rivalsArsenal, which ...
Results of world ice hockey championship
Apr 28, 2003 ... Results of world ice hockey championshipHELSINKI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results fromSunday's matches at the world ice hockey championship in Finland: Group A (in Helsinki): Germany beat Japan 5-4 (4-2, 0-0, 1-2) Slovakia bt ...
Results of Italian first division soccer league
Apr 28, 2003 ... Results of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Italianfirst division soccer matches played on Sunday: Bologna tied Chievo Verona 1-1 Como tied Modena 0-0 ...
URGENT: Menem, Kirchner enters runoff in Argentina's presidentialelections
Apr 28, 2003 ... URGENT: Menem, Kirchner enters runoff in Argentina's presidentialelectionsBUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A runoff between formerpresident Carlos Menem and Nestor Kirchner, both from theJusticialista Party (Peronist), will be needed to decide who ...
German first division soccer league summaries
Apr 28, 2003 ... German first division soccer league summariesBERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of Germanfirst division soccer matches played on Sunday: Arminia Bielefeld 2 - Marco Gebhardt 1, 40 Energie Cottbus 2 - Christoph Dabrowski 56, ...
Market exchange rates -- April 28
Apr 28, 2003 ... Market exchange rates -- April 28BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan on Monday, announced by the People's Bankof China: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.70 ...
Italian first division soccer league summaries
Apr 28, 2003 ... Italian first division soccer league summariesROME, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries of Italianfirst division soccer matches played on Sunday: Bologna 1 - Giuseppe Signori 2 Chievo Verona 1 - Ivano Della Morte 90+4 Halftime: ...
Results, standings of English premier league
Apr 28, 2003 ... Results, standings of English premier leagueLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results andstandings of English premier league after soccer matches played onSunday: Manchester City lost to West Ham United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester United ...
Standings of Spanish first division soccer league
Apr 28, 2003 ... Standings of Spanish first division soccer leagueMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standing of theSpanish first division soccer league after Sunday's matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Real Madrid...
French Cup soccer semi-final results
Apr 28, 2003 ... French Cup soccer semi-final resultsPARIS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of a FrenchCup semi-final ...
African soccer Champions League draw
Apr 28, 2003 ... African soccer Champions League drawJOHANNESBURG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the draw for thesecond round of the African Champions League: Stade Malien, Mali, vs USM Alger, Algeria FC St Eloi Lupopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, vs Canon Yaounde,Cameroon ...
Pakistan awaiting India's formal offer of talks: official
Apr 28, 2003 ... Pakistan awaiting India's formal offer of talks: officialISLAMABAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan is awaiting a formaloffer for dialogue from New Delhi to resolve all outstanding disputesbetween the two countries, local English newspaper Dawn reported onSunday. "Pakistan ...
English soccer first division standings
Apr 28, 2003 ... English soccer first division standingsLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofEnglish first division after soccer matches played on Sunday (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Portsmouth45 28 ...
World ice hockey championship standings
Apr 28, 2003 ... World ice hockey championship standingsHELSINKI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theworld ice hockey championship after Sunday's matches ( tabulatedunder games played, won, tied, lost, goals for, against and points): Group A: 1. Slovakia...
Standings of Italian first division soccer league
Apr 28, 2003 ... Standings of Italian first division soccer leagueROME, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theItalian first division soccer league after Sunday's matches (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Juventus...
Leading CAF Cup scorers
Apr 28, 2003 ... Leading CAF Cup scorersJOHANNESBURG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leadingscorers in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup after theweekend's first round, second leg matches: 3 - ...
Confederation of African Football Cup draw
Apr 28, 2003 ... Confederation of African Football Cup drawJOHANNESBURG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the draw for thesecond round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup: Green Buffaloes, Zambia, vs St Michel United, Seychelles Kiyovu Sport, Rwanda, vs Black Rhinos, ...
Italian first division soccer league leading scorers
Apr 28, 2003 ... Italian first division soccer league leading scorersROME, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Italian first division after Sunday's matches: 24 - Christian Vieri (Inter Milan) 16 - Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 15 - Filippo ...
Developing Asia to grow 5.3 percent in 2003: ADB
Apr 28, 2003 ... Developing Asia to grow 5.3 percent in 2003: ADBMANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Developing Asia's economic growthwill slow to 5.3 percent in 2003 from last year's 5.7 percent due tothe recent outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), theAsian Development Bank (ADB) said ...
Spanish first divisin soccer league results
Apr 28, 2003 ... Spanish first divisin soccer league resultsMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of matchesplayed in the Spanish first division on Sunday: Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1 Celta Vigo tied Valladolid 0-0 Malaga tied Racing Santander 2-2 ...
Menem, Kirchner enters runoff in Argentina's presidentialelections: exit polls
Apr 28, 2003 ... Menem, Kirchner enters runoff in Argentina's presidentialelections: exit pollsBUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A runoff between formerpresident Carlos Menem and Nestor Kirchner, both from theJusticialista Party (Peronist), will be needed to decide who willbecome the new ...
German first division soccer league results
Apr 28, 2003 ... German first division soccer league resultsBERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of Germanfirst division soccer matches played on Sunday: Arminia Bielefeld tied Energie Cottbus 2-2 Kaiserslautern bt Werder Bremen 1-0 Played on Saturday: ...
Spanish first division soccer league leading scorers
Apr 28, 2003 ... Spanish first division soccer league leading scorersMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Spanish first division soccer league after Sunday's matches: 24 - Roy Makaay (Deportivo Coruna) 19 - Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad) 17 - ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 28
Apr 28, 2003 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 28DOHA -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived here lateSunday on the second leg of his Gulf tour, and is expected to make aninspection at the US Central Command war headquarters in Qatar.He was in Abu Dhabi, capital of ...
China's emergence affecting trade patterns, growth in Asia: ADB
Apr 28, 2003 ... China's emergence affecting trade patterns, growth in Asia: ADBMANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The emergence of China as a majortrading power has had a significant impact on the pattern and growthof trade in developing Asia, and benefited other economies in theregion, the Asian ...
Standings of German first division soccer league
Apr 28, 2003 ... Standings of German first division soccer leagueBERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of theGerman first division soccer league after Sunday's games ( tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Bayern Munich ...
ADB sees Philippine economic growth at 4 percent in 2003
Apr 28, 2003 ... ADB sees Philippine economic growth at 4 percent in 2003MANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy will grow 4percent in 2003 with expected strong domestic consumption andimproved exports, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its annualreport released here Monday ....
English PFA names Team of the Year
Apr 28, 2003 ... English PFA names Team of the YearLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the English premierleague team of the season selected by the English ProfessionalFootballers' Association on Sunday: PFA team of the year: Brad Fridel (Blackburn), ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Apr 28, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Monday.The Philippine Star: -- The presidential palace declared on Sunday a national emergencydue to the spread of ...
Final result of Barcelona Open tennis tournament
Apr 28, 2003 ... Final result of Barcelona Open tennis tournamentMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following is the final result fromthe Barcelona Open ATP ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 28, 2003 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Monday: Mainichi, Asahi, Yomiuri, Nihon Keizai: -- Yoko Komiyama from Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) ...
Liege World Cup cycling race results
Apr 28, 2003 ... Liege World Cup cycling race resultsBRUSSELS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placingsin the Liege-Bastogne-Liege World Cup cycling race over 258.5kilometers in Liege, Belgium, on Sunday: 1. Tyler Hamilton, United States, Team CSC, six hours 28 minutes50 ...
New Zealand warned of winter power crisis
Apr 28, 2003 ... New Zealand warned of winter power crisisWELLINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Deputy Prime MinisterMichael Cullen has predicted that there will be "social and economicdisruption" if New Zealand experiences another winter power crisis. Cullen was quoted Monday by The ...
URGENT: plane crushes in Indonesia's Papua (1)
Apr 28, 2003 ... URGENT: plane crushes in Indonesia's Papua (1)JAKARTA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- A passenger carrier crushed in anunknown mountainous area in Papua, the Easternmost province ...
Spain beat Australia 3-2 in tennis Fed Cup
Apr 28, 2003 ... Spain beat Australia 3-2 in tennis Fed CupMADRID, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Spain beat Australia 3-2 in their FedCup World Group, first round tie in Tarragona, Spain, on Sunday. Results (Spanish names first): Played on Sunday: Conchita Martinez beat Nicole Pratt ...
New limits to lessen farmers' burden of taxes
Apr 28, 2003 ... New limits to lessen farmers' burden of taxesBEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Curbing price irregularities that goagainst farmers' interests is to top the agenda of the StateDevelopment and Reform Commission for the rest of this year, theChina Daily reported Monday. The ...
El Salvador strengthens border control to prevent SARS
Apr 28, 2003 ... El Salvador strengthens border control to prevent SARSMEXICO CITY, April 27 (Xinhua) -- El Salvador has strengthened itscontrol over air, sea and land entry points to fend off the virusthat produces severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A Salvadoran Health Ministry ...
American Hamilton wins Liege classic cycling race
Apr 28, 2003 ... American Hamilton wins Liege classic cycling raceBRUSSELS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Tyler Hamilton made a solo run tocross the finish line to become the first American to win the 258-kmLiege-Bastogne-Liege World Cup classic on Sunday. Hamilton, leader of Danish team CSC, took ...
Belgium crush Austria 5-0 in tennis Fed Cup
Apr 28, 2003 ... Belgium crush Austria 5-0 in tennis Fed CupBRUSSELS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Belgium beat Austria 5-0 in theirFed Cup World Group first round tie in Bree, Belgium, on Sunday. Results: Played on Sunday: Kim Clijsters beat Patricia Wartusch 6-2, ...
URGENT: Duarte set to win Paraguay's presidential elections
Apr 28, 2003 ... URGENT: Duarte set to win Paraguay's presidential electionsBUENOS AIRES, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Nicanor Duarte from the rulingColorado Party is set to win Sunday's Paraguayan presidentialelections after more than 80 percent ...
Henry named English PFA Player of the Year
Apr 28, 2003 ... Henry named English PFA Player of the YearLONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal striker Thierry Henry wasnamed the English Professional Footballers' Association(PFA) Playerof the Year on Sunday. The Frenchman, nominated for the award three years in a row, hasscored scored ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 28
Apr 28, 2003 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- April 28BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are highlights of majorBeijing-based newspapers Monday:People's Daily -- A front-page commentary calls for efforts to promote thenational spirit to win the fight ...
Pakistan proposes joint monitoring of LOC by 7 countries
Apr 28, 2003 ... Pakistan proposes joint monitoring of LOC by 7 countriesISLAMABAD, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign MinisterKhurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Sunday urged India to accept jointmonitoring of the Line of Control (LOC) by seven countries. The joint body should consists of ...
German first division soccer league leading scorers
Apr 28, 2003 ... German first division soccer league leading scorersBERLIN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe German first division after this weekend's matches: 16 - Ailton (Werder Bremen), Thomas Christiansen (VfL Bochum),Elber (Bayern Munich) 14 - ...
Water erosion in N. China city treated
Apr 28, 2003 ... Water erosion in N. China city treatedSHIJIAZHUANG, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Zhangjiakou City, a major watersource of the Chinese capital Beijing, has made painstaking effortsto protect local eco-environment, with priority given to preventionof water erosion. Officials say ...
Italy beat Sweden 3-2 in tennis Fed Cup
Apr 28, 2003 ... Italy beat Sweden 3-2 in tennis Fed CupSTOCKHOLM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Italy beat Sweden 3-2 in their FedCup World Group first round tie in Linkoping, Sweden, on Sunday. Results (Swedish names first): Played on Sunday: Sofia Arvidsson lost to Flavia Pennetta ...
France beat Colombia 5-0 in tennis Fed Cup
Apr 28, 2003 ... France beat Colombia 5-0 in tennis Fed CupPARIS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- France beat Colombia 5-0 in their FedCup World Group first round tie on Sunday. Results (French names first): Emilie Loit/Virginie Razzano beat Romy ...
Hong Kong stocks open lower
Apr 28, 2003 ... Hong Kong stocks open lowerHONG KONG, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 54.35points, or 0.65 ...