Xinhua News Agency back issues from Saturday, January 31:
Road to the men's singles final at Australian Open
Jan 31, 2004 ... Road to the men's singles final at Australian OpenCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Road to the final in the men'ssingles at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne,Australia: Marat Safin, Russia, vs 2-Roger Federer, Switzerland SAFIN: Round one: ...
Myanmar blames western nations for interfering other's affairs
Jan 31, 2004 ... Myanmar blames western nations for interfering other's affairsYANGON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General KhinNyunt has blamed western countries for trying to interfere in other'saffairs and dominate and manipulate them for self-interest, whileignoring the ...
Penpix of Australian Open men's singles finalists
Jan 31, 2004 ... Penpix of Australian Open men's singles finalistsCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Biographies of the Australian Openmen's finalists (prefix number denotes seeding): 2-Roger Federer, Switzerland Age: 22 Lives: Oberwil, Switzerland Plays: Right-handed ...
US, Indonesia track down terrorists' finance
Jan 31, 2004 ... US, Indonesia track down terrorists' financeJAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The US and the Indonesian governmentsare working together to track down terrorists' finance especially inIndonesia, said a US embassy's senior official here on Friday. "In past two weeks, the US ...
WHO refutes claims that bird flu virus originated from China
Jan 31, 2004 ... WHO refutes claims that bird flu virus originated from ChinaGENEVA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- There is no evidence whatever tosupport the claims that China is the source of the bird flu virus,and there is no clear answer yet as to where the virus originated,World Health Organization ...
Tanzania launches HIV/AIDS impact survey
Jan 31, 2004 ... Tanzania launches HIV/AIDS impact surveyDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has launched a surveyto determine the impact of the HIV/AIDS on the country's economy,Daily News reported on Saturday. Abdallah Kigoda, the minister of state in the President's Office,told ...
Pakistan denies of planned US military operation on its soil
Jan 31, 2004 ... Pakistan denies of planned US military operation on its soilISLAMABAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua)-- Pakistan's Foreign Minister KhurshidMehmood Kasuri Friday denied that the United States will launch amilitary operation in Pakistan's territory hunting for Osmar bin-Laden. The ...
Uganda ready for bird flu: official
Jan 31, 2004 ... Uganda ready for bird flu: officialKAMPALA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health of Uganda ismonitoring the current outbreak of bird flu in Asia and is ready forthe disease, an official from the ministry has said. Director General for health Services Prof. Francis ...
Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapers
Jan 31, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Kenyan newspapersNAIROBI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Kenyan newspapers on Saturday. Kenya Times: -- The Kenyan government has launched investigation into claimsthat several primary school head ...
Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan
Jan 31, 2004 ... Major foreign exchange rates in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua)-- The following are major exchangerates against the Pakistani rupee issued by the Treasury ManagementDivision of the National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday:Selling Buying Buying TT & OD ...
Inflation rate decreases in Uganda
Jan 31, 2004 ... Inflation rate decreases in UgandaKAMPALA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The monthly headline inflation ratefor the just ended January 2004 in Uganda dropped to 4 percent fromthe 5.9 percent recorded in December last year. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) said on Friday that ...
List of Australian Open women's winners
Jan 31, 2004 ... List of Australian Open women's winnersCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Australian Openwomen's singles winners since the event began in 1922: 1922, Margaret Molesworth, Australia 1923, Margaret Molesworth 1924, Sylvia Lance, Australia ...
Rwanda genocide hearing resumes as strike ends
Jan 31, 2004 ... Rwanda genocide hearing resumes as strike endsDAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Judges designated for Rwandagenocide hearing have resumed their work after the accused and theirdefense lawyers ended a three-day protest, local newspaper Daily Newsreported on Saturday ....
NBA results on Friday
Jan 31, 2004 ... NBA results on FridayNEW YORK, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results ofFriday's National Basketball Association games (home team in CAPS):PHILADELPHIA 85 New Orleans 82 WASHINGTON105 Phoenix 100 Detroit90 ...
Afghan president: no information about changes to new constitution
Jan 31, 2004 ... Afghan president: no information about changes to new constitution KABUL, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai onSaturday said that he has no information about alleged changes to hisrecently enacted constitution, which would guide the country throughits post-war ...
Zimbabwe gazettes new telecom regulations
Jan 31, 2004 ... Zimbabwe gazettes new telecom regulationsHARARE, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government has gazettedregulations that will allow for only a single gate to accessinternational telecommunications services and has given all who usetheir own gates 30 days to cease doing so and ...
Match statistics for Henin v Clijsters in Australian Open
Jan 31, 2004 ... Match statistics for Henin v Clijsters in Australian OpenCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Match statistics from Justine Henin-Hardenne's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Kim Clijsters in the all- Belgianfinal of the Australian Open women's singles in Melbourne, Australia,on Friday: ...
Writethru: Regions with newly reported suspected bird flu outbreaksin quick move to counterattack the disease
Jan 31, 2004 ... Writethru: Regions with newly reported suspected bird fluoutbreaks in quick move to counterattack the diseaseBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The three provinces and municipalitywhere new suspected bird flu cases were reported Friday are in fullgear to fight against the highly ...
Karzai says 10 Afghan civilians killed by US forces
Jan 31, 2004 ... Karzai says 10 Afghan civilians killed by US forcesKABUL, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai onSaturday said that an investigation by Afghan officials showed thatUS forces mistakenly killed 10 Afghan civilians in a southernprovince nearly two week ago in an air ...
FLASH: IRANIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH -- IRNA.
Jan 31, 2004 ... FLASH: IRANIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO ...
NBA standings after Friday's games
Jan 31, 2004 ... NBA standings after Friday's gamesWASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings afterNational Basketball Association games played Friday: EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB New Jersey24 20 .545 - ...
Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapers
Jan 31, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Nigerian newspapersLAGOS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Nigerian newspapers on Saturday. This Day: -- Tragedy struck again on Friday for Nigerian aviation with thecrash of an aircraft on the outskirts ...
19 feared dead in Lagos plane crash
Jan 31, 2004 ... 19 feared dead in Lagos plane crashLAGOS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- All 19 people on board a Deech Aircraft1900D which plunged into a swampy area in Ajah, Lagos at around 3p.m. (1400 GMT) Friday, have been feared dead, local newspaper ThisDay reported Saturday. Identities of ...
Shanghai reports 62 new patent applications every day
Jan 31, 2004 ... Shanghai reports 62 new patent applications every daySHANGHAI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai, the leading technologyresearch center in China, saw an average 62 new patent applicationsevery day in 2003, an all time high. The city received 22,374 patent applications last year, ...
Henin-Hardenne takes Australian Open title
Jan 31, 2004 ... Henin-Hardenne takes Australian Open titleCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Justine Henin-Hardenne beat herfellow Belgian Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the women's singlesfinal at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday. Henin-Hardenne added a new trophy to the French and ...
Urgent: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections next month
Jan 31, 2004 ... Urgent: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections nextmonthTEHRAN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran's interior minister said Saturdaythat it was ...
Famous temple to undergo extensive repairs
Jan 31, 2004 ... Famous temple to undergo extensive repairsZHENGZHOU, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A group of 22 specialists on Fridaygathered in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, todiscuss plans to repair the Shaolin Temple, the cradle of the famousShaolin Boxing with a history of ...
China's first heterogenous cloned Asian antelope in good condition
Jan 31, 2004 ... China's first heterogenous cloned Asian antelope in good condition URUMQI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's first heterogenous clonedAsian antelope born on Jan. 21 in northwest China's Xinjiang UygurAutonomous Region was in stable condition by press time, according tothe Xinjiang Urban ...
Iran's Guardians Council rejects postponement of parliamentary elections
Jan 31, 2004 ... Iran's Guardians Council rejects postponement of parliamentaryelectionsTEHRAN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran's conservative-controlledGuardians Council has rejected a call from Interior MinisterAbdolvahed Mousavi Lari for a postponement of the Feb. 20parliamentary elections, state ...
Urgent: Car bomb goes off at police station in Mosul
Jan 31, 2004 ... Urgent: Car bomb goes off at police station in MosulBAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb went off near a policestation in ...
FLASH: EXPLOSION OCCURS AT POLICE STATION IN IRAQI CITY OF MOSUL.
Jan 31, 2004 ... FLASH: EXPLOSION OCCURS AT ...
More people in Guangdong budget big in new year: survey
Jan 31, 2004 ... More people in Guangdong budget big in new year: surveyGUANGZHOU, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- As the income index hit a recordhigh in the past five years, local residents in south China'sGuangdong Province are more willing to buy commodities and makeinvestment schemes, according to a ...
Michael Nunn sentenced to 24 years in jail for drug trafficking
Jan 31, 2004 ... Michael Nunn sentenced to 24 years in jail for drug traffickingWASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Former world champion Michael Nunnwas sentenced in New Yrok on Friday to 24 years in prison for buyingone kilogram of cocaine from an undercover agent in August 2002. Nunn, 40, ...
Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 31
Jan 31, 2004 ... Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Jan. 31BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Report on the quality of air in 47major Chinese cities (12:00 Jan. 30 to 12:00 Jan. 31, Beijing Time) ,released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center:CityMajor Pollutant ...
URGENT: China reports a new diagnosed SARS case
Jan 31, 2004 ... URGENT: China reports a new diagnosed SARS caseBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Health Ministry announcedhere Saturday ...
China in nationwide campaign against bird flu
Jan 31, 2004 ... China in nationwide campaign against bird fluBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- As previously suspected bird flucases in two central provinces were confirmed and new suspected casesreported in three other Chinese regions Friday, an increasing numberof Chinese localities are taking ...
Gold price in Hong Kong down
Jan 31, 2004 ... Gold price in Hong Kong downHONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong dropped76 Hong Kong dollars at 3,723 HK dollars a tael Saturday, accordingto the Bank of China (Hong ...
HK International Conference on Infectious Diseases 2004 opens
Jan 31, 2004 ... HK International Conference on Infectious Diseases 2004 opensHONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong InternationalConference on Infectious Diseases (HKICID) 2004 opened here Saturday,gathering experts worldwide to exchange views on infectious diseases. Since there has ...
11 killed in care home blaze in Scotland
Jan 31, 2004 ... 11 killed in care home blaze in ScotlandLONDON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killedSaturday morning in a fire at a care home in Scotland, the Sky TVreported. The blaze broke out at the Rosepark Nursing Home in Uddingstonnear Glasgow around 4:00 o'clock. The ...
Schedule of play at Australian Open on Sunday
Jan 31, 2004 ... Schedule of play at Australian Open on SundayCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following is the schedule of play onthe Rod Laver Centre Court for the 14th day of the Australian Opentennis championship in Melbourne on Sunday (prefix number denotesseeding): ...
Writethru: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections next month
Jan 31, 2004 ... Writethru: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections nextmonth Eds: Updates with more quotes, backgroundTEHRAN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran's interior minister said Saturdaythat it was impossible to hold the parliamentary elections on Feb. 20after many reform candidates ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jan 31, 2004 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapersCAIRO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Saturday.Al Ahram: -- Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao met Egypt's People'sAssembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour and ...
Urgent: Car bombing at police station in Mosul kills three
Jan 31, 2004 ... Urgent: Car bombing at police station in Mosul kills threeBAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- At least three ...
Australian Open tennis collated results
Jan 31, 2004 ... Australian Open tennis collated resultsCANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated resultsfrom the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park onSaturday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles Final: 1-Justine ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Jan. 31
Jan 31, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0900 GMT, Jan. 31UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations Security Council on Fridayfurther tightened its sanctions against the Taliban and al-Qaida,setting March 31 as the deadline for UN member states to submitreports on implementation of measures ...
Urgent: At least 9 killed in car bombing in Mosul
Jan 31, 2004 ... Urgent: At least 9 killed in car bombing in MosulBAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were ...
Number of US Marines in Japan to be temporarily reduced
Jan 31, 2004 ... Number of US Marines in Japan to be temporarily reducedTOKYO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The number of US Marines in Okinawa,south Japan, may be kept at 14,000 for a prolonged period, as about3,000 troops who are to leave for Iraq may not return to the islandprefecture, Kyodo News ...
East Asia, Latin America to deepen links
Jan 31, 2004 ... East Asia, Latin America to deepen linksMANILA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers or theirrepresentatives from 32 countries of East Asia and Latin Americaagreed Saturday to deepen and broaden the links between the tworegions to make them more agile and responsive to the ...
Writethru: At least 9 killed in car bombing in Mosul
Jan 31, 2004 ... Writethru: At least 9 killed in car bombing in Mosul Eds: Updateswith detailsBAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed in asuspected suicide car bombing at a police station in the northernIraqi city of Mosul on Saturday, hospital sources said. Dozens ...
Writethru: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections next month
Jan 31, 2004 ... Writethru: Iranian government rejects parliamentary elections nextmonth Eds: Updates with quotes from Iranian president and lawmakerTEHRAN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran's interior minister said Saturdaythat it was impossible to hold the parliamentary elections on Feb. 20after many ...
FLASH: ATTACK ON US ARMY CONVOY KILLS THREE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ.
Jan 31, 2004 ... FLASH: ATTACK ON US ARMY ...
Weather forecast for major world cities
Jan 31, 2004 ... Weather forecast for major world citiesBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities(20:00 Jan. 31 - 20:00 Feb. 1, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min. Max. ConditionWind scale Beijing -5 2 cloudy/clear...
Major news items in leading British newspapers
Jan 31, 2004 ... Major news items in leading British newspapersLONDON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading British newspapers on Saturday:The Daily Telegraph: -- German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has made a dramatic attemptto improve relations with ...
Record-breaking visitors tour HK last month
Jan 31, 2004 ... Record-breaking visitors tour HK last monthHONG KONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Visitors arrived in Hong Kong inDecember 2003 totaled 1,792,700, setting a single month record,according to statistics issued Saturday by the Hong Kong TourismBoard (HKTB). The figure, 7.4 percent ...
HK govt to provide free flu vaccine to poultry workers
Jan 31, 2004 ... HK govt to provide free flu vaccine to poultry workersHONGKONG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR) government has decided to offer poultry workers free fluvaccine. Director of Health of Hong Kong Health Department Lam Ping-yansaid here ...
HK receives mlnth mainland individual visitor
Jan 31, 2004 ... HK receives mlnth mainland individual visitorHONG KONG, Jan.31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Immigration Department welcomed Friday theone millionth mainland individual visitor to Hong Kong since theindividual visit scheme was launched on July 28, 2003. Xiao Xi, a Beijinger, was ...
India wants peaceful relations with neighbors: PM
Jan 31, 2004 ... India wants peaceful relations with neighbors: PMNEW DELHI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee Saturday said that India wants to have peaceful, friendshipand cooperative relations with all its neighbors and resolve alloutstanding issues with Pakistan ...
Weather forecast for major Chinese cities
Jan 31, 2004 ... Weather forecast for major Chinese citiesBEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 17 major Chinesecities (20:00 Jan. 31 - 20:00 Feb. 1, Beijing Time, temperatures inCelsius):Min.Max.Condition Wind scale Beijing -5 2 ...
HK to host 2006 ISPA International Congress
Jan 31, 2004 ... HK to host 2006 ISPA International Congress HONG KONG, Jan. 31(Xinhua) -- Hong Kong will host the 2006 ISPA (International Societyfor the Performing Arts) International Congress, a governmentspokesman said here Saturday."Hosting of the 2006 ISPA International Congress will ...
China reports a new diagnosed SARS case (more added)
Jan 31, 2004 ... China reports a new diagnosed SARS case (more added)BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Health Ministry announcedhere Saturday that a new diagnosed SARS case was confirmed in thesouthern Guangdong Province, increasing the number of SARS cases onthe Chinese mainland to four this ...
Men's World Cup downhill results
Jan 31, 2004 ... Men's World Cup downhill resultsBERLIN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results froma men's Alpine skiing World Cup downhill in Garmisch- Partenkirchen,Germany on Saturday: 1. Stephan Eberharter, Austria1:58.70 2. Fritz Strobl, Austria ...
Eberharter wins World Cup downhill
Jan 31, 2004 ... Eberharter wins World Cup downhillBERLIN, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Stephan Eberharter of Austria won amen's Alpine skiing World Cup downhill in ...
Urgent: "Father of Pakistan's nuclear program" sacked
Jan 31, 2004 ... Urgent: "Father of Pakistan's nuclear program" sackedISLAMABAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Abdul Qadeer ...
Lopez replaces Moya for Spain's Davis Cup tie
Jan 31, 2004 ... Lopez replaces Moya for Spain's Davis Cup tieMADRID, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Feliciano Lopez will replace CarlosMoya for Spain's Davis Cup first round tie against the Czech Republicnext week. Moya, who missed the Australian Open due to an ankle strain,withdrew from the Davis ...
UN urges Japan to end minority child discrimination
Jan 31, 2004 ... UN urges Japan to end minority child discriminationTOKYO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A United Nations child rights panelurged Japan on Friday to eliminate discrimination against children ofminorities, including Korean residents in Japan, Kyodo News reportedSaturday. Japan should ...