Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, April 6:
Cape Verde's new cabinet give importance to private sector
Apr 06, 2004 ... Cape Verde's new cabinet give importance to private sectorLUANDA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Cape Verde's Prime Minister Jose MariaNeves has described the weekend cabinet reshuffle as aimed to giveCape Verde's government a "new dynamic". According to a report reaching here, Neves ...
US urges Iran to live up to promise of cooperation with IAEA
Apr 06, 2004 ... US urges Iran to live up to promise of cooperation with IAEAWASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Tuesdaythat it had to wait and see if Iran could live up to its promise ofcooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). "On the subject of ...
US offers financial assistance to Zanzibar's education
Apr 06, 2004 ... US offers financial assistance to Zanzibar's educationDAR ES SALAAM, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The US government has granted 4million US dollars to the Zanzibar authority in assistance of theisland's basic education. Zanzibar Minister for Education, Culture and Sports Haroun ...
Nigeria sanctions foreign TV and radio broadcast
Apr 06, 2004 ... Nigeria sanctions foreign TV and radio broadcastLAGOS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria sanctioned foreign TV and radiobroadcast for "unbridled infiltration" of the nation's airwaves, asenior Nigerian government official said Tuesday. Silas Yisa, director-general of Nigeria's ...
London key market information
Apr 06, 2004 ... London key market informationLONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following is the key marketinformation at close in London on Tuesday: April 6 April 5 Pound sterling 1.8405 1.8222 US dollars 1.5201 1.5159 euros Euro ...
French president concerned over violence in Iraq
Apr 06, 2004 ... French president concerned over violence in IraqPARIS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- French President Jacques Chirac wasconcerned about the worsening situation in Iraq and called for aradical change by a rapid power transfer from the US-led coalition toIraqis on June 30, his office said ...
Security Council warns threat of drugs to stability in Afghanistan
Apr 06, 2004 ... Security Council warns threat of drugs to stability in Afghanistan UNITED NATIONS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations SecurityCouncil on Tuesday called for greater international efforts to combatAfghanistan's illicit drug industry as it endorsed the results oflast week's ...
Senior US official arrives in Kenya to press for Sudan peace deal
Apr 06, 2004 ... Senior US official arrives in Kenya to press for Sudan peace deal NAIROBI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the UnitedStates arrived in Kenya late Tuesday to help the Sudanese partiesreach an accord that will end the two-decade civil war in thecountry, mediators said ....
London metal exchange prices
Apr 06, 2004 ... London metal exchange pricesLONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the closing cash andthree-month prices at the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday:Cash Three-month (US dollars per ton) (US dollars per ton) Unofficial close...
Rwandan children still suffer aftermath of 1994 genocide: UNICEF
Apr 06, 2004 ... Rwandan children still suffer aftermath of 1994 genocide: UNICEFUNITED NATIONS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Rwandan genocide of 10years ago, which orphaned 95,000 children and left the majority ofrape victims HIV positive, has rendered the Eastern African countryhome to one of the ...
European major stock markets end lower
Apr 06, 2004 ... European major stock markets end lowerLONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- European major stock markets endedlower Tuesday as world-leading mobile phone maker Nokia tumbled afterit stunned investors by lowering its first-quarter earningsforecasts. Worries over possible interest ...
Lucent fire president of Chinese unit,three others
Apr 06, 2004 ... Lucent fire president of Chinese unit,three othersNEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Lucent Technologies Inc. announcedTuesday that it had fired president of its Chinese unit and threeother employees after discovering possible bribing activity. The company declined to name the ...
Output of US transportation services rise in January
Apr 06, 2004 ... Output of US transportation services rise in JanuaryWASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- An index measuring the month-to-month changes in the output of transportation services in the UnitedStates reached the highest level in the 14-year period covered by theindex in January, the ...
US rules out sending troops to Pakistan
Apr 06, 2004 ... US rules out sending troops to PakistanWASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday ruledout the possibility of sending troops to Pakistan to hunt the al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters taking sanctuaries in areas borderingAfghanistan. "Frankly, I think that is ...
12 US Marines killed in Iraqi attack: Pentagon
Apr 06, 2004 ... 12 US Marines killed in Iraqi attack: PentagonWASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- As many as 12 US Marines werekilled in Iraq Tuesday when their position was attacked near thegovernor's palace in the city of Ramadi, the Pentagon said. Local television reports quoted a senior US ...
Wall Street stocks close mixed despite earnings optimism
Apr 06, 2004 ... Wall Street stocks close mixed despite earnings optimismNEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street stocks traded mixedTuesday as earnings optimism pushed blue chips up while earningswarning from Nokia weighed on the technology index. The Dow Jones industrial average added ...
Turkey loses 30,000 people in terrorism: minister
Apr 06, 2004 ... Turkey loses 30,000 people in terrorism: ministerANKARA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Ciceksaid on Tuesday that Turkey has lost 30,000 people in acts ofterrorism and called for international cooperation in fightingagainst terror, the Anatolia News Agency ...
German stocks fall
Apr 06, 2004 ... German stocks fallBERLIN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The courses of three indexes on theFrankfurt Stock Exchange fell Tuesday. DAX, the index of big companies, was down 0.64 ...
Italian opposition calls for withdrawal of troops from Iraq
Apr 06, 2004 ... Italian opposition calls for withdrawal of troops from IraqROME, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Italian opposition parties onTuesday called for withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq, while thecenter-left coalition joined the conservative government parties invoicing their moral ...
Guinea-Bissau prepares forming government
Apr 06, 2004 ... Guinea-Bissau prepares forming governmentLUANDA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau's interim PresidentHenrique Rosa has said that the post-election tensions in the countryhave calmed and inter-party talks for the formation of a governmentare on "the good path." According ...
EU confirms discussion with Philip Morris on customs settlement
Apr 06, 2004 ... EU confirms discussion with Philip Morris on customs settlementBRUSSELS, April 6 (Xinhua) - The European Commission (EC), theexecutive arm of the European Union (EU), confirmed on Tuesday thatits settlement negotiations with US tobacco giant Philip Morris wasunder way ....
ECB main reference exchange rates
Apr 06, 2004 ... ECB main reference exchange ratesBERLIN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the exchange ratesof major currencies released by the Frankfurt-based European CentralBank (ECB) on ...
Italian PM says no wavering on Italian troop presence in Iraq
Apr 06, 2004 ... Italian PM says no wavering on Italian troop presence in IraqROME, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconisaid on Tuesday that despite clashes which left a dozen Italiansoldiers wounded in southern Iraq, his government would not waver onits policies and pull ...
Athens stocks nose down
Apr 06, 2004 ... Athens stocks nose downATHENS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Athens bourse finished slightlylower on Tuesday, traders said. The general share index shed 0.14 per cent to end at 2,415.66points. Turnover was 144.6 million euros (175.7 million US dollars) . The FTSE/ASE-20 ...
Urgent: Up to a dozen US Marines may be killed in Iraqi attack: Pentagon
Apr 06, 2004 ... Urgent: Up to a dozen US Marines may be killed in Iraqi attack:PentagonWASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Up to a dozen American Marineswere reportedly killed in Iraq Tuesday when their position wasattacked near the ...
Xinhua Mideast News Summary at 2100 GMT, April 6
Apr 06, 2004 ... Xinhua Mideast News Summary at 2100 GMT, April 6BAGHDAD -- Iraqi militants killed four US marines in the restiveprovince of Al Anbar west of Baghdad, US army said in a statement onTuesday. "Four marines serving with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force werekilled as a ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 06, 2004 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service for Monday,April 05, 2004, and begins ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 5
Apr 06, 2004 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 5BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua Monday: Market exchange rates -- April 5 "Running on Karma" wins best film prize of HK Film Awards Highlights of major ...
Pakistan to improve military equipment to maintain minimum deterrence: Musharraf
Apr 06, 2004 ... Pakistan to improve military equipment to maintain minimumdeterrence: MusharrafISLAMABAD, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has chalked out acomprehensive program to equip its armed forces with state-of-the-art weapon systems to maintain minimum deterrence level, both ...
China coach Zhang confident Steel Roses can qualify for Athens
Apr 06, 2004 ... China coach Zhang confident Steel Roses can qualify for AthensBEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's soccer national coachZhang Haitao said on Monday that the Steel Roses can qualify for theAthens Olympic Games. China was drawn with Guam, Myanmar and South Korea in ...
Bangladesh, Myanmar lay foundation stone of direct road link
Apr 06, 2004 ... Bangladesh, Myanmar lay foundation stone of direct road linkDHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh and Myanmar Monday laid thefoundation stone of the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar Friendship Roadin Bangladeshi southeastern resort city Cox' Bazar, ushering in a newhorizon in the ...
Pakistani Foreign Minister leaves for China
Apr 06, 2004 ... Pakistani Foreign Minister leaves for ChinaISLAMABAD, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister KhurshidMehmood Kasuri Monday left for China on a three-day official visit atthe invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. During his visit, Kasuri will hold talks ...
France to build pressurized water nuclear reactor
Apr 06, 2004 ... France to build pressurized water nuclear reactorPARIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Jean-PierreRaffarin said Monday that France plans to build its third generationof nuclear power plants using the pressurized water nuclear reactor(PWR) design and called on the ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Apr 06, 2004 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Monday:News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (part 1) Japan to keep ban on US beef Urgent: ...
Megawati's PDI-P leading preliminary results of election in Indonesia
Apr 06, 2004 ... Megawati's PDI-P leading preliminary results of election inIndonesiaJAKARTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian President MegawatiSoekarnoputri-led Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) isleading by a very narrow margin in the preliminary results of thelegislative ...
Zimbabwe condemns Congo coup attempt
Apr 06, 2004 ... Zimbabwe condemns Congo coup attemptHARARE, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government here onMonday condemned last week's coup attempt in the Democratic Republicof the Congo (DRC) where four military bases around Kinshasa, thecapital, were attacked by armed assailants ....
China, Nigeria to establish media partnership
Apr 06, 2004 ... China, Nigeria to establish media partnershipABUJA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China and Nigeria are to establish amedia partnership in the area of broadcasting, visiting ChineseDeputy Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film andTelevision (SARFT) Hu Zhanfan said here ...
Chinese ambassador highlights strategic Sino-Egyptian cooperative relations
Apr 06, 2004 ... Chinese ambassador highlights strategic Sino-Egyptian cooperativerelationsCAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ambassador to Egypt on Mondayhighlighted bilateral ties, marking the fifth anniversary of theestablishment of strategic Sino-Egyptian cooperative relationsoriented to ...
English premier league standings
Apr 06, 2004 ... English premier league standingsLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings of Englishpremier league after the soccer match played on Monday ( tabulatedunder games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1. Arsenal 30 22 8 ...
Feature: In memory of those we lost in Rwanda
Apr 06, 2004 ... Feature: In memory of those we lost in Rwandaby Sun YongmingKIGALI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- This is a new, yellow building, whichstands out in village Gisozi in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.Compared to those small, shabby huts, this is a mansion or a villa. But ...
English premier league soccer results
Apr 06, 2004 ... English premier league soccer resultsLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of an Englishpremier league soccer match played on Monday: Leeds United beat Leicester City 3-2Played on Sunday: Aston Villa tied Manchester City 1-1 ...
Athens stocks rise, fueled by markets abroad
Apr 06, 2004 ... Athens stocks rise, fueled by markets abroadATHENS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Athens bourse finished higher onMonday, fueled by rises in markets abroad, traders said. The general share index gained 1.95 percent to end at 2,419.07points. Turnover was 116.1 million euros (144.1 ...
Shares close up in Brazil, Mexico
Apr 06, 2004 ... Shares close up in Brazil, MexicoMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's two major stockmarkets -- Sao Paulo and Mexico -- closed up on Monday. In Sao Paulo, Latin America's biggest bourse, the leading Bovespaindex closed at 23,146 points, up 0.86 percent from the ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0015 GMT, April 6
Apr 06, 2004 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0015 GMT, April 6BRUSSELS -- The informal meeting of the defense ministers of theEuropean Union (EU) Monday agreed to set up a series of " battlegroups" that will be able to fight in most dangerous and inhospitableplaces of the world. At the ...
Market exchange rates -- April 6
Apr 06, 2004 ... Market exchange rates -- April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Market exchange rates of four majorcurrencies against RMB yuan for Tuesday, announced by the People'sBank of China:Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) US Dollar 100 827.69 ...
Greek gov't to hire ambulance staff for Olympic Games
Apr 06, 2004 ... Greek gov't to hire ambulance staff for Olympic GamesATHENS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Greek Health Minister NikitasKaklamanis said on Monday that the health ministry will hire 299people in early May as staff for new ambulances ordered to meet theneeds of the summer Olympic Games ...
Result of Portuguese premier league
Apr 06, 2004 ... Result of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Result of aPortuguese premier league soccer match played on Monday: Maritimo bt Belenenses 2-0 Played on Sunday: Beira-Mar tie Academica 0-0 Moreirense bt Nacional ...
Megawati's party leading provisional results of Indonesian legislative election
Apr 06, 2004 ... Megawati's party leading provisional results of Indonesianlegislative electionJAKARTA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President MegawatiSoekarnoputri-led Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) isstill leading by a minor margin up to earlier Tuesday in theprovisional ...
English premier league leading scorers
Apr 06, 2004 ... English premier league leading scorersLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe English premier league after Monday's match: 22 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 21 - Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) 18 - Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Manchester ...
Portuguese premier league soccer summaries
Apr 06, 2004 ... Portuguese premier league soccer summariesLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries ofPortuguese premier league soccer matches played on Monday: Maritimo 2 - Alan Silva 6, Van der Gaag 44 Belenenses 0 Halftime: 2-0; ...
Standings of Portuguese premier league
Apr 06, 2004 ... Standings of Portuguese premier leagueLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings ofPortuguese premier league after a soccer match played on Monday (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): 1. Porto ...
Amelia Island championship WTA tournament results
Apr 06, 2004 ... Amelia Island championship WTA tournament resultsWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the first roundresults from the 585,000 US dollars Amelia Island championship WTAtennis tournament in New York on Monday (prefix number denotesseeding): Dinara Safina, Russia, ...
English premier league soccer summaries
Apr 06, 2004 ... English premier league soccer summariesLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the summaries ofEnglish premier league soccer matches played on Monday: Leeds United 3 - Michael Duberry 11, Mark Viduka 13, AlanSmith 86 Leicester City 2 - Paul Dickov 77, ...
Portuguese premier league leading scorers
Apr 06, 2004 ... Portuguese premier league leading scorersLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading scorers inthe Portuguese premier league after Monday's soccer match: 17 - Adriano Louzada (Nacional Madeira), Benni McCarthy (Porto) 15 - Evandro Carlos (Rio Ave) ...
Venezuela to supply fuel to Argentina
Apr 06, 2004 ... Venezuela to supply fuel to ArgentinaCARACAS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela is to supply Argentina withfuels worth 200 million US dollars through an accord to be signed bythe governments of both countries. Venezuelan Energy and Mines Minister Rafael Ramirez said Mondaythe ...
Leading 2004 US Ryder Cup points standings
Apr 06, 2004 ... Leading 2004 US Ryder Cup points standingsWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading 2004 USRyder Cup points standings after Sunday's BellSouth Classic (previous position in brackets): 1. (1) Tiger Woods, 1,511.667 points 2. (2) Phil Mickelson, ...
Valverde wins sprint in opening Basque cycling stage
Apr 06, 2004 ... Valverde wins sprint in opening Basque cycling stageMADRID, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Sprint specialist Alejandro Valverdeof Spain powered to victory in the opening cycling stage of the Tourof the Basque Country in Bergara on Monday. The Kelme rider overhauled Russian Denis ...
Leading prize-money winners on 2004 US PGA tour
Apr 06, 2004 ... Leading prize-money winners on 2004 US PGA tourWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading prize-money winners on the 2004 US PGA tour after Sunday's BellSouthClassic (previous week's position in brackets): 1. (2) Phil Mickelson, United States, 2,318,600 US ...
Africa University Games postponed to May in Nigeria
Apr 06, 2004 ... Africa University Games postponed to May in NigeriaLAGOS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Africa University Games (FASU)earlier slated for April 14-24 in Bauchi, North Nigeria, has beenrescheduled for May 22-31 in the same venue, the News Agency ofNigeria reported Monday. Sani ...
Drexler elected for NBA Hall of Fame
Apr 06, 2004 ... Drexler elected for NBA Hall of FameWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Former Portland Trail Blazers andHouston Rockets player Clyde Drexler led a group of six being electedfor the NBA Hall of Fame on Monday. Four players, one coach and one contributor were elected ...
EU puts Colombian rebel group on list of terror organizations
Apr 06, 2004 ... EU puts Colombian rebel group on list of terror organizationsBOGOTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has officiallyput on its list of terror organizations Colombia's NationalLiberation Front (ELN), the second biggest rebel group of thecountry, official sources said ...
"Forca" named as official Euro 2004 song
Apr 06, 2004 ... "Forca" named as official Euro 2004 songLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Euro 2004 soccer championship haschosen "Forca", sung by Canadian-born singer Nelly Furtado, as theofficial song, according to tournament organisers on Monday. Furtado, who was born in Canada to Portuguese ...
Tour of Basque Country cycling placings
Apr 06, 2004 ... Tour of Basque Country cycling placingsMADRID, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading placings inthe 139km first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling racein Bergara on Monday: 1. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Kelmethree hours 25minutes 49 ...
Casablanca WTA tournament results
Apr 06, 2004 ... Casablanca WTA tournament resultsPARIS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from 110, 000US dollars WTA tournament in Casablanca, Morocco on Monday ( prefixnumber denotes seeding): First round Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, bt ...
Overall impressions of Bush and Kerry hardly changed by TV blitz
Apr 06, 2004 ... Overall impressions of Bush and Kerry hardly changed by TV blitzWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The first salvoes of televisionadvertisements by President George W. Bush and his rival, DemocraticSenator John Kerry, appear to have produced few important changes inpublic attitudes ...