Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, January 12:
Opener, Advisory
Jan 12, 2006 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forWednesday, January 11, 2006, and begins ...
MOH classifies used disposable medical instruments as garbage
Jan 12, 2006 ... MOH classifies used disposable medical instruments as garbageBEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A garbage list issued recently by theMinistry of Health classifies used disposable medical instruments asmedical garbage, which bans their direct recycling. MOH issued the list to ...
Dutch PM rallies support at home for Afghanistan mission
Jan 12, 2006 ... Dutch PM rallies support at home for Afghanistan missionBRUSSELS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Prime Minister Jan PeterBalkenende has called on parliament to end the political deadlockover the controversial plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, Dutchmedia reported on Wednesday ....
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Jan 12, 2006 ... News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)HONG KONG, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items from theAsia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Wednesday:Chinese volunteers to offer services in Myanmar Roundup: HK sets record for investment promotion ...
Iran's resumption of nuclear research causes alarm: Russia
Jan 12, 2006 ... Iran's resumption of nuclear research causes alarm: RussiaMOSCOW, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanovsaid on Wednesday that Iran's decision to resume nuclear research wasa cause for alarm. "This disappoints me and causes certain alarm," Ivanov, who ...
Bush issues disaster declaration for wildfire-ravaged Oklahoma
Jan 12, 2006 ... Bush issues disaster declaration for wildfire-ravaged OklahomaWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush hasissued a federal disaster declaration for the southern state ofOklahoma, where wildfires have scorched more than 380,000 acres inthe past two months, ...
Snowstorm buries 200 cars, threatens 3.5 mln livestock hungery in Xinjiang
Jan 12, 2006 ... Snowstorm buries 200 cars, threatens 3.5 mln livestock hungery inXinjiangURUMQI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Consecutive snowfall has caused fiveavalanches, burying more than 200 cars in Gouzigou, a resort locatedin the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang UygurAutonomous ...
Air India to buy 68 Boeing planes
Jan 12, 2006 ... Air India to buy 68 Boeing planesNEW DELHI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- India's state-owned Air Indiasigned an agreement with Boeing Wednesday to buy 68 commercialairplanes with 350 billion rupees (7.9 billion U.S. dollars) in thenext five years, Indo-Asian News Service reported ....
Oil imports push UK's trade deficit to record high in November
Jan 12, 2006 ... Oil imports push UK's trade deficit to record high in NovemberLONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Britain was a net importer of oil forthe fifth month in a row, propelling the country's trade deficit to anew record for November. The country's trade deficit on trade in goods and ...
France passes bill to fight ethnic discrimination
Jan 12, 2006 ... France passes bill to fight ethnic discriminationPARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The French government on Wednesdaynamed six equal opportunities chiefs to supervise a nationwidecampaign and approved a bill to eliminate ethnic discrimination. The bill, first announced in November ...
Major European stock markets end higher
Jan 12, 2006 ... Major European stock markets end higherLONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- European stock markets climbed onWednesday after a late recovery on Wall Street overnight, withLondon's FTSE 100 index of leading shares rising 0.52 percent to 5,718.60 points. In London, shares recovered ...
U.S. Navy training plane missing in Florida
Jan 12, 2006 ... U.S. Navy training plane missing in FloridaWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Navy is still searchingfor a T-39 Sabreliner training aircraft missing from a routinetraining mission in Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The twin-engine failed to return to ...
Greece denies mistreating Pakistani immigrants
Jan 12, 2006 ... Greece denies mistreating Pakistani immigrantsATHENS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Greek government denied on Wednesdaythat it illegally abducted and questioned 28 Pakistani immigrantsshortly after the London bombings last July, saying any arrests andinterrogations at the time were in ...
France reinforces preparation for fight against eventual flu pandemic
Jan 12, 2006 ... France reinforces preparation for fight against eventual flupandemicPARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- French Health Minister Xavier Bertrandannounced on Wednesday that France will stockpile millions ofantivirus drugs and face masks to cope with any flu pandemic inFrance ....
Bush eases position on domestic spying program
Jan 12, 2006 ... Bush eases position on domestic spying programWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Easing his opposition to anypublic probe into a controversial domestic spying program, U.S.President George W. Bush said Wednesday that open hearings on theissue will be OK if they do not leak national ...
U.S. says Iran referred to UN "more likely than ever"
Jan 12, 2006 ... U.S. says Iran referred to UN "more likely than ever"WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States said onWednesday that it was now "more likely than ever" that Iran would bereferred to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclearprogram. "It is more likely ...
French government aims to eliminate public deficit by 2010
Jan 12, 2006 ... French government aims to eliminate public deficit by 2010PARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Dominique deVillepin announced Wednesday that the French government aims toeliminate its public budget deficit and bring French debt under 60percent by 2010. "That ...
Greek stocks close higher
Jan 12, 2006 ... Greek stocks close higherATHENS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Greek Stocks closed higher Wednesday,traders here said. The Athens share index closed at 3,877.23 points, up 0.84 percent.Turnover was 606.0 million euros (736.9 million U.S. dollars). The FTSE/ASE-20 ...
Crude oil prices close higher
Jan 12, 2006 ... Crude oil prices close higherNEW YORK, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil prices closed higherdespite an Energy Department's report showing ample fuel supplies forthe winter heating season. New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for delivery inFebruary, hit a high for ...
Leaders of National Basketball Association through Jan. 10
Jan 12, 2006 ... Leaders of National Basketball Association through Jan. 10WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leaders of theNational Basketball Association through Jan. 10:ScoringG FG FT PTS AVG Bryant, LAL 32 384 271 109034.1 Iverson, Phil ....
Stocks close higher on Wall Street
Jan 12, 2006 ... Stocks close higher on Wall StreetNEW YORK, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesdayon higher corporate earnings. New York Fed President Timothy Geithner said Wednesday in a speechthat overall inflation pressures have risen, while " inflationexcluding food ...
Writethru: Man stabs eight at Moscow synagogue
Jan 12, 2006 ... Writethru: Man stabs eight at Moscow synagogueMOSCOW, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A young man armed with a knife stabbedand wounded eight people in a synagogue in downtown Moscow onWednesday in an attack that has sparked calls to fight ethnic andreligious intolerance in the country ....
Coach crash kills 24 illegal immigrants in Dominica
Jan 12, 2006 ... Coach crash kills 24 illegal immigrants in DominicaHAVANA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A police chase of a coach carryingillegal immigrants from Haiti ended up with a tragic crash Wednesday,killing 24 people and injuring 20 others in the Dominican Republic,said reports reaching here ...
Bin Laden's aide boycotts Guantanamo trial
Jan 12, 2006 ... Bin Laden's aide boycotts Guantanamo trialWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A former aide of al Qaeda leaderOsama bin Laden boycotted a US military court when he was brought toa trial Wednesday at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba. Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul, a ...
Zamora soccer club takes 12 hours to reach Barcelona match
Jan 12, 2006 ... Zamora soccer club takes 12 hours to reach Barcelona matchMADRID, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Third division club Zamora Wednesdaytook some 12 hours to reach their King's Cup second leg match againstfirst division team Barcelona. Zamora were booked for a 0700 GMT flight from ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jan 12, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Thursday.Asahi: -- The heavy snow and frigid temperatures plaguing much of Japanthis winter have ravaged vegetable crops, ...
Karatancheva banned two years for doping
Jan 12, 2006 ... Karatancheva banned two years for dopingSOFIA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The International Tennis Federation(ITF)decided Wednesday to suspend young Bulgarian tennis genius SesilKaratantcheva for two years for doping. An independent Anti-Doping Tribunal under the Tennis ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, Jan. 12
Jan 12, 2006 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, Jan. 12MOSCOW -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesdaythat Iran's decision to resume nuclear research was a cause foralarm. "This disappoints me and causes certain alarm," Ivanov, who isalso deputy prime minister, ...
Kuwait delays formation of Asian Cup team
Jan 12, 2006 ... Kuwait delays formation of Asian Cup teamKUWAIT CITY, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The formation of the Kuwaitinational soccer team for Asian Cup qualifiers is delayed until Jan.23, a Kuwaiti soccer official said on Wednesday. Saoud Mshalash said that the committee has asked the ...
Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Jan 12, 2006 ... Stocks close higher in Mexico, Argentina, BrazilMEXICO CITY, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stockmarkets closed higher on Wednesday. Mexico City's stock market IPC index rose 1.31 percent and closedat 19,160.44 points. A total of 149.4 million shares were ...
Guatemala league to host 49 foreign soccer players
Jan 12, 2006 ... Guatemala league to host 49 foreign soccer playersMEXICO CITY, Jan 11 (Xinhua) -- A battalion of 49 foreign playersare set to play in Guatemala's 10-club closing league tournamentwhich begins on Jan. 21, Guatemala media said on Wednesday. There are 12 Argentines, 11 ...
Costa Rica wants 6,000 tickets for each World Cup game
Jan 12, 2006 ... Costa Rica wants 6,000 tickets for each World Cup gameSAN JOSE, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Costa Rican Football Association(Fedefut) will ask for 6,000 tickets for each Costa Rica game in theWorld Cup soccer finals, Fedefut director Hermes Navarro told localradio station Monumental ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jan 12, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapersCANBERRA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Thursday:The Australian: -- Nuclear power is critical to tackling global air pollution andclimate change, the ...
Honduras invites Maradona to presidential inauguration
Jan 12, 2006 ... Honduras invites Maradona to presidential inaugurationMANAGUA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer legend DiegoMaradona has been invited to attend the official inauguration ofManuel Zelaya, currently president elect of Honduras, Zelaya'sprivate secretary Raul Valladares said on ...
Polish police detain 3 drug traffickers
Jan 12, 2006 ... Polish police detain 3 drug traffickersWARSAW, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Poland's Central Investigation Officedetained three drug traffickers in the southern region of Silesia, apolice officer said on Wednesday. The men, suspected of trafficking drugs in large scales, ...
Brazil president attends funeral of UN commander of Haiti peacekeeping forces
Jan 12, 2006 ... Brazil president attends funeral of UN commander of Haitipeacekeeping forcesRIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President LuizInacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday attended the funeral of UranoTeixeira da Matta Bacellar, the commander of the UN peacekeepingforces in ...
Australia to spend multi-million dollars on cleaner energy projects: PM
Jan 12, 2006 ... Australia to spend multi-million dollars on cleaner energyprojects: PMSYDNEY, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister John Howardannounced Thursday that Australia will spend 100 million Australiandollars (75 million U.S. dollars) in the next five years in an effortto ...
Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 12
Jan 12, 2006 ... Highlights of major Beijing-based newspapers -- Jan. 12BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Highlights of major Beijing-basednewspapers on Thursday:People's Daily -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday asked the logistics unitsof the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to ...
Netherlands seeks US explanation on illegal entrapment of Dutch drug baron
Jan 12, 2006 ... Netherlands seeks US explanation on illegal entrapment of Dutchdrug baronBRUSSELS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Justice Minister Piet HeinDonner has asked the U.S. authorities to explain an illegal operationcarried out by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 12
Jan 12, 2006 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- Jan. 12BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Thursday. -- Spain carries out anti-bird flu measures effectively: WHO ....
Urgent: Hwang Woo-suk apologizes for fabrication in papers
Jan 12, 2006 ... Urgent: Hwang Woo-suk apologizes for fabrication in papersSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korean researcher Hwang Woo- sukmade a public apology on Thursday for fabrication in his two paperspublished in U.S.-based journal of ...
Japan expands SDF flight destinations in Iraq: report
Jan 12, 2006 ... Japan expands SDF flight destinations in Iraq: reportTOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan has allowed its Air Self- DefenseForce (ASDF) to access all 24 major airports in Iraq, up from thecurrent 13 in transport operations, the Yomiuri Shimbun reportedThursday. The decision ...
EU constitution "dead" for Netherlands: Dutch FM
Jan 12, 2006 ... EU constitution "dead" for Netherlands: Dutch FMBRUSSELS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Botsaid Wednesday that the proposed constitution of the European Union(EU) is "dead" for the Netherlands, putting a damper on the hopes ofthe new Austrian EU presidency ...
Beijing to control population within 16 million by 2010
Jan 12, 2006 ... Beijing to control population within 16 million by 2010BEIJING, Jan. 12 ( Xinhua) -- The Chinese capital will takemeasures to keep its permanent residents within 16 million by 2010,according to an economic and social development program for 2006-2010 to be discussed at the ...
Masters Cup winner pulls out of exhibition tourney
Jan 12, 2006 ... Masters Cup winner pulls out of exhibition tourneyCANBERRA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Masters Cup champion DavidNalbandian withdrew from the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournamentThursday because of a stomach virus ....
NATO's training center in Poland prepares officers for foreign missions
Jan 12, 2006 ... NATO's training center in Poland prepares officers for foreignmissionsWARSAW, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- NATO's Joint Forces Training Center(JFTC) in Poland has developed basic combat readiness in preparingofficers to take part in foreign missions, JFTC chief of staff Gen.Constantin ...
British retailer Tesco to open first store in Beijing in 2007
Jan 12, 2006 ... British retailer Tesco to open first store in Beijing in 2007BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Britain's largest retailer Tesco willopen its first store in Beijing in 2007 to establish a foothold inthe fast-growing market, according to a local media report. The Beijing News ...
Dakar Rally bikes classification
Jan 12, 2006 ... Dakar Rally bikes classificationPARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following is the 11th stageclassification from the Dakar Rally bikes on Wednesday: 1. Alain Duclos (France) KTM 3:16:40 2. Marc Coma (Spain) KTM 3:18:07 3. ...
Hubble reveals star formation in Orion Nebula
Jan 12, 2006 ... Hubble reveals star formation in Orion NebulaLOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- In one of the most detailedastronomical images ever produced, the Hubble space telescope hasoffered an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula where massive starsare forming. The Orion Nebula is ...
French soccer standings
Jan 12, 2006 ... French soccer standingsPARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings in theFrench first division soccer league after Wednesday's games(tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, againstand points): Lyon 21 15 5 1 36 14 50 ...
Copenhagen's Little Mermaid to have twin sister
Jan 12, 2006 ... Copenhagen's Little Mermaid to have twin sisterSTOCKHOLM, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen'slong-time city symbol, will have a sister sculpture, said reportsreaching here on Wednesday. From August 2006, visitors to the Denmark capital will find ...
Romania denies existence of secret CIA prisons on its territory
Jan 12, 2006 ... Romania denies existence of secret CIA prisons on its territoryBUCHAREST, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Prime Minister CalinPopescu Tariceanu on Wednesday denied the existence of secret prisonsallegedly run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) onRomanian territory ....
UN General Assembly resumes talks on human rights council
Jan 12, 2006 ... UN General Assembly resumes talks on human rights councilUNITED NATIONS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly onWednesday resumed closed-door talks on setting up a human rightscouncil to replace the Geneva-based Commission on Human Rights, ascalled for by world leaders at ...
English League Cup results
Jan 12, 2006 ... English League Cup resultsLONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the semifinal resultsfrom the English League Cup on ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Jan 12, 2006 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The followings are major news items inleading Philippine newspapers on Thursday:Philippine Daily Inquirer: -- The Department of Foreign Affairs has asked the regional courtto defer ...
Italian Cup soccer results
Jan 12, 2006 ... Italian Cup soccer resultsROME, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from fourth-round, second-leg games in the Italian Cup (home teams listed first): Tuesday's games: Palermo bt Bari 5-4 (Palermo advances 5-4 on aggregate) Juventus bt Fiorentina 4-1 ...
Argentine oil firm signs deals with Repsol, Petrobras on offshore exploration
Jan 12, 2006 ... Argentine oil firm signs deals with Repsol, Petrobras on offshoreexplorationBUENOS AIRES, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Argentine state-owned oilcompany clinched deals on Wednesday with Spanish-Argentine energycompany Repsol YPF and Brazil's state-run Petrobras in a bid toexpand ...
China promotes feeder line transport to prop up civil aviation
Jan 12, 2006 ... China promotes feeder line transport to prop up civil aviationBEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation regulator hasissued new policies on developing feeder liner transport, in a freshmove to boost the country's fledging aviation industry. For this purpose, ...
Meeting on addressing bird flu concern opens in Japan
Jan 12, 2006 ... Meeting on addressing bird flu concern opens in JapanTOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Officials from about 30 countries,regions and organizations looked for ways to prevent bird flu fromspreading across the world as a two-day conference opened hereThursday. The meeting, jointly ...
DR Congo's new constitution ratified in referendum
Jan 12, 2006 ... DR Congo's new constitution ratified in referendumKINSHASA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Voters in the Democratic Republic ofCongo strongly approved a new constitution in a referendum with arating of 84.31 percent, paving the way for general elections inMarch, an electoral official said ...
C. China shoddy milk powder dealers charged
Jan 12, 2006 ... C. China shoddy milk powder dealers chargedBEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A wholesaler and a retailer ofinferior milk powder which caused dangerous malnutrition of infantswere tried in a district court in Changsha, capital of centralChina's Hunan Province Wednesday. The ...
French soccer results
Jan 12, 2006 ... French soccer resultsPARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Following are the French first divisionsoccer league results on Wednesday: Ajaccio lost to Nantes 0-2 Monaco drew Racing Strasbourg 1-1 ...
U.S. urges Palestinian candidates to renounce violence
Jan 12, 2006 ... U.S. urges Palestinian candidates to renounce violenceWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice on Wednesday called on the candidates for the Jan.25 Palestinian legislative elections to renounce violence andrecognize Israel's right to exist ....
China sets up first orchidaceous plant protection center
Jan 12, 2006 ... China sets up first orchidaceous plant protection centerSHENZHEN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's first orchidaceous plantgermplasm resources protection center was set up in the southern cityShenzhen with the aim to better protect the endangered species,sources said here Thursday ....
URGENT: Chinese government issues African Policy Paper
Jan 12, 2006 ... URGENT: Chinese government issues African Policy PaperBEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government issued theAfrican Policy Paper on Thursday, presenting to the world theobjectives of China's policy toward Africa and the measures toachieve them. In the ...