Xinhua News Agency back issues from Friday, April 6:
Masters golf leading scores
Apr 06, 2007 ... Masters golf leading scoresWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated openinground scores of the 71st Masters golf tournament at the par-72, 7445yards Augusta National course in Georgia on Thursday (United Statesunless noted): 69 - Justin Rose, England, ...
Stocks close higher in Brazil
Apr 06, 2007 ... Stocks close higher in BrazilMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- In Sao Paulo, Latin America'sbiggest bourse, the leading Bovespa index, ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, April 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, April 6LONDON -- The fifteen British sailors detained by Iran for nearlytwo weeks returned safely back to the UK on Thursday, and reunitedwith their families. After arriving at London's Heathrow airport at midday, thepersonnel, eight ...
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher
Apr 06, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks open slightly higherTOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly higherFriday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 42.63 ...
Mexican authorities rule out spread of bacteria, viruses at boarding school
Apr 06, 2007 ... Mexican authorities rule out spread of bacteria, viruses atboarding schoolMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican health authorities onThursday ruled out the spread of any bacteria or viruses at a girl'sboarding school that has witnessed a spate of serious illnesses ....
Foreign exchange rates in Nepal
Apr 06, 2007 ... Foreign exchange rates in NepalKATHMANDU, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bankforeign exchange rates against the Nepali rupee on Friday:CurrencyUnit Buying Selling U.S. dollar 1 68.7569.34 Euro1 ...
Las Vegas seeks franchise in NBA league
Apr 06, 2007 ... Las Vegas seeks franchise in NBA leagueWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Las Vegas officials were seekingto establish a NBA franchise without restricting betting on NBA teamswith a proposal sent to commissioner David Stern on Thursday. The proposal, requested by Stern in ...
Rio legislature to investigate Pan American Games spending
Apr 06, 2007 ... Rio legislature to investigate Pan American Games spendingRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro's legislature,the Congress, told Thursday's Folha de Sao Paulo daily that it willinvestigate whether the mayor's office exceeded expenses to hold theJuly 13-29 Pan ...
Nigerian lifters to train in Romania
Apr 06, 2007 ... Nigerian lifters to train in RomaniaLAGOS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation(NWF) said on Thursday that it would undertake a training tour ofRomania as part of its preparations for the 9th All Africa Games inAlgeria in July. NWF Secretary Steve ...
Brazil's automobile production, exports down in March
Apr 06, 2007 ... Brazil's automobile production, exports down in MarchRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's automobile productionfell 21 percent in March, following a decrease in exports in thefirst quarter of 2007, Brazil's National Automobile VehicleManufacturers Association (Anfavea) ...
Brazil to create research network to tackle climate change
Apr 06, 2007 ... Brazil to create research network to tackle climate changeRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government is tocreate a network of research institutes to tackle climate change,Minister of Science and Technology Sergio Rezende announced Thursday. The institutes ...
China to build twelve new highways linking its west regtion with Central Asia
Apr 06, 2007 ... China to build twelve new highways linking its west regtion withCentral AsiaBEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- To boost trade, China will buildtwelve new highways in Northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regionto connect Central Asian cities. Xinjiang's transport ...
Mexico City opens three more artificial beaches for low-income residents
Apr 06, 2007 ... Mexico City opens three more artificial beaches for low-incomeresidentsMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Mexico City on Thursday openedthree more artificial beaches aiming to give low-income residents ataste of the pleasures they could otherwise not afford in EasterWeek ....
Market exchange rates -- April 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... Market exchange rates -- April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The central parity of the RMB againstfive major currencies announced on April 6 by the China ForeignExchange Trading System: Currency UnitMiddle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 ...
Gas leak causes fire in northeast China city
Apr 06, 2007 ... Gas leak causes fire in northeast China citySHENYANG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out after a serious gasleak on Friday in downtown Shenyang, an industrial city in northeastChina's Liaoning Province. The accident took place at Nanwuma Road, a major traffic ...
Venezuela bars alcohol sales during Easter Week
Apr 06, 2007 ... Venezuela bars alcohol sales during Easter WeekCARACAS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan authorities onThursday slapped a sweeping ban on alcoholic beverage sales duringthe Easter Week to reduce alcohol-linked traffic accidents. The Dry Law will be in force from Thursday ...
Bolivian president undergoes eyelid operation
Apr 06, 2007 ... Bolivian president undergoes eyelid operationLIMA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales isresting in the official residence in La Paz on Thursday, afterundergoing an eyelid operation by Cuban doctors, according to newsreaching here. The Bolivian Information ...
Acquisition of Varig has no connection with Chilean airline: Gol
Apr 06, 2007 ... Acquisition of Varig has no connection with Chilean airline: GolRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's second largestairline Gol said on Thursday that its acquisition of Varig, thenation's former flagship carrier, had no connection with Chileanairline Lan SA. Lan ...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 5
Apr 06, 2007 ... Domestic news items from Xinhua -- April 5BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are domestic news itemsreleased by Xinhua on Thursday: 3rd LD-Writhru: China Focus: China widens the net to prosecute IPRpirates River pollution stops water supply in southwest China ...
Portugal athletics suspends Silva for two years for doping
Apr 06, 2007 ... Portugal athletics suspends Silva for two years for dopingLISBON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Portuguese Athletics Federation(FPA) said in a Thursday statement that it had suspended long-distance runner Fernando Silva for two years for using the bannedsubstance erithopoietine (EPO) ....
Swiss beat Czechs in ice hockey warmup
Apr 06, 2007 ... Swiss beat Czechs in ice hockey warmupOLOMOUC, Czech Republic, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Czech nationalice hockey team lost to Switzerland 3-1 in a warmup game ahead of theworld championship on Thursday. Result: Czech Republic vs Switzerland 1-3 (0-0, 0-1, 1-2) ...
At least nine die in Colombia bus crash
Apr 06, 2007 ... At least nine die in Colombia bus crashBOGOTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and anumber of others injured when a bus crashed and burned in thenorthern province of Magdalena, police said on Thursday. The accident took place in La Revuelta on a highway ...
Chinese shares open lower on April 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... Chinese shares open lower on April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares opened lower onFriday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,287.68points, down by ...
Bus crash kills 27 on first day of Easter holidays in Colombia
Apr 06, 2007 ... Bus crash kills 27 on first day of Easter holidays in ColombiaBOGOTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A bus crashed on its way to theCaribbean tourist port of Santa Marta in northern Colombia onThursday, killing 27 people, including six children, local policesaid. A rear tire blew ...
Ronaldinho resumes training after illness
Apr 06, 2007 ... Ronaldinho resumes training after illnessMADRID, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho onThursday restarted training at Spanish soccer club Barcelona afterrecovering a fever which had kept him away from soccer since Friday. He was one of the last players to ...
3rd LD-Writhru: China Focus: China widens the net to prosecute IPR pirates
Apr 06, 2007 ... 3rd LD-Writhru: China Focus: China widens the net to prosecute IPRpiratesBEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's top court has stepped up thefight against intellectual piracy by lowering the threshold toprosecute people manufacture or sell counterfeit intellectualproperty ...
Polish soccer result and fixtures
Apr 06, 2007 ... Polish soccer result and fixturesWARSAW, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the Polish soccer leagueresult on Thursday: GKS Belchatow bt Zaglebie Lubin 3-1 Playing on Saturday (GMT) Arka Gdynia v Widzew Lodz (1400) Postponed Groclin ...
Mexico investigates grenade attacks
Apr 06, 2007 ... Mexico investigates grenade attacksMEXICO CITY, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Attorney General'sOffice (PGR) is investigating the explosion of two grenades in theJoint Drug Dealing Attention Unit (UMAN) and the Preventive PoliceAcademy in Zihuantanejo, a town in the southern ...
Japan's foreign reserves hit new high in March
Apr 06, 2007 ... Japan's foreign reserves hit new high in MarchTOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's foreign exchange reserves hit anew record of 908.96 billion U.S. dollars at the end of March, theFinance Ministry said Friday. The new high broke the record of 905.05 billion dollars ...
Kissinger stresses importance of Sino-U.S. cooperation in Shanghai speech
Apr 06, 2007 ... Kissinger stresses importance of Sino-U.S. cooperation in ShanghaispeechSHANGHAI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Visiting former U.S. Secretary ofState Henry Kissinger stressed the importance of Sino-U.S.cooperation when delivering a speech on Thursday to students of theGraduate School ...
Billionaire makes bid for Chrysler
Apr 06, 2007 ... Billionaire makes bid for ChryslerLOS ANGELES, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, therichest man in Los Angeles, has made a 4.5-billion-dollar bid topurchase automaker Chrysler. Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. said in a statement on Thursday that it"intends to ...
Brazil's air traffic controllers apologize for chaos in airports
Apr 06, 2007 ... Brazil's air traffic controllers apologize for chaos in airportsRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Air traffic controllers inBrazil Thursday apologized in a statement for the chaos caused bythe strike that began on March 30 and grounded most planes in thecountry's airports ....
Major news items in leading Thai newspapers
Apr 06, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Thai newspapersBANGKOK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Thai newspapers Friday: The Nation: -- Thai surgeons announced Thursday that they had successfullyseparated a pair of Siamese twin girls with joint ...
Rabobank biggest sports sponsor in Netherlands
Apr 06, 2007 ... Rabobank biggest sports sponsor in NetherlandsBRUSSELS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Rabobank, the Dutch cooperativebanking institution, is the most generous sports sponsor in theNetherlands with a budget of 39 million euros this year, according tothe rankings published Thursday by ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Apr 06, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapersTOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday.Asahi: -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will set up a panel ofexperts to discuss whether to revise current ...
U.S. plans to send 12,000 additional troops to Iraq: report
Apr 06, 2007 ... U.S. plans to send 12,000 additional troops to Iraq: reportWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Department isplanning to dispatch another 12,000 National Guard soldiers to Iraq,NBC Nightly News reported on Thursday. The NBC quoted Pentagon sources as saying that ...
Collated results of UEFA Cup quarter-finals
Apr 06, 2007 ... Collated results of UEFA Cup quarter-finalsLONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the collated results ofUEFA Cup quarter-final first leg matches played on Thursday: Bayer Leverkusen lost to Osasuna 0-3 AZ Alkmaar tied with Werder Bremen 0-0 ...
River pollution stops water supply in southwest China
Apr 06, 2007 ... River pollution stops water supply in southwest ChinaNANNING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A section of the Honghe River insouthwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been pollutedby lead, and water supply suspended, local authorities confirmed onThursday. Excessive ...
Peru press cheers Cienciano's 3-0 crushing of Boca
Apr 06, 2007 ... Peru press cheers Cienciano's 3-0 crushing of BocaLIMA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian sports media on Thursdaycheered Cusco team Cienciano's 3-0 victory over Argentina's BocaJuniors which boosts Cusco's chances of going through to the CopaLibertadores's next phase. "Hug ...
Peruvian police destroy 17 cocaine labs
Apr 06, 2007 ... Peruvian police destroy 17 cocaine labsLIMA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Peru's National Police has destroyed 17cocaine laboratories, seizing more than 200 kg of the drug and 15.5tons of coca leaves, the nation's Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police carried out the operation ...
Xinhua home news advisory - April 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... Xinhua home news advisory - April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Major home news items to be coveredor pursued by Xinhua on Friday: 1. Beijing to replace erroneoussignposts within this year 2. Global buyers gather in east China ...
Uruguay's Bravo leads Tour of Uruguay
Apr 06, 2007 ... Uruguay's Bravo leads Tour of UruguayMONTEVIDEO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan cyclist Jorge Bravo keptthe overall lead Thursday in the 64th Tour of Uruguay after theseventh stage, of eleven in total, won by his countryman EmanuelYanez and Argentine cyclist Christian Clavero ...
Fans wait in vain for 1000th goal by Romario
Apr 06, 2007 ... Fans wait in vain for 1000th goal by RomarioRIO DE JANEIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Soccer forward Romariocontinued to disappoint fans by not scoring his 1,000th league goal,after scoring his 999th on March 25, against local league rivalFlamengo. Fans of Romario will have to ...
Agent fatally shot in U.S. bank robbery shootout, possibly by colleague: FBI
Apr 06, 2007 ... Agent fatally shot in U.S. bank robbery shootout, possibly bycolleague: FBIWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- An FBI agent who was shot andkilled in a shootout on Thursday with three bank robbery suspectsmight have been shot accidentally by one of his colleagues, the FBIsaid ....
WTA Amelia Island tennis results
Apr 06, 2007 ... WTA Amelia Island tennis resultsWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results onThursday from the 600,000-dollar WTA Amelia Island tournament inFlorida (prefix number denotes seeding): Third round 1-Nadia Petrova, Russia, bt Zheng Jie, China, 6-2, 6-3 ...
Opener, Advisory
Apr 06, 2007 ... Xinhua News Agency closes its cycle of English service forThursday, April 05, 2007, and begins ...
DaimlerChrysler may favor Magna for Chrysler: report
Apr 06, 2007 ... DaimlerChrysler may favor Magna for Chrysler: reportWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- DaimlerChrysler AG's criteria fora possible sale of its Chrysler division could help a bid by Canadianauto-parts supplier Magna International Inc., The Wall Street Journalreported on Thursday ....
Zambian environmental regulatory body approves 12 new projects
Apr 06, 2007 ... Zambian environmental regulatory body approves 12 new projectsLUSAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Environmental Council of Zambia(ECZ) has approved 12 projects in accordance with the country'senvironmental act, paving way for the commencement of the newprojects, an ECZ senior ...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua (Part 2)
Apr 06, 2007 ... 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 on Thursday:Dollar moves narrowly at upper 118 yen level in Tokyo Philippine military to work with police to ...
Romanian soccer standings
Apr 06, 2007 ... Romanian soccer standingsBUCHAREST, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Romanian soccerstandings after Thursday's games (tabulated under games played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 Dinamo Bucharest 24 18 5 1 44 12 59 2 CFR Cluj ...
Zambia launches WB-funded avian influenza prevention, control project
Apr 06, 2007 ... Zambia launches WB-funded avian influenza prevention, controlprojectLUSAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has launched an avian influenzaprevention and control project funded by the World Bank, local mediareported on Thursday. The World Bank has given Zambia 1 million U.S ....
Seeds reach Amelia Island quarterfinals
Apr 06, 2007 ... Seeds reach Amelia Island quarterfinalsWASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Former champions Nadia Petrova andVenus Williams earned straight-sets wins to reach the Amelia Islandtennis tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. Top-seeded Petrova, last year's winner, hit seven aces in ...
UEFA Cup top scorers
Apr 06, 2007 ... UEFA Cup top scorersLONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the UEFA Cup top scorersafter Thursday's quarter-final, first leg matches: 10 Walter Pandiani (Espanyol) 8 Claudiu Niculescu (Dinamo Buchurest) ...
Relief work continues in tsunami-affected area in Solomon Islands
Apr 06, 2007 ... Relief work continues in tsunami-affected area in Solomon Islands CANBERRA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- More people are receiving reliefsupplies in the tsunami devastated area in the Pacific nation ofSolomon Islands, but there are concerns that some of the hardest hitvillages are not ...
Romanian soccer results and fixtures
Apr 06, 2007 ... Romanian soccer results and fixturesBUCHAREST, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Romanian soccerresults and fixtures on Thursday: National Bucharest bt Farul Constanta 2-0 Pandurii Targu-Jiu bt Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 1-0 UT Arad tied Politehnica Iasi 0-0 ...
Rome official criticizes riot-involved United fans
Apr 06, 2007 ... Rome official criticizes riot-involved United fansROME, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Rome's top public security officialdenied police used excessive force at Wednesday's Champions Leaguematch between AS Roma and Manchester United and blamed violentEnglish fans for starting the trouble ....
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Apr 06, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapersNEW DELHI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the major news itemsin leading Indian newspapers on Friday.The Hindu: -- Pakistani Prime Minister Aziz said any solution of the Jammuand ...
Major news items in leading Nepali newspapers
Apr 06, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Nepali newspapersKATHMANDU, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin Nepali leading newspapers on Friday.The Rising Nepal: -- One died and another 42 were hurt in bus accident in mid-western Nepal.The ...
Polish soccer standings
Apr 06, 2007 ... Polish soccer standingsWARSAW, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Polish soccerstandings after Thursday's game (tabulated under games played, won,drawn, lost, goals for, against and points): 1 GKS Belchatow20 13 3 4 46 20 42 2 Zaglebie Lubin 20 11 6 3 ...
Spanish trio earn upper hands at UEFA Cup
Apr 06, 2007 ... Spanish trio earn upper hands at UEFA CupMADRID, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Fredi Kanoute scored a controversialpenalty as holders Sevilla beat English premier league side Spurs 2-1 in their UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg clash on Thursday. Osasuna perhaps came up with the best ...
Major news items in leading Philippine newspapers
Apr 06, 2007 ... Major news items in leading Philippine newspapersMANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news item inleading Philippine newspapers Friday:Manila Bulletin: -- Thousands of commuters, mostly government and private sectorworkers who worked ...
Tokyo stocks end slightly lower in morning
Apr 06, 2007 ... Tokyo stocks end slightly lower in morningTOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended thin Friday morningtrade slightly lower. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 54.38 ...
Xinhua international news advisory -- April 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... Xinhua international news advisory -- April 6BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of the majorinternational news stories scheduled to be covered or pursued byXinhua on Friday. -- Uruguay president gives ...
Urgent: Suicide car bombing occurs in Afghan capital
Apr 06, 2007 ... Urgent: Suicide car bombing occurs in Afghan capitalKABUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car ...
Urgent: China enlarges processing trade ban, diesel oil, fuel on list
Apr 06, 2007 ... Urgent: China enlarges processing trade ban, diesel oil, fuel onlistBEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China has banned processing tradecompanies to export and import heavy diesel oil and fuel for thefirst time amid rising concern from home and abroad on the country'shefty energy ...