Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, July 8:
Microsoft to sell server software package to U.S. companies
Jul 08, 2008 ... Microsoft to sell server software package to U.S. companies LOS ANGELES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft announced on Tuesday itwould sell a package of four server products to U.S. companies bythe end of this year for 15 U.S. dollars per PC user per month. The software giant ...
Clean tech gets more venture funding in U.S. companies
Jul 08, 2008 ... Clean tech gets more venture funding in U.S. companies LOS ANGELES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- More and more worldwide venturefunding pores into clean technologies with U.S. companies inCalifornia leading the way, according to the report released onTuesday by the Cleantech Group, a San ...
EP urges EU to play larger political role in Afghanistan
Jul 08, 2008 ... EP urges EU to play larger political role in Afghanistan STRASBOURG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament passedhere on Tuesday a report on Afghanistan, urging the European Unionto play a larger political role in the war-torn Asian nation. Adopted with a vote of 423 in ...
EP adopts legislation to include aviation in ETS from 2012
Jul 08, 2008 ... EP adopts legislation to include aviation in ETS from 2012 STRASBOURG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP)adopted here on Tuesday a legislation on including aviation in theEuropean Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) from 2012. The EP passed the legislation ...
Ecuadorian Finance Minister resigns
Jul 08, 2008 ... Ecuadorian Finance Minister resigns QUITO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian Finance Minister FaustoOrtiz has resigned due to difference with President Rafael Correa,new vice president of TC Television Jose Toledo said on Tuesday. Ortiz resigned Monday's night after the ...
Oil prices continue to slide
Jul 08, 2008 ... Oil prices continue to slide NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Crude futures tumbled more than 5U.S. dollars on Tuesday as the market worried that the demand wouldfall due to high oil prices and the tension in the Middle Easteased. Light, sweet crude for August delivery dropped ...
EU finance ministers agree to publish weekly oil stocks data
Jul 08, 2008 ... EU finance ministers agree to publish weekly oil stocks data BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) financeministers agreed on Tuesday to publish oil stocks data on weeklybasis in an effort to improve market transparency in face of soaringoil prices. "We now have ...
Dollar rises on Bernanke comments, lower oil prices
Jul 08, 2008 ... Dollar rises on Bernanke comments, lower oil prices NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The dollar rose against majorcurrencies on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankebolstered the market with a speech and oil prices tumbled. The euro bought 1.5657 ...
U.S. envoy expects vote on sanctions against Zimbabwe this week
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. envoy expects vote on sanctions against Zimbabwe this week UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Ambassador ZalmayKhalilzad said Tuesday that his country expects a Security Councilvote on proposed sanctions against Zimbabwe as soon as this week. The United States ...
Ukrainian company says it owes 897 mln USD to gas intermediary
Jul 08, 2008 ... Ukrainian company says it owes 897 mln USD to gas intermediary KIEV, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's state oil and gas companyNaftogaz said on Tuesday it owes the gas trade intermediaryRosUkrEnergo, 50 percent owned by Russian energy firm Gazprom, 897million U.S. dollars. "As ...
5th LD Writethru: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty
Jul 08, 2008 ... 5th LD Writethru: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg signed here onTuesday the main treaty on the stationing of a U.S. radar base onCzech soil despite ...
Scholar sees China's participation promote prestige of G8 summit
Jul 08, 2008 ... Scholar sees China's participation promote prestige of G8 summit MOSCOW, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China plays an important role inensuring security of energy, ecology and food, and its participationin the Group of Eight (G8) summit will promote the prestige of thismechanism, a leading ...
Banking shares bring down London stock market
Jul 08, 2008 ... Banking shares bring down London stock market LONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The London stock market closed higheron Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 down 1.31 percent. The benchmark index ended 72.2 points lower at 5,440.5, withBradford & Bingley shedding ...
4th LD Writethru: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty
Jul 08, 2008 ... 4th LD Writethru: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg signed here onTuesday the main treaty on the stationing of a U.S. radar base onCzech soil despite ...
UN supports African mediation efforts on Zimbabwe issue
Jul 08, 2008 ... UN supports African mediation efforts on Zimbabwe issue UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- UN Deputy Secretary-GeneralAsha-Rose Migiro said Tuesday that the world body supports themediation efforts taken by regional groups in Africa to address theZimbabwe issue. Migiro, who ...
U.S. says its withdrawal from Iraq to be conditioned
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. says its withdrawal from Iraq to be conditioned WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States said thewithdrawal of its troops in Iraq will be based on conditions on theground and rejected the Iraqi demand to set a timetable for a pull-out. "The U.S. government and ...
Four killed in German train accident
Jul 08, 2008 ... Four killed in German train accident BERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed in a trainaccident on Tuesday in Lindwedel, a small town in south of Hamburg. The four people, aged from 18 to 24, are young Polish nationalsdoing casual farm work there when a train ...
Roundup: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty despite opposition
Jul 08, 2008 ... Roundup: Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty despiteopposition PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg signed here onTuesday a missile shield treaty despite protests from the Czechpublic and ...
Liver protein associated with diabetes risk in older adults
Jul 08, 2008 ... Liver protein associated with diabetes risk in older adults WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The presence of a proteinexpressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identifyindividuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to anew study released Tuesday by the ...
U.S. consumer credit rises by 3.64 percent in May
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. consumer credit rises by 3.64 percent in May WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer credit increased inMay at an annual rate of 3.64 percent, slightly slower than therevised 3.65 percent growth pace in the prior month, the FederalReserve reported Tuesday. The ...
Russia warns U.S. against placing radar in Czech Republic
Jul 08, 2008 ... Russia warns U.S. against placing radar in Czech Republic MOSCOW, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Moscow would be forced to respond toU.S. plans to place a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic,the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday after the signing of a U.S.-Czech agreement ....
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian individuals, entities
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian individuals, entities WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States announcedTuesday to impose sanctions on four Iranian individuals and fourentities for their ties to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. The individuals include Dawood ...
U.S. congressional approval rate reaches new record low
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. congressional approval rate reaches new record low WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. congressional approval ratehit new lows in the recent polls, said a news website on Tuesday. The latest Rasmussen poll conducted on July 1 showed thatpercentage of voters who give ...
U.S. says withdrawal from Iraq to be conditioned
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. says withdrawal from Iraq to be conditioned WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Tuesdaythe withdrawal of its troops in Iraq will be based on conditions onthe ground and rejected the Iraqi demand to set a timetable for apull-out. "The U.S ....
New clean energy technology to reconcile emissions reductions with growing energy demand: report
Jul 08, 2008 ... New clean energy technology to reconcile emissions reductionswith growing energy demand: report WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- New and improved clean energytechnologies beyond those commercially available today must bedeveloped and deployed in order to mitigate climate change ...
U.S. reaffirms diplomacy on Iran's nuclear issue
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. reaffirms diplomacy on Iran's nuclear issue WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States reaffirmedTuesday diplomacy on trying to resolve Iran's nuclear issue and saidit is waiting to hear EU high representative Javier Solana's talkswith Iran. "This is a process ...
World Heritage Committee inscribes 27 of 43 sites to UNESCO's list
Jul 08, 2008 ... World Heritage Committee inscribes 27 of 43 sites to UNESCO'slist QUEBEC CITY, Canada, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The World HeritageCommittee, finished inscribing new sites on UNESCO's World HeritageList on Tuesday with the addition of 27 cultural and natural sites. During ...
EU starts procedure against Britain over deficit
Jul 08, 2008 ... EU starts procedure against Britain over deficit BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) financeministers decided on Tuesday to start excessive deficit procedureagainst Britain, warning the country's deficit was set to breach anEU limit. Britain notified to the EU ...
Roundup: UN Security Council remains divided on Zimbabwe issue
Jul 08, 2008 ... Roundup: UN Security Council remains divided on Zimbabwe issue UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Councilremained divided on the issue of Zimbabwe on Tuesday as Westernpowers pressed for targeted sanctions against President RobertMugabe and his top aides ....
U.S. stocks rebound as crude prices plunge
Jul 08, 2008 ... U.S. stocks rebound as crude prices plunge NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rebounded sharplyTuesday as crude prices dropped sharply for the second day with allthe major indexes up more than 1 percent. Crude prices fell more than 5 U.S. dollars to 136.04 dollars ...
Update: Dollar rises on Bernanke comments, lower oil prices
Jul 08, 2008 ... Update: Dollar rises on Bernanke comments, lower oil prices NEW YORK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The dollar rose against majorcurrencies on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankebolstered the market with a speech and oil prices tumbled. Bernanke promised on Tuesday to ...
Truck tumbles off cliff in Bolivia, killing more than 40
Jul 08, 2008 ... Truck tumbles off cliff in Bolivia, killing more than 40 LIMA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 46 persons were killed and 11injured on Tuesday when a cargo truck felt off a cliff of 300meters, in the department of Potosi in the south west of Bolivia,highways police said ....
Slovak PM says U.S. radar would never stand in Slovakia
Jul 08, 2008 ... Slovak PM says U.S. radar would never stand in Slovakia PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Ficostrongly opposed against the stationing of a radar base in the CzechRepublic, the Czech news agency CTK said on Tuesday. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza ...
Russia introduces draft UN resolution on Georgian conflict with separatists
Jul 08, 2008 ... Russia introduces draft UN resolution on Georgian conflict withseparatists UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia introduced on Tuesday adraft resolution to the UN Security Council which calls on Georgiaand its separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia to take steps todefuse ...
EC proposes urgent measures to help fisheries tackle fuel crisis
Jul 08, 2008 ... EC proposes urgent measures to help fisheries tackle fuel crisis BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission proposed onTuesday a package of emergency measures to help struggling fisheriessector tackle fuel crisis. The European Union (EU)'s executive arm said the ...
Another Croatian site added to World Heritage List
Jul 08, 2008 ... Another Croatian site added to World Heritage List BELGRADE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Stari Grad Plain on the southernCroatian Adriatic island of Hvar has been added to UNESCO 's WorldHeritage List, the 7th historical site in Croatia to be inscribed onthe World Heritage List, ...
UN Security Council condemns recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan
Jul 08, 2008 ... UN Security Council condemns recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council onTuesday strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in Pakistanwhich claimed numerous lives and wounded many others. In a statement read out to ...
More Californians suffer from asthma due to pollution
Jul 08, 2008 ... More Californians suffer from asthma due to pollution LOS ANGELES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- More and more Californians sufferfrom asthma due to air pollution, smoking and lack of insurance andmedical care, according to a new study released on Tuesday. Because of asthma, children ...
Security Council condemns killing of UN official in Somalia
Jul 08, 2008 ... Security Council condemns killing of UN official in Somalia UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council onTuesday strongly condemned the killing of the head of the UNDevelopment Program (UNDP) in Somalia, who was gunned down byunidentified assailants in the ...
Urgent:G8 continues support for Six-Party process on K. Peninsula nuclear issues
Jul 08, 2008 ... Urgent:G8 continues support for Six-Party process on K. Peninsulanuclear issues TOYAKO,Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of ...
President Hu calls for closer cooperation among five major developing nations
Jul 08, 2008 ... President Hu calls for closer cooperation among five majordeveloping nations SAPPORO, Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu JintaoTuesday called on five major developing nations to enhancecooperation and coordination for the sake of common development. Leaders from ...
1st LD: Rice arrives in Prague to sign disputed radar treaty
Jul 08, 2008 ... 1st LD: Rice arrives in Prague to sign disputed radar treaty PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived here on Tuesday to sign a treaty on the stationing of aU.S. radar base in the East European country. Rice and her Czech counterpart Karel ...
Feature: Chinese president meets representatives of Japanese rescue, medical teams
Jul 08, 2008 ... Feature: Chinese president meets representatives of Japaneserescue, medical teams SAPPORO, Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- "Chinese people were deeplyimpressed by your outstanding rescue activities ... and your actionsfully exhibited the Japanese people's friendly sentiment toward ...
Rice arrives in Prague to sign radar treaty
Jul 08, 2008 ... Rice arrives in Prague to sign radar treaty PRAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived here Tuesday to sign a treaty on the stationing of aU.S. radar base in the East European country. Rice arrived in Ruzyne airport ...
Britain seems months away from recession: survey
Jul 08, 2008 ... Britain seems months away from recession: survey LONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Britain is "at serious risk" of arecession with its future looking "grim," business bosses havewarned in an official report released on Tuesday. British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) report on the 2nd ...
2nd LD Writethru: G8 leaders agrees to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Jul 08, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: G8 leaders agrees to halve greenhouse gasemissions by 2050 TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Eightcountries have agreed on the long-term target of at least halvingglobal greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, participants of the G8summit in ...
Norway condemns terrorist attack in Kabul
Jul 08, 2008 ... Norway condemns terrorist attack in Kabul STOCKHOLM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government Tuesdaystrongly condemned a terrorist attack outside the Indian embassy inKabul, according to reports reaching here from the Norwegian capitalof Oslo. "There is no excuse for ...
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 8
Jul 08, 2008 ... Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 8 UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Monday stronglycondemned the suicide bombing that killed 41 people and injurednearly 150 others outside the Indian embassy in Kabul. In a press statement, the council "condemned in the ...
DPRK calls for enhanced information cooperation among non-aligned countries
Jul 08, 2008 ... DPRK calls for enhanced information cooperation among non-aligned countries PYONGYANG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) urged developing countries to enhance cooperation toestablish a new international information and communication order,the ...
Israel to partially reopen Gaza goods crossings
Jul 08, 2008 ... Israel to partially reopen Gaza goods crossings JERUSALEM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The goods crossings into the GazaStrip will partially reopen on Tuesday afternoon, Israeli DefenseMinister Ehud Barak said. Barak on Tuesday gave the instruction to Israeli defenseestablishment ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jul 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Director for training, research and international affairs ofIran's Ministry of Communication and ...
Two Hamas members killed in Gaza explosion
Jul 08, 2008 ... Two Hamas members killed in Gaza explosion GAZA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least two Palestinians were killed onTuesday morning in an explosion in a training camp for Hamas armedwing in southern Gaza Strip, security and medical sources said. "The paramedics evacuated two dead ...
Roadside bomb kills 4 in northern Iraq
Jul 08, 2008 ... Roadside bomb kills 4 in northern Iraq BAGHDAD, July 8 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb went off near thecity of Mosul, the capital of northern Iraq's Nineveh province,killing four Iraqis and wounding eight others, the U.S. militarysaid Tuesday. The attack took place at about ...
UAE company acquires assets of Shell, Esso in North Sea
Jul 08, 2008 ... UAE company acquires assets of Shell, Esso in North Sea ABU DHABI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Abu Dhabi National EnergyCompany (Taqa) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has acquiredproduction assets of Shell and Esso in the North Sea through one ofits wholly-owned subsidiary, local ...
Omani government to sell 25 pct stake in Omantel
Jul 08, 2008 ... Omani government to sell 25 pct stake in Omantel ABU DHABI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The government of Oman plans tosell its 25 percent stake in Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), the country's state-owned telecom company, before the endof this year, the English newspaper Oman ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 8
Jul 08, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 8 CAIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- Monitoring the Iraqi war as Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the prospect ...
Jordan bans Ukrainian airliner as result of flights dispute
Jul 08, 2008 ... Jordan bans Ukrainian airliner as result of flights dispute AMMAN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Jordan banned an Ukrainian airlinerfrom crossing its skies and landing at its airport as a result offlights arrangement dispute between the two countries, official newsagency Petra reported on ...
Recast:Jordan bans Ukrainian airliner as result of flights dispute
Jul 08, 2008 ... Recast:Jordan bans Ukrainian airliner as result of flightsdispute AMMAN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Jordan banned an Ukrainian airlinerfrom crossing its skies and landing at its airport as a result offlights arrangement dispute between the two countries, official newsagency Petra ...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards hold military maneuvers in Gulf: report
Jul 08, 2008 ... Iran's Revolutionary Guards hold military maneuvers in Gulf:report TEHRAN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Missile units of Iran's IslamicRevolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have begun military maneuvers in theGulf to improve combat readiness and capability, Iran's English-language satellite ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz: -- Israel has signed a prisoner exchange agreement withHezbollah, according to a statement released ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 08, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. ZAMAN (Time): -- Turkish State Minister Simsek Sahin said the treasury lost 20billion YTL (15.7 billion U.S. dollars) ...
Two people killed in forest fire in Turkey
Jul 08, 2008 ... Two people killed in forest fire in Turkey ANKARA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Two Turks were killed in forest firethat broke out in the southern Turkey on Monday, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency reported Tuesday. The forest fire in Gulnar district of Mersin province along ...
China's Hu, Brazil's Lula discuss deeper strategic partnership
Jul 08, 2008 ... China's Hu, Brazil's Lula discuss deeper strategic partnership SAPPORO, Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintaomet with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva here onTuesday to discuss ways to deepen their strategic bilateralpartnership. The two ...
London stock market still down
Jul 08, 2008 ... London stock market still down LONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The London stock market was still downon Tuesday noon as the FTSE 100 index dropped ...
Chinese, South African presidents discuss bilateral ties, Zimbabwe
Jul 08, 2008 ... Chinese, South African presidents discuss bilateral ties,Zimbabwe SAPPORO, Japan, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintaoheld talks here Tuesday with his South African counterpart ThaboMbeki on bilateral relations and the situation in Zimbabwe. The two leaders are in ...