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<title><![CDATA[Total eyes oil production rise in Congo by year-end ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output est ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output estimated at 250,000 barrels per day in the central African country, Total eyes the production rise based on the May 2008 discovery of a new oil field in Moho Bilondo, which is expected to produce up to 90,000 barrels per day.       "This is so remarkable because Congo had not reached this level for a long time," Azibert said, adding that the price of a barrel is currently fluctuating between 60 U. S. dollars and 80 dollars.       The Republic of Congo is the fourth producer of the black gold in the sub-Saharan Africa after Angola, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.       The industry represents its first export earnings and contributes more than 80 percent of the state budget.       NGOs say, however, the natural resource has not helped Congo since more than half of its 3.6 million people still live below the poverty line and survive on less than one dollar a day.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Total eyes oil production rise in Congo by year-end ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:06:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output est ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output estimated at 250,000 barrels per day in the central African country, Total eyes the production rise based on the May 2008 discovery of a new oil field in Moho Bilondo, which is expected to produce up to 90,000 barrels per day.       "This is so remarkable because Congo had not reached this level for a long time," Azibert said, adding that the price of a barrel is currently fluctuating between 60 U. S. dollars and 80 dollars.       The Republic of Congo is the fourth producer of the black gold in the sub-Saharan Africa after Angola, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.       The industry represents its first export earnings and contributes more than 80 percent of the state budget.       NGOs say, however, the natural resource has not helped Congo since more than half of its 3.6 million people still live below the poverty line and survive on less than one dollar a day.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Total eyes oil production rise in Congo by year-end ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:06:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output est ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output estimated at 250,000 barrels per day in the central African country, Total eyes the production rise based on the May 2008 discovery of a new oil field in Moho Bilondo, which is expected to produce up to 90,000 barrels per day.       "This is so remarkable because Congo had not reached this level for a long time," Azibert said, adding that the price of a barrel is currently fluctuating between 60 U. S. dollars and 80 dollars.       The Republic of Congo is the fourth producer of the black gold in the sub-Saharan Africa after Angola, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.       The industry represents its first export earnings and contributes more than 80 percent of the state budget.       NGOs say, however, the natural resource has not helped Congo since more than half of its 3.6 million people still live below the poverty line and survive on less than one dollar a day.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Total eyes oil production rise in Congo by year-end ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:06:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output est ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[French company Total, the top oil operator in the Republic of Congo, plans to increase its production by at least 20 percent by the year-end, the state radio reported on Friday.       "The prospects in matters of petroleum production are good. At the end of the year Congo will be able to produce 300,000 barrels per day," the director of Total in Congo, Jacques Azibert, declared after having a meeting with the Congolese minister of economy and planning, Pierre Moussa.       With an output estimated at 250,000 barrels per day in the central African country, Total eyes the production rise based on the May 2008 discovery of a new oil field in Moho Bilondo, which is expected to produce up to 90,000 barrels per day.       "This is so remarkable because Congo had not reached this level for a long time," Azibert said, adding that the price of a barrel is currently fluctuating between 60 U. S. dollars and 80 dollars.       The Republic of Congo is the fourth producer of the black gold in the sub-Saharan Africa after Angola, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.       The industry represents its first export earnings and contributes more than 80 percent of the state budget.       NGOs say, however, the natural resource has not helped Congo since more than half of its 3.6 million people still live below the poverty line and survive on less than one dollar a day.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-American Development Bank supports biomass power project in Chile ]]></title>
<news_id>6806782</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:04:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santiago.       The CPP will purchase almost half of the electricity and all of the steam produced by the plant. It is expected to start going into operation by the end of 2010.       Two other companies, Coipsa and Tirsa, will supply the biomass for the new plant, buying waste from vineyards, sawmills and packing plants in the surrounding region.       "Promoting renewable energies and competitiveness of the Latin American companies are top priorities for the IDB," said Jaime Sujoy, IDB representative in Chile.       Through a grant of technical cooperation from the IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, the project will also seek to obtain bonuses for low carbon from the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-American Development Bank supports biomass power project in Chile ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:04:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santiago.       The CPP will purchase almost half of the electricity and all of the steam produced by the plant. It is expected to start going into operation by the end of 2010.       Two other companies, Coipsa and Tirsa, will supply the biomass for the new plant, buying waste from vineyards, sawmills and packing plants in the surrounding region.       "Promoting renewable energies and competitiveness of the Latin American companies are top priorities for the IDB," said Jaime Sujoy, IDB representative in Chile.       Through a grant of technical cooperation from the IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, the project will also seek to obtain bonuses for low carbon from the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-American Development Bank supports biomass power project in Chile ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:04:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santiago.       The CPP will purchase almost half of the electricity and all of the steam produced by the plant. It is expected to start going into operation by the end of 2010.       Two other companies, Coipsa and Tirsa, will supply the biomass for the new plant, buying waste from vineyards, sawmills and packing plants in the surrounding region.       "Promoting renewable energies and competitiveness of the Latin American companies are top priorities for the IDB," said Jaime Sujoy, IDB representative in Chile.       Through a grant of technical cooperation from the IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, the project will also seek to obtain bonuses for low carbon from the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-American Development Bank supports biomass power project in Chile ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:04:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 6.5 million U.S. dollars on Friday to build a 15.6-megawatt biomass power plant in Chile.       The plant, which will use agricultural, forestry and industrial waste as fuel, would have almost zero carbon dioxide emissions and thus meet the strict international environmental standards, the IDB said.       The plant will be located near a paper manufacturer, Compania Papelera del Pacifico (CPP), some 60 km south of the capital Santiago.       The CPP will purchase almost half of the electricity and all of the steam produced by the plant. It is expected to start going into operation by the end of 2010.       Two other companies, Coipsa and Tirsa, will supply the biomass for the new plant, buying waste from vineyards, sawmills and packing plants in the surrounding region.       "Promoting renewable energies and competitiveness of the Latin American companies are top priorities for the IDB," said Jaime Sujoy, IDB representative in Chile.       Through a grant of technical cooperation from the IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative, the project will also seek to obtain bonuses for low carbon from the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil biofuel producers hail government's proposal of 20% biodiesel blend by 2015 ]]></title>
<news_id>6806781</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:03:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percent mixture in cities that suffer from pollution would help the government to reduce diesel sulfur levels, Beltrao said.       He remarked that the biofuel sector was able to produce 5,000 million liters per year, but half of the installed capacity was idle for lack of demand.       The union expected that, besides big cities, 10 percent of biodiesel would be added to diesel across Brazil from 2015. To implement these proposals would require changes in the sector's regulatory framework, he added.       The Brazilian government announced in October that as of January 2010, the diesel fuel vehicles in the country would be required to run on a 5-percent biodiesel blend.       If so, Brazil will surpass the United States and France to become the second largest biodiesel producer after Germany.       Brazil started its large-scale biodiesel production in 2003, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started his first presidential term.       This has enabled an expansion of the Brazilian biodiesel market, with 43 plants in operation today and production capacity currently at 3.6 million liters per year.       In 2009, Brazil's total biodiesel production was expected to reach 1,800 million liters, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has predicted that the South American country would produce between 2,400 and 2,600 million liters of biofuel by 2010.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil biofuel producers hail government's proposal of 20% biodiesel blend by 2015 ]]></title>
<news_id>6806781</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:03:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percent mixture in cities that suffer from pollution would help the government to reduce diesel sulfur levels, Beltrao said.       He remarked that the biofuel sector was able to produce 5,000 million liters per year, but half of the installed capacity was idle for lack of demand.       The union expected that, besides big cities, 10 percent of biodiesel would be added to diesel across Brazil from 2015. To implement these proposals would require changes in the sector's regulatory framework, he added.       The Brazilian government announced in October that as of January 2010, the diesel fuel vehicles in the country would be required to run on a 5-percent biodiesel blend.       If so, Brazil will surpass the United States and France to become the second largest biodiesel producer after Germany.       Brazil started its large-scale biodiesel production in 2003, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started his first presidential term.       This has enabled an expansion of the Brazilian biodiesel market, with 43 plants in operation today and production capacity currently at 3.6 million liters per year.       In 2009, Brazil's total biodiesel production was expected to reach 1,800 million liters, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has predicted that the South American country would produce between 2,400 and 2,600 million liters of biofuel by 2010.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil biofuel producers hail government's proposal of 20% biodiesel blend by 2015 ]]></title>
<news_id>6806781</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:03:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percent mixture in cities that suffer from pollution would help the government to reduce diesel sulfur levels, Beltrao said.       He remarked that the biofuel sector was able to produce 5,000 million liters per year, but half of the installed capacity was idle for lack of demand.       The union expected that, besides big cities, 10 percent of biodiesel would be added to diesel across Brazil from 2015. To implement these proposals would require changes in the sector's regulatory framework, he added.       The Brazilian government announced in October that as of January 2010, the diesel fuel vehicles in the country would be required to run on a 5-percent biodiesel blend.       If so, Brazil will surpass the United States and France to become the second largest biodiesel producer after Germany.       Brazil started its large-scale biodiesel production in 2003, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started his first presidential term.       This has enabled an expansion of the Brazilian biodiesel market, with 43 plants in operation today and production capacity currently at 3.6 million liters per year.       In 2009, Brazil's total biodiesel production was expected to reach 1,800 million liters, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has predicted that the South American country would produce between 2,400 and 2,600 million liters of biofuel by 2010.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil biofuel producers hail government's proposal of 20% biodiesel blend by 2015 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:03:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Biodiesel producers in Brazil cheered the government's proposal to gradually increase the amount of biodiesel in diesel fuel to 20 percent in big cities by 2015.       Sergio Beltrao, head of the Brazilian Biodiesel Union, told a press conference that their producers' plants would be able to provide the new biofuel as of 2010, which would mean an increase of 2,500 million liters.       The union is an association of producers and researchers of biofuels.       The increase in the 20-percent mixture in cities that suffer from pollution would help the government to reduce diesel sulfur levels, Beltrao said.       He remarked that the biofuel sector was able to produce 5,000 million liters per year, but half of the installed capacity was idle for lack of demand.       The union expected that, besides big cities, 10 percent of biodiesel would be added to diesel across Brazil from 2015. To implement these proposals would require changes in the sector's regulatory framework, he added.       The Brazilian government announced in October that as of January 2010, the diesel fuel vehicles in the country would be required to run on a 5-percent biodiesel blend.       If so, Brazil will surpass the United States and France to become the second largest biodiesel producer after Germany.       Brazil started its large-scale biodiesel production in 2003, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started his first presidential term.       This has enabled an expansion of the Brazilian biodiesel market, with 43 plants in operation today and production capacity currently at 3.6 million liters per year.       In 2009, Brazil's total biodiesel production was expected to reach 1,800 million liters, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, which has predicted that the South American country would produce between 2,400 and 2,600 million liters of biofuel by 2010.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Vietnam signals change in economic policy ]]></title>
<news_id>6806780</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:02:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vietnam is manifesting some signs for change in its economic policy in view of the pickup of the world economy and increasing fiscal deficit.       At a recent monthly government meeting, Vietnam has decided to extend the subsidized loan program, a highlight of the existing stimulus, but with a lower interest rate subsidy and primarily for export-oriented companies.       Officials also decided to end the tax reduction scheme after it expires on Dec. 31. It did not reveal any more large gove ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Vietnam is manifesting some signs for change in its economic policy in view of the pickup of the world economy and increasing fiscal deficit.       At a recent monthly government meeting, Vietnam has decided to extend the subsidized loan program, a highlight of the existing stimulus, but with a lower interest rate subsidy and primarily for export-oriented companies.       Officials also decided to end the tax reduction scheme after it expires on Dec. 31. It did not reveal any more large government-invested projects in the coming months.       The meeting sent out the message that the Vietnamese government wants a change in its economic policy with growing pressure from fiscal deficit. The focus of the government is shifting from stimulating economy through government spending during the economic downturn to reviving the country's export-driven industry as the global situation turns better.       Vietnam's economy grew 4.6 percent year-on-year in the first nine months, thanks to the eight-billion-U.S.-dollar stimulus package. The growth was remarkable when some other regional economies are contracting or recovering slowly.       But accompanying the remarkable result is the government's increasing fiscal deficit. Revenues fell in line with the slowdown in economic activity, lower oil prices and various tax breaks. Meanwhile, spending went up substantially because of stimulus expenditure measures and government commitments to social welfare.       According to figures released by the World Bank this week, the fiscal deficit of Vietnam is expected to widen to 9.4 percent of GDP in 2009, which raised concerns.       At this point, proper economic policy for next year is crucial to Vietnam's recently emerging but fragile recovery. It remains challenging to strike a balance between growth and stability.       Taking a look at changes in the domestic and international market will help people better understand the situation in Vietnam and Vietnamese government's position.       Following the outbreak of the world financial crisis, Vietnam saw its export, which usually contributes to 70 percent of the national GDP, collapse. The country has to resort to investment and consumption measures to sustain economic growth.       Thanks to pushing forward economic reforms and international integration in the past 20-plus years, Vietnam has accumulated wealth and expertise to cope with the challenges.       The Vietnamese government quickly launched an eight-billion-U.S.-dollar fiscal package. The program financed large investment project from state budget, provided interest subsidy to company loans, reduce taxes and support low-income families.       As a result, although exports fell by 14.4 percent in the first three quarters over a year earlier, Vietnam's GDP registered a 4.6 percent year-on-year growth during this period.       A World Bank report earlier this week said Vietnam has "navigated the crisis relatively well."       With recovery of the global economy, Vietnam's exports are slowly picking up in recent months. In the context, the government said that companies which produce export items and employ a large workforce will have more chances to access to loans and the government will provide a 2 percent interest rate subsidy&amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Vietnam signals change in economic policy ]]></title>
<news_id>6806780</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:02:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Vietnam is manifesting some signs for change in its economic policy in view of the pickup of the world economy and increasing fiscal deficit.       At a recent monthly government meeting, Vietnam has decided to extend the subsidized loan program, a highlight of the existing stimulus, but with a lower interest rate subsidy and primarily for export-oriented companies.       Officials also decided to end the tax reduction scheme after it expires on Dec. 31. It did not reveal any more large gove ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Vietnam is manifesting some signs for change in its economic policy in view of the pickup of the world economy and increasing fiscal deficit.       At a recent monthly government meeting, Vietnam has decided to extend the subsidized loan program, a highlight of the existing stimulus, but with a lower interest rate subsidy and primarily for export-oriented companies.       Officials also decided to end the tax reduction scheme after it expires on Dec. 31. It did not reveal any more large government-invested projects in the coming months.       The meeting sent out the message that the Vietnamese government wants a change in its economic policy with growing pressure from fiscal deficit. The focus of the government is shifting from stimulating economy through government spending during the economic downturn to reviving the country's export-driven industry as the global situation turns better.       Vietnam's economy grew 4.6 percent year-on-year in the first nine months, thanks to the eight-billion-U.S.-dollar stimulus package. The growth was remarkable when some other regional economies are contracting or recovering slowly.       But accompanying the remarkable result is the government's increasing fiscal deficit. Revenues fell in line with the slowdown in economic activity, lower oil prices and various tax breaks. Meanwhile, spending went up substantially because of stimulus expenditure measures and government commitments to social welfare.       According to figures released by the World Bank this week, the fiscal deficit of Vietnam is expected to widen to 9.4 percent of GDP in 2009, which raised concerns.       At this point, proper economic policy for next year is crucial to Vietnam's recently emerging but fragile recovery. It remains challenging to strike a balance between growth and stability.       Taking a look at changes in the domestic and international market will help people better understand the situation in Vietnam and Vietnamese government's position.       Following the outbreak of the world financial crisis, Vietnam saw its export, which usually contributes to 70 percent of the national GDP, collapse. The country has to resort to investment and consumption measures to sustain economic growth.       Thanks to pushing forward economic reforms and international integration in the past 20-plus years, Vietnam has accumulated wealth and expertise to cope with the challenges.       The Vietnamese government quickly launched an eight-billion-U.S.-dollar fiscal package. The program financed large investment project from state budget, provided interest subsidy to company loans, reduce taxes and support low-income families.       As a result, although exports fell by 14.4 percent in the first three quarters over a year earlier, Vietnam's GDP registered a 4.6 percent year-on-year growth during this period.       A World Bank report earlier this week said Vietnam has "navigated the crisis relatively well."       With recovery of the global economy, Vietnam's exports are slowly picking up in recent months. In the context, the government said that companies which produce export items and employ a large workforce will have more chances to access to loans and the government will provide a 2 percent interest rate subsidy&amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesia's economic growth to reach 4% in Q3: experts ]]></title>
<news_id>6806779</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:01:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Indonesian economists estimated that the country's economic growth would reach 3.9-4 percent in the third quarter, lower than the government's initial estimation of 4.1-4.2 percent, local media reported here on Saturday.       "We expected economic growth to have accelerated in the third quarter this year to 4.05 percent on year-on-year basis," Bank Danamon Economists Anton Gunawan and Helmi Arman said, adding that consumption, investment and export growth may have improved.       They said  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Indonesian economists estimated that the country's economic growth would reach 3.9-4 percent in the third quarter, lower than the government's initial estimation of 4.1-4.2 percent, local media reported here on Saturday.       "We expected economic growth to have accelerated in the third quarter this year to 4.05 percent on year-on-year basis," Bank Danamon Economists Anton Gunawan and Helmi Arman said, adding that consumption, investment and export growth may have improved.       They said year-on-year growth in investment might have started to increase in the third quarter this year, as cement consumption and commercial vehicle sales had risen.       They also said that household spending might have increased tooas retail sales growth had climbed.       Earlier reports said that Finance Minister Sri Mulyani upgraded the government's economic growth estimation to a range of 4.6-4.7 percent in the final quarter this year with Q3 growth estimation ranging from 4.1 to 4.2 percent.       Sri said that Indonesian economic might have encountered slow growth in the third quarter due to high year basis. According to the finance minister, the full-year growth may reach 4.3 percent.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesia's economic growth to reach 4% in Q3: experts ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:01:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Indonesian economists estimated that the country's economic growth would reach 3.9-4 percent in the third quarter, lower than the government's initial estimation of 4.1-4.2 percent, local media reported here on Saturday.       "We expected economic growth to have accelerated in the third quarter this year to 4.05 percent on year-on-year basis," Bank Danamon Economists Anton Gunawan and Helmi Arman said, adding that consumption, investment and export growth may have improved.       They said  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Indonesian economists estimated that the country's economic growth would reach 3.9-4 percent in the third quarter, lower than the government's initial estimation of 4.1-4.2 percent, local media reported here on Saturday.       "We expected economic growth to have accelerated in the third quarter this year to 4.05 percent on year-on-year basis," Bank Danamon Economists Anton Gunawan and Helmi Arman said, adding that consumption, investment and export growth may have improved.       They said year-on-year growth in investment might have started to increase in the third quarter this year, as cement consumption and commercial vehicle sales had risen.       They also said that household spending might have increased tooas retail sales growth had climbed.       Earlier reports said that Finance Minister Sri Mulyani upgraded the government's economic growth estimation to a range of 4.6-4.7 percent in the final quarter this year with Q3 growth estimation ranging from 4.1 to 4.2 percent.       Sri said that Indonesian economic might have encountered slow growth in the third quarter due to high year basis. According to the finance minister, the full-year growth may reach 4.3 percent.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8% by 2014: minister ]]></title>
<news_id>6806778</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:00:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[State Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) affairs Armida Alisjahbana estimated that Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8 percent by 2014 when the present government ends its service, local media reported here on Saturday.       Armida said that Indonesia's economic condition would continue to improve in the following years with 2010 growth estimation set at a range of 5.5-5.6 percent.       "With extra efforts, by 2011 Indonesia's economic growth could be boosted up to 8  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[State Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) affairs Armida Alisjahbana estimated that Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8 percent by 2014 when the present government ends its service, local media reported here on Saturday.       Armida said that Indonesia's economic condition would continue to improve in the following years with 2010 growth estimation set at a range of 5.5-5.6 percent.       "With extra efforts, by 2011 Indonesia's economic growth could be boosted up to 8 percent to 2014. With moderate efforts, the growth could reach 7 percent," Armida was quoted by the Detik.com as saying.       She said that the growth estimation is based on normal external factors condition assumption and great support from inside the country.       "Improving the investment would be an essential step to bolster the economic growth. It should be actively carried out by the private sector since the government only allocates 15 percent from its state budget to boost investments," Armida said.       The minister said that Bappenas is now seeking breakthroughs to entice investors from Middle East, South Korea, Eastern Europe, India to set more investments in Indonesia.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:00:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[State Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) affairs Armida Alisjahbana estimated that Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8 percent by 2014 when the present government ends its service, local media reported here on Saturday.       Armida said that Indonesia's economic condition would continue to improve in the following years with 2010 growth estimation set at a range of 5.5-5.6 percent.       "With extra efforts, by 2011 Indonesia's economic growth could be boosted up to 8  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[State Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) affairs Armida Alisjahbana estimated that Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8 percent by 2014 when the present government ends its service, local media reported here on Saturday.       Armida said that Indonesia's economic condition would continue to improve in the following years with 2010 growth estimation set at a range of 5.5-5.6 percent.       "With extra efforts, by 2011 Indonesia's economic growth could be boosted up to 8 percent to 2014. With moderate efforts, the growth could reach 7 percent," Armida was quoted by the Detik.com as saying.       She said that the growth estimation is based on normal external factors condition assumption and great support from inside the country.       "Improving the investment would be an essential step to bolster the economic growth. It should be actively carried out by the private sector since the government only allocates 15 percent from its state budget to boost investments," Armida said.       The minister said that Bappenas is now seeking breakthroughs to entice investors from Middle East, South Korea, Eastern Europe, India to set more investments in Indonesia.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees celebrate World Series title with parade (6)]]></title>
<news_id>6806762</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:34:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071632209331127701.jpg'> &$New York Yankees fans cheer for their team during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/t ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071632209331127701.jpg'> &$New York Yankees fans cheer for their team during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806759" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806762" class="abl2">【6】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees celebrate World Series title with parade (5)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:34:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631532865522019.jpg'> &$Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees waves to the crowd during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a>< ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631532865522019.jpg'> &$Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees waves to the crowd during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806759" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806762" class="abl2">【6】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"> <a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806762"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees celebrate World Series title with parade (4)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631273885119843.jpg'> &$New York Yankees fans celebrate during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/New ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631273885119843.jpg'> &$New York Yankees fans celebrate during a parade in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806759" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806762" class="abl2">【6】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806759"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"> <a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees celebrate World Series title with parade (3)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:34:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631061896032348.jpg'> &$A celebration for the New York Yankees is held at City Hall in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/ ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071631061896032348.jpg'> &$A celebration for the New York Yankees is held at City Hall in New York, the United States, Nov. 6, 2009. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia Philles and won the champion in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806757" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806759" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806761" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806762" class="abl2">【6】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806758"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"> <a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806760"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees celebrate World Series title with parade (2)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:34:11</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:34:11</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071442032630622696.jpg'> &$United States soldiers light candles at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitalized and on a ventilator. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806728" class="abl2">【 ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071441322384827705.jpg'> &$Owen Rabago, (L), wipes a tear away from his father, Specialist Sheldon Rabago's face, (R), as his mother Nancy wraps her arms around both of them during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitaliz ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Candle light vigil on Fort Hood Army Post for victims (5)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071440231056326884.jpg'> &$Luit. Colonel Charles Keller, holds his son Michael, 8, as his wife Sylvie, wipes away a tear while holding her daughter Amber, 10, before the start of a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitalized ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Candle light vigil on Fort Hood Army Post for victims (3)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071439452235315534.jpg'> &$Tears stream down US Army Sgt Major Leroy Walker Jr.'s face during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll from an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post rose to 13 on Friday, and Army officials said the suspected shooter was hospitalized and on a ventilator. (Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Candle light vigil on Fort Hood Army Post for victims (2)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071439157732473158.jpg'> &$A U.S. Army soldier sits with her two children at a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one o ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071438341283026870.jpg'> &$People stand for prayers during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killin ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 14:57:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071438341283026870.jpg'> &$People stand for prayers during a candle light vigil at Hood Stadium on the Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported. Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killin ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Football becomes last resort for Iraq's children due to violence ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:37:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraqi children have been deprived of almost all the fun due to war and violence since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, except football game as they love it too much to give it up.       Kids can be seen in many places here in Baghdad playing their national pastime, the only way to make them neglect temporarily their grief over the past years in the war-torn country.       In an ordinary Baghdad sunset, two teams are playing a football match on a small makeshift field just behind the building o ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Iraqi children have been deprived of almost all the fun due to war and violence since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, except football game as they love it too much to give it up.       Kids can be seen in many places here in Baghdad playing their national pastime, the only way to make them neglect temporarily their grief over the past years in the war-torn country.       In an ordinary Baghdad sunset, two teams are playing a football match on a small makeshift field just behind the building of the Iraqi foreign ministry, which was devastated severely two months ago by a suicide truck bomb.       "We can't have our outdoor sports such as swimming and tennis, because of the unstable security situation and lack of proper facilities. Football is our only choice, as we can play it anywhere in our small neighborhood," Maytham Ali, 16, told Xinhua while watching a local match in his community.       Ali lives in Baghdad's central district of Salhiya where a powerful truck suicide bombing almost destroyed the large building of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs two months ago and claimed 100 lives and left over 1,000 others wounded.       Though there are a few sports facilities elsewhere in the city, they are not for Ali and his neighbors. "Our parents do not allow us to go far from our neighborhood for fear of daily car bombs or roadside bombs."       Ali, now a middle school student, said that he dreamed to play in the country's national team one day, carrying the number 10 just like Younis Mahmoud does now, an Iraqi soccer player who scored a goal to help Iraq win the Asian Cup in 2007.       However, Amer Kadhem, 15, standing nearby and listening to the conversation between Ali and Xinhua correspondent, recalled the powerful explosion that occurred near Iraq's ministry of foreign affaires on Aug. 19.       "Ali and I as well as many kids in our neighborhood helped the security members and firemen to drag bodies from under the rubbles and to put out fires here and there," Kadhem said.       Kadhem added that his friends and he did not fear explosions anymore because "we have got used to hearing the frequent noises of blasts and watching the bloody scenes of such tragedies."       Asked about the government's support in providing sport clubs to them, Suheib Mohammed, 16, resting during the match break, said "no one supports us but when we have a football match in our neighborhood we take about 15 dollars from each local team to buy the necessary equipments and medals for the winning football team."       A dozen audience of local kids were chanting lines of an Iraqi local song: Jeeb al-Kas Jeeba, Jeeb al-Kas Jeeba, meaning to win the medal cup. Even the 4-year-old tiny Hasan Abbas was dancing and cheering among the crowd.       "My parents allow me to come to the playing field every day to watch them play. I wish to be just like them when I grow up," Abbas said in his newly learned words with innocence.       Iraqi children have long been the victims of war an ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:37:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraqi children have been deprived of almost all the fun due to war and violence since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, except football game as they love it too much to give it up.       Kids can be seen in many places here in Baghdad playing their national pastime, the only way to make them neglect temporarily their grief over the past years in the war-torn country.       In an ordinary Baghdad sunset, two teams are playing a football match on a small makeshift field just behind the building o ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Iraqi children have been deprived of almost all the fun due to war and violence since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, except football game as they love it too much to give it up.       Kids can be seen in many places here in Baghdad playing their national pastime, the only way to make them neglect temporarily their grief over the past years in the war-torn country.       In an ordinary Baghdad sunset, two teams are playing a football match on a small makeshift field just behind the building of the Iraqi foreign ministry, which was devastated severely two months ago by a suicide truck bomb.       "We can't have our outdoor sports such as swimming and tennis, because of the unstable security situation and lack of proper facilities. Football is our only choice, as we can play it anywhere in our small neighborhood," Maytham Ali, 16, told Xinhua while watching a local match in his community.       Ali lives in Baghdad's central district of Salhiya where a powerful truck suicide bombing almost destroyed the large building of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs two months ago and claimed 100 lives and left over 1,000 others wounded.       Though there are a few sports facilities elsewhere in the city, they are not for Ali and his neighbors. "Our parents do not allow us to go far from our neighborhood for fear of daily car bombs or roadside bombs."       Ali, now a middle school student, said that he dreamed to play in the country's national team one day, carrying the number 10 just like Younis Mahmoud does now, an Iraqi soccer player who scored a goal to help Iraq win the Asian Cup in 2007.       However, Amer Kadhem, 15, standing nearby and listening to the conversation between Ali and Xinhua correspondent, recalled the powerful explosion that occurred near Iraq's ministry of foreign affaires on Aug. 19.       "Ali and I as well as many kids in our neighborhood helped the security members and firemen to drag bodies from under the rubbles and to put out fires here and there," Kadhem said.       Kadhem added that his friends and he did not fear explosions anymore because "we have got used to hearing the frequent noises of blasts and watching the bloody scenes of such tragedies."       Asked about the government's support in providing sport clubs to them, Suheib Mohammed, 16, resting during the match break, said "no one supports us but when we have a football match in our neighborhood we take about 15 dollars from each local team to buy the necessary equipments and medals for the winning football team."       A dozen audience of local kids were chanting lines of an Iraqi local song: Jeeb al-Kas Jeeba, Jeeb al-Kas Jeeba, meaning to win the medal cup. Even the 4-year-old tiny Hasan Abbas was dancing and cheering among the crowd.       "My parents allow me to come to the playing field every day to watch them play. I wish to be just like them when I grow up," Abbas said in his newly learned words with innocence.       Iraqi children have long been the victims of war an ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Swedish FM to head EU troika visit to Indonesia ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:26:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will head an EU troika visit to Indonesia on Monday for the signing of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Indonesia, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Friday.       This will be the first agreement of its kind that the EU has signed in Asia, the ministry said in a statement.       Sweden holds the current rotating EU Presidency during the second half of this year.       A human rights dialogue between the EU and Indonesia will als ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will head an EU troika visit to Indonesia on Monday for the signing of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Indonesia, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Friday.       This will be the first agreement of its kind that the EU has signed in Asia, the ministry said in a statement.       Sweden holds the current rotating EU Presidency during the second half of this year.       A human rights dialogue between the EU and Indonesia will also be launched at the meeting hosted by Indonesia's new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Marty Natelegawa, said the statement.       Other topics of discussion will include developments in South East Asia, the financial crisis and preparations ahead of the climate summit in Copenhagen, it added.       Bildt will be accompanied by Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director General for External Relations at the European Commission, and Helga Schmid, Director of the Policy Unit at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. The incoming Spanish Presidency will also be represented, according to the statement.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Swedish FM to head EU troika visit to Indonesia ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:26:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will head an EU troika visit to Indonesia on Monday for the signing of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Indonesia, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Friday.       This will be the first agreement of its kind that the EU has signed in Asia, the ministry said in a statement.       Sweden holds the current rotating EU Presidency during the second half of this year.       A human rights dialogue between the EU and Indonesia will als ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will head an EU troika visit to Indonesia on Monday for the signing of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Indonesia, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said Friday.       This will be the first agreement of its kind that the EU has signed in Asia, the ministry said in a statement.       Sweden holds the current rotating EU Presidency during the second half of this year.       A human rights dialogue between the EU and Indonesia will also be launched at the meeting hosted by Indonesia's new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Marty Natelegawa, said the statement.       Other topics of discussion will include developments in South East Asia, the financial crisis and preparations ahead of the climate summit in Copenhagen, it added.       Bildt will be accompanied by Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director General for External Relations at the European Commission, and Helga Schmid, Director of the Policy Unit at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. The incoming Spanish Presidency will also be represented, according to the statement.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade down significantly ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:25:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade from January to August dropped by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year.       The foreign trade deficit was nine times more than the previous period, increasing from 283.8 million euros (417.5 million U.S. dollars) to 2,490 million euros (3,673.1 million U.S. dollars).       According to the latest figures of Statistics Austria, Austrian exports from January to August this year fell by 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, falling to ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade from January to August dropped by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year.       The foreign trade deficit was nine times more than the previous period, increasing from 283.8 million euros (417.5 million U.S. dollars) to 2,490 million euros (3,673.1 million U.S. dollars).       According to the latest figures of Statistics Austria, Austrian exports from January to August this year fell by 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, falling to 60.59 billion euros (89.38 billion U.S. dollars). Its imports also declined, by 21 percent to 63.08 billion euros (93.05 billion U.S. dollars).       Imports from EU countries declined by 22.3 percent to 45.97 billion euros (67.81 billion U.S. dollars), while its exports to EU countries fell by 25.3 percent to 43.1 billion euros (63.58 billion U.S. dollars). Austria's trade deficit with the EU for the first eight months reached 2.87 billion euros (4.23 billion U.S. dollars).       In the first eight months of this year, Austrian foreign trade volume with countries outside the EU also declined significantly. Imports fell 17.2 percent to 17.11 billion euros (25.3 billion U.S. dollars), while exports fell 19.7 percent to 17.49 billion euros (25.8 billion U.S. dollars). However, in foreign trade with countries outside EU, Austria recorded a surplus of 380 million euros (560 million U.S. dollars).       Austria is a small country with a small population. Its economic development is strongly dependent on external trade and has been hard hit by the global economic woes. Austrian industrial processing enterprises have been hit especially hard.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade down significantly ]]></title>
<news_id>6806649</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 13:25:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade from January to August dropped by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year.       The foreign trade deficit was nine times more than the previous period, increasing from 283.8 million euros (417.5 million U.S. dollars) to 2,490 million euros (3,673.1 million U.S. dollars).       According to the latest figures of Statistics Austria, Austrian exports from January to August this year fell by 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, falling to ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Austrian foreign trade from January to August dropped by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year.       The foreign trade deficit was nine times more than the previous period, increasing from 283.8 million euros (417.5 million U.S. dollars) to 2,490 million euros (3,673.1 million U.S. dollars).       According to the latest figures of Statistics Austria, Austrian exports from January to August this year fell by 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year, falling to 60.59 billion euros (89.38 billion U.S. dollars). Its imports also declined, by 21 percent to 63.08 billion euros (93.05 billion U.S. dollars).       Imports from EU countries declined by 22.3 percent to 45.97 billion euros (67.81 billion U.S. dollars), while its exports to EU countries fell by 25.3 percent to 43.1 billion euros (63.58 billion U.S. dollars). Austria's trade deficit with the EU for the first eight months reached 2.87 billion euros (4.23 billion U.S. dollars).       In the first eight months of this year, Austrian foreign trade volume with countries outside the EU also declined significantly. Imports fell 17.2 percent to 17.11 billion euros (25.3 billion U.S. dollars), while exports fell 19.7 percent to 17.49 billion euros (25.8 billion U.S. dollars). However, in foreign trade with countries outside EU, Austria recorded a surplus of 380 million euros (560 million U.S. dollars).       Austria is a small country with a small population. Its economic development is strongly dependent on external trade and has been hard hit by the global economic woes. Austrian industrial processing enterprises have been hit especially hard.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar rises as U.S. unemployment jumps above 10% ]]></title>
<news_id>6806645</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:14:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as safety-haven demand for the U.S. currency was boosted by high employment rate.       The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the first time the unemployment surpassing 10 percent in 26 years. Most analysts have forecasted a slighter increase to 9.9 percent.       Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline by 190,000 in October, the smallest decline sinc ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as safety-haven demand for the U.S. currency was boosted by high employment rate.       The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the first time the unemployment surpassing 10 percent in 26 years. Most analysts have forecasted a slighter increase to 9.9 percent.       Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline by 190,000 in October, the smallest decline since August 2008. The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.       There were positive signs in the first significant increase in temporary employment in this cycle, and an increase in manufacturing overtime. Combined August and September job losses were 91,000 less than previously estimated.       The underlying rate of decline in employment is still slowing, but we are several months away from hitting bottom, said analysts of Global Insight.       Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 5.3 percentage points.       The report reinforced speculations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at their current near-zero range into late next year.       The euro bought 1.4835 dollars in late New York trading compared with 1.4868 dollars it bought late Thursday. The pound rose to 1.6602 dollars from 1.6586 dollars.       The dollar rose to 1.0768 Canadian dollars from 1.0648 Canadian dollars, and rose to 1.0179 Swiss francs from 1.0165 Swiss francs. It fell to 89.93 Japanese yen from 90.78 Japanese yen.        &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar rises as U.S. unemployment jumps above 10% ]]></title>
<news_id>6806645</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:14:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as safety-haven demand for the U.S. currency was boosted by high employment rate.       The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the first time the unemployment surpassing 10 percent in 26 years. Most analysts have forecasted a slighter increase to 9.9 percent.       Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline by 190,000 in October, the smallest decline sinc ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday as safety-haven demand for the U.S. currency was boosted by high employment rate.       The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the first time the unemployment surpassing 10 percent in 26 years. Most analysts have forecasted a slighter increase to 9.9 percent.       Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline by 190,000 in October, the smallest decline since August 2008. The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.       There were positive signs in the first significant increase in temporary employment in this cycle, and an increase in manufacturing overtime. Combined August and September job losses were 91,000 less than previously estimated.       The underlying rate of decline in employment is still slowing, but we are several months away from hitting bottom, said analysts of Global Insight.       Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 8.2 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 5.3 percentage points.       The report reinforced speculations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at their current near-zero range into late next year.       The euro bought 1.4835 dollars in late New York trading compared with 1.4868 dollars it bought late Thursday. The pound rose to 1.6602 dollars from 1.6586 dollars.       The dollar rose to 1.0768 Canadian dollars from 1.0648 Canadian dollars, and rose to 1.0179 Swiss francs from 1.0165 Swiss francs. It fell to 89.93 Japanese yen from 90.78 Japanese yen.        &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Blackstone's loss narrows in third quarter ]]></title>
<news_id>6806644</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:14:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group LP, a U.S. leading hedge fund and private equity firm, on Friday posted a narrower loss for the third quarter.       Blackstone's revenue turned positive, to 597 million U.S. dollars, from negative revenue of 160.3 million dollars last year.       The loss after paying preferred dividends fell to 176.2 million dollars, or 91 cents per common unit, from 340.3 million dollars, or 1.56 dollars per unit in the same time last year.       "It has been just over a year since  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group LP, a U.S. leading hedge fund and private equity firm, on Friday posted a narrower loss for the third quarter.       Blackstone's revenue turned positive, to 597 million U.S. dollars, from negative revenue of 160.3 million dollars last year.       The loss after paying preferred dividends fell to 176.2 million dollars, or 91 cents per common unit, from 340.3 million dollars, or 1.56 dollars per unit in the same time last year.       "It has been just over a year since the onset of the global financial crisis. Equity and debt markets have continued to heal, many companies have reduced expenses and inventory levels, the cost of borrowing has declined and the availability of credit is slowly increasing," said Blackstone Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman in a statement.       "We believe the worst is behind us though a recovery could be gradual and uneven. We see many opportunities to deploy our substantial available capital across each of our asset management businesses with attractive potential risk-return for our fund investors," he added.       Blackstone shares rose 97 cents, or 6.99 percent, to 14.84 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Blackstone's loss narrows in third quarter ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:14:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group LP, a U.S. leading hedge fund and private equity firm, on Friday posted a narrower loss for the third quarter.       Blackstone's revenue turned positive, to 597 million U.S. dollars, from negative revenue of 160.3 million dollars last year.       The loss after paying preferred dividends fell to 176.2 million dollars, or 91 cents per common unit, from 340.3 million dollars, or 1.56 dollars per unit in the same time last year.       "It has been just over a year since  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Blackstone Group LP, a U.S. leading hedge fund and private equity firm, on Friday posted a narrower loss for the third quarter.       Blackstone's revenue turned positive, to 597 million U.S. dollars, from negative revenue of 160.3 million dollars last year.       The loss after paying preferred dividends fell to 176.2 million dollars, or 91 cents per common unit, from 340.3 million dollars, or 1.56 dollars per unit in the same time last year.       "It has been just over a year since the onset of the global financial crisis. Equity and debt markets have continued to heal, many companies have reduced expenses and inventory levels, the cost of borrowing has declined and the availability of credit is slowly increasing," said Blackstone Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman in a statement.       "We believe the worst is behind us though a recovery could be gradual and uneven. We see many opportunities to deploy our substantial available capital across each of our asset management businesses with attractive potential risk-return for our fund investors," he added.       Blackstone shares rose 97 cents, or 6.99 percent, to 14.84 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[AIG keeps profitable for second quarter ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:13:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc., the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter.       Net income available to common shareholders was 92 million U.S. dollars in the third quarter, compared with a loss of 24.47 billion dollars during the same quarter last year.       Including the government's portion of the profit, AIG earned 455 million dollars, or 68 cents per share, during the latest quarter.       Adjusted earnings, which excludes the gov ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[American International Group Inc., the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter.       Net income available to common shareholders was 92 million U.S. dollars in the third quarter, compared with a loss of 24.47 billion dollars during the same quarter last year.       Including the government's portion of the profit, AIG earned 455 million dollars, or 68 cents per share, during the latest quarter.       Adjusted earnings, which excludes the government's stake and realized investment gains and losses totaled 385 million dollars, or 2.85 dollars per share, compared with a market forecast of 1.98dollars per share.       "We continue to focus on stabilizing and strengthening our businesses, but expect continued volatility in reported results in the coming quarters, due in part to charges related to ongoing restructuring activities," AIG CEO Robert Benmosche said in a statement.       AIG also said it plans to record a 5-billion-dollars charge in the fourth quarter as it proceeds with spinning off two major life insurance businesses.       Shares of AIG fell 3.80 dollars, or 9.67 percent, to 35.48 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[AIG keeps profitable for second quarter ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:13:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc., the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter.       Net income available to common shareholders was 92 million U.S. dollars in the third quarter, compared with a loss of 24.47 billion dollars during the same quarter last year.       Including the government's portion of the profit, AIG earned 455 million dollars, or 68 cents per share, during the latest quarter.       Adjusted earnings, which excludes the gov ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[American International Group Inc., the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter.       Net income available to common shareholders was 92 million U.S. dollars in the third quarter, compared with a loss of 24.47 billion dollars during the same quarter last year.       Including the government's portion of the profit, AIG earned 455 million dollars, or 68 cents per share, during the latest quarter.       Adjusted earnings, which excludes the government's stake and realized investment gains and losses totaled 385 million dollars, or 2.85 dollars per share, compared with a market forecast of 1.98dollars per share.       "We continue to focus on stabilizing and strengthening our businesses, but expect continued volatility in reported results in the coming quarters, due in part to charges related to ongoing restructuring activities," AIG CEO Robert Benmosche said in a statement.       AIG also said it plans to record a 5-billion-dollars charge in the fourth quarter as it proceeds with spinning off two major life insurance businesses.       Shares of AIG fell 3.80 dollars, or 9.67 percent, to 35.48 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rise slightly despite unemployment data ]]></title>
<news_id>6806642</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:12:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose slightly higher on Friday despite the nation's unemployment rate reached a 26-yearhigh.       U.S. unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent in October, the highest in more than 26 years, the Labor Department.       In the past month, the employers cut 190,000 jobs, more than the 175,000 economists had expected but fewer than the 219,000 lost in September. The manufacturing sector shed 61,000 jobs last month while construction industries axed 62,000 jobs ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose slightly higher on Friday despite the nation's unemployment rate reached a 26-yearhigh.       U.S. unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent in October, the highest in more than 26 years, the Labor Department.       In the past month, the employers cut 190,000 jobs, more than the 175,000 economists had expected but fewer than the 219,000 lost in September. The manufacturing sector shed 61,000 jobs last month while construction industries axed 62,000 jobs. Retail trade employment fell by 40,000 over the month.       U.S. President Barack Obama said the surge in the unemployment rate was a "sobering" figure that underscored the economic challenges ahead.       The Federal Reserve has said that the nation's unemployment rate will remain elevated into 2011. Many economists believe the labor market may not get back to normal until 2013.       American International Group Inc. (AIG), the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.       Shares of AIG fell 3.80 U.S. dollars, or 9.67 percent, to 35.48dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.       The Dow Jones industrial average rose 17.46, or 0.17 percent, to 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.67, or 0.25 percent, to 1,069.30, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.12, or 0.34 percent, to 2,112.44.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rise slightly despite unemployment data ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:12:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose slightly higher on Friday despite the nation's unemployment rate reached a 26-yearhigh.       U.S. unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent in October, the highest in more than 26 years, the Labor Department.       In the past month, the employers cut 190,000 jobs, more than the 175,000 economists had expected but fewer than the 219,000 lost in September. The manufacturing sector shed 61,000 jobs last month while construction industries axed 62,000 jobs ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. stocks rose slightly higher on Friday despite the nation's unemployment rate reached a 26-yearhigh.       U.S. unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 10.2 percent in October, the highest in more than 26 years, the Labor Department.       In the past month, the employers cut 190,000 jobs, more than the 175,000 economists had expected but fewer than the 219,000 lost in September. The manufacturing sector shed 61,000 jobs last month while construction industries axed 62,000 jobs. Retail trade employment fell by 40,000 over the month.       U.S. President Barack Obama said the surge in the unemployment rate was a "sobering" figure that underscored the economic challenges ahead.       The Federal Reserve has said that the nation's unemployment rate will remain elevated into 2011. Many economists believe the labor market may not get back to normal until 2013.       American International Group Inc. (AIG), the troubled insurance giant, said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.       Shares of AIG fell 3.80 U.S. dollars, or 9.67 percent, to 35.48dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.       The Dow Jones industrial average rose 17.46, or 0.17 percent, to 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.67, or 0.25 percent, to 1,069.30, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.12, or 0.34 percent, to 2,112.44.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold tops 1,100 dollars after rising jobless rate ]]></title>
<news_id>6806641</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:12:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied above 1,100 U.S. dollars on Friday after the jobless rate rose to a 26-year high, setting a new all-time high for the third time in recent four sessions. Silver and platinum both fell.       The most active gold contract for December delivery climbed 6.40 dollars, or 0.6 percent, to finish at 1,095.70 dollars an ounce. In the morning session, the precious metal soared above 1,100 dollars for the first time and hit a ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied above 1,100 U.S. dollars on Friday after the jobless rate rose to a 26-year high, setting a new all-time high for the third time in recent four sessions. Silver and platinum both fell.       The most active gold contract for December delivery climbed 6.40 dollars, or 0.6 percent, to finish at 1,095.70 dollars an ounce. In the morning session, the precious metal soared above 1,100 dollars for the first time and hit a record high of 1,101.90.       The Labor Department reported that employers cut more jobs than expected in October, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent for the first time since 1983.       The report said 190,000 jobs were lost last month, fewer than the 219,000 jobs lost in September, but more than economists' expectations of 175,000. What's worse, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September. The rising unemployment rate raised gold's appeal of hedge and safe-haven.       December silver was down 3.5 cents to 17.375 dollars per ounce. January platinum lost 14.70 dollars to 1348.20 dollars an ounce.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:12:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied above 1,100 U.S. dollars on Friday after the jobless rate rose to a 26-year high, setting a new all-time high for the third time in recent four sessions. Silver and platinum both fell.       The most active gold contract for December delivery climbed 6.40 dollars, or 0.6 percent, to finish at 1,095.70 dollars an ounce. In the morning session, the precious metal soared above 1,100 dollars for the first time and hit a ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied above 1,100 U.S. dollars on Friday after the jobless rate rose to a 26-year high, setting a new all-time high for the third time in recent four sessions. Silver and platinum both fell.       The most active gold contract for December delivery climbed 6.40 dollars, or 0.6 percent, to finish at 1,095.70 dollars an ounce. In the morning session, the precious metal soared above 1,100 dollars for the first time and hit a record high of 1,101.90.       The Labor Department reported that employers cut more jobs than expected in October, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent for the first time since 1983.       The report said 190,000 jobs were lost last month, fewer than the 219,000 jobs lost in September, but more than economists' expectations of 175,000. What's worse, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September. The rising unemployment rate raised gold's appeal of hedge and safe-haven.       December silver was down 3.5 cents to 17.375 dollars per ounce. January platinum lost 14.70 dollars to 1348.20 dollars an ounce.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil plunges as U.S. unemployment rate tops 10% ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:11:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude prices plunged more than 3 percent on Friday as U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.       Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell 2.73 U.S. dollars, or 3.4 percent, to trade at 76.89 dollars a barrel at 1:16 p.m. EST on the New York Mercantile Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$                                                                                                                                                                           ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Crude prices plunged more than 3 percent on Friday as U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.       Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell 2.73 U.S. dollars, or 3.4 percent, to trade at 76.89 dollars a barrel at 1:16 p.m. EST on the New York Mercantile Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:11:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude prices plunged more than 3 percent on Friday as U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.       Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell 2.73 U.S. dollars, or 3.4 percent, to trade at 76.89 dollars a barrel at 1:16 p.m. EST on the New York Mercantile Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$                                                                                                                                                                           ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Crude prices plunged more than 3 percent on Friday as U.S. unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.       Light, sweet crude for December delivery fell 2.73 U.S. dollars, or 3.4 percent, to trade at 76.89 dollars a barrel at 1:16 p.m. EST on the New York Mercantile Exchange.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian employment unexpectedly falls ]]></title>
<news_id>6806639</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Employment in Canada unexpectedly fell by 43,000 in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent, up 0.2 percentage points on September, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.       In August and September, employment in Canada had enjoyed mild increases.       According to Statistics Canada, part-time jobs in October dropped by 60,000, the second consecutive month of large declines. At the same time, full-time employment increased slightly, adding to the large f ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Employment in Canada unexpectedly fell by 43,000 in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent, up 0.2 percentage points on September, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.       In August and September, employment in Canada had enjoyed mild increases.       According to Statistics Canada, part-time jobs in October dropped by 60,000, the second consecutive month of large declines. At the same time, full-time employment increased slightly, adding to the large full-time gain from the previous month.       Most of October's employment decline came from retail and wholesale trade, "other services" and natural resources.       Since October 2008, employment has fallen in most industries in Canada, with the steepest declines in manufacturing (11 percent), natural resources (11 percent), construction (5.8 percent) and transportation and warehousing (5.8 percent). At the same time, there were increases in information, culture and recreation (4.8 percent) as well as in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing(4.4 percent).       According to Statistics Canada, Canadian youth have experienced employment declines since October 2008, totaling 225,000 (down 8.7percent). Among adult men, although down 177.000 (2.3 percent) during the 12-month period, employment has stablilized in recent months. For adult women, employment was unchanged compared with a year earlier.       The Canadian dollar depreciated after the release of the employment data.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian employment unexpectedly falls ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Employment in Canada unexpectedly fell by 43,000 in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent, up 0.2 percentage points on September, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.       In August and September, employment in Canada had enjoyed mild increases.       According to Statistics Canada, part-time jobs in October dropped by 60,000, the second consecutive month of large declines. At the same time, full-time employment increased slightly, adding to the large f ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Employment in Canada unexpectedly fell by 43,000 in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent, up 0.2 percentage points on September, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Friday.       In August and September, employment in Canada had enjoyed mild increases.       According to Statistics Canada, part-time jobs in October dropped by 60,000, the second consecutive month of large declines. At the same time, full-time employment increased slightly, adding to the large full-time gain from the previous month.       Most of October's employment decline came from retail and wholesale trade, "other services" and natural resources.       Since October 2008, employment has fallen in most industries in Canada, with the steepest declines in manufacturing (11 percent), natural resources (11 percent), construction (5.8 percent) and transportation and warehousing (5.8 percent). At the same time, there were increases in information, culture and recreation (4.8 percent) as well as in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing(4.4 percent).       According to Statistics Canada, Canadian youth have experienced employment declines since October 2008, totaling 225,000 (down 8.7percent). Among adult men, although down 177.000 (2.3 percent) during the 12-month period, employment has stablilized in recent months. For adult women, employment was unchanged compared with a year earlier.       The Canadian dollar depreciated after the release of the employment data.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. jobless rate climbs above 10%  (4)]]></title>
<news_id>6806638</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:09</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:09</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. jobless rate climbs above 10%  (2)]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:09</pubDate>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071107141270323642.jpg'> &$Unemployed persons wait to be employed on a roadside in New York, the United State, Nov. 6, 2009. The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday.       The U.S. empl ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071107141270323642.jpg'> &$Unemployed persons wait to be employed on a roadside in New York, the United State, Nov. 6, 2009. The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday.       The U.S. employers cut a total of 190,000 jobs in October, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent.       The loss of jobs exceeded economists' expectation and it is the22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs.       The Labor Department expected the jobless rate to continue growing.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806635" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806636" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806637" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806638" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806636"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. jobless rate climbs above 10% ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:10:09</pubDate>
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<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071107141270323642.jpg'> &$Unemployed persons wait to be employed on a roadside in New York, the United State, Nov. 6, 2009. The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  The unemployment rate of the United States has exceeded 10 percent for the first time since 1983, said the Labor Department on Friday.       The U.S. employers cut a total of 190,000 jobs in October, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent.       The loss of jobs exceeded economists' expectation and it is the22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs.       The Labor Department expected the jobless rate to continue growing.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806635" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806636" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806637" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806638" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806636"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[FOCAC Senior Officials Meeting ends in Egypt ]]></title>
<news_id>6806633</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:03:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       At the opening ceremony of Friday's meeting, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth Ministerial Meeting, said "today's meeting is to make preparation for the fo ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       At the opening ceremony of Friday's meeting, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth Ministerial Meeting, said "today's meeting is to make preparation for the fourth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC to be held in two days."       He said Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future all-round cooperation in various fields.       Friday's Senior Officials Meeting is the seventh in the framework of FOCAC.       "The meeting is to review and adopt the draft program of work of the fourth ministerial conference," Hassan said.       Up till now, around 20 heads of state or government would take part in the ministerial meeting, according to Hassan.       "Great progress has been achieved and the Chinese-African relations have witnessed stable progress in the past few years," he said.       Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhai Jun said at the opening ceremony "The global economic crisis has spread; hence, under such circumstances, this conference will be significant to further China-Africa cooperation."       "The meeting will map out plans for China-Africa friendly cooperation," he added.       Ambassador Ahmed Rezek, Egyptian coordinator for FOCAC, said Chinese and African officials have reached the declaration of Sharm el-Sheikh and the revised draft of the action plan.       China and Africa have witnessed closer cooperation in various fields since the Beijing Summit in 2006, said Zhang Ming, secretary-general of the Chinese Follow-Up Committee of FOCAC and director-general of the Department of African Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.       "In the action plan, China included plans to promote cooperation between the two sides in the future," said Zhang, adding "It also includes our priorities in the years to come."       "The relations between China and Africa are timely and beneficial," Philippe Le Gall, ambassador of Seychelles to China, told Xinhua on the sidelines of the Senior Officials Meeting.       "China-Africa forum, as a strong identity of its own, is a long-lasting one and we are so ambitious when we talk about what is going to happen in the years to come," he said.       "Seychelles has participated in all the meetings organized by FOCAC because we think the outcomes of the previous meetings were extremely concrete and result-oriented, as we don't meet for rhetoric but for action," he added.       Representative of Libya delegation told the senior officials meeting, "We hope to advance the cooperation between China and the African countries in political area, trade, health, medicine, science and technology on the basis of equality and transparency, in order to achieve mutual benefits and common interests to help the African states to evolve, specifically under the& ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[FOCAC Senior Officials Meeting ends in Egypt ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:03:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       At the opening ceremony of Friday's meeting, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth Ministerial Meeting, said "today's meeting is to make preparation for the fo ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       At the opening ceremony of Friday's meeting, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth Ministerial Meeting, said "today's meeting is to make preparation for the fourth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC to be held in two days."       He said Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future all-round cooperation in various fields.       Friday's Senior Officials Meeting is the seventh in the framework of FOCAC.       "The meeting is to review and adopt the draft program of work of the fourth ministerial conference," Hassan said.       Up till now, around 20 heads of state or government would take part in the ministerial meeting, according to Hassan.       "Great progress has been achieved and the Chinese-African relations have witnessed stable progress in the past few years," he said.       Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhai Jun said at the opening ceremony "The global economic crisis has spread; hence, under such circumstances, this conference will be significant to further China-Africa cooperation."       "The meeting will map out plans for China-Africa friendly cooperation," he added.       Ambassador Ahmed Rezek, Egyptian coordinator for FOCAC, said Chinese and African officials have reached the declaration of Sharm el-Sheikh and the revised draft of the action plan.       China and Africa have witnessed closer cooperation in various fields since the Beijing Summit in 2006, said Zhang Ming, secretary-general of the Chinese Follow-Up Committee of FOCAC and director-general of the Department of African Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.       "In the action plan, China included plans to promote cooperation between the two sides in the future," said Zhang, adding "It also includes our priorities in the years to come."       "The relations between China and Africa are timely and beneficial," Philippe Le Gall, ambassador of Seychelles to China, told Xinhua on the sidelines of the Senior Officials Meeting.       "China-Africa forum, as a strong identity of its own, is a long-lasting one and we are so ambitious when we talk about what is going to happen in the years to come," he said.       "Seychelles has participated in all the meetings organized by FOCAC because we think the outcomes of the previous meetings were extremely concrete and result-oriented, as we don't meet for rhetoric but for action," he added.       Representative of Libya delegation told the senior officials meeting, "We hope to advance the cooperation between China and the African countries in political area, trade, health, medicine, science and technology on the basis of equality and transparency, in order to achieve mutual benefits and common interests to help the African states to evolve, specifically under the& ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[FOCAC Senior Officials Meeting wraps up in Egypt ]]></title>
<news_id>6806632</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:01:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed on late Friday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed on late Friday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future all-round cooperation in various fields, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth ministerial meeting of the FOCAC, said at the end of the meeting.       During the Senior Officials Meeting, delegates from China and African countries reviewed the preparation work for the upcoming FOCAC Ministerial Conference, and discussed the documents to be passed at the summit.       Friday's Senior Officials Meeting is the seventh in the framework of FOCAC.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[FOCAC Senior Officials Meeting wraps up in Egypt ]]></title>
<news_id>6806632</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:01:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed on late Friday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed on late Friday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       Chinese and African leaders will exchange in-depth views on further development of Sino-African relations at the forthcoming ministerial meeting, and blueprint their future all-round cooperation in various fields, Ibrahim Ali Hassan, secretary general of the fourth ministerial meeting of the FOCAC, said at the end of the meeting.       During the Senior Officials Meeting, delegates from China and African countries reviewed the preparation work for the upcoming FOCAC Ministerial Conference, and discussed the documents to be passed at the summit.       Friday's Senior Officials Meeting is the seventh in the framework of FOCAC.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq]]></title>
<news_id>6806631</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:30:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence.       "Life begins with hope and definitely one day the adversity will be removed and the smile will return again on the children's lips," said Dafaie, whose final lines of his poem he delivered in the first poetic festival, were carried out by Union of Writers and Poets on Thursday in Baquba, the provincial capital.      ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence.       "Life begins with hope and definitely one day the adversity will be removed and the smile will return again on the children's lips," said Dafaie, whose final lines of his poem he delivered in the first poetic festival, were carried out by Union of Writers and Poets on Thursday in Baquba, the provincial capital.       Dafaie, who was waiting eagerly for the poetic occasion for a long time after years of absence due to the security deterioration, told Xinhua correspondent that "the news of sorrow and distress due to the loss of relatives and friends during the violence were reported, instead of the good news of delicate and pleasing poetry."       "Most of authors and poets were killed or displaced during sectarian violence that's why I ended my poem, but I believe that art and poetry are the enemies of extremism and violence, I'll try my best to show the situation is changed and all of us have overcome the adversity and the smile will return to our faces," Dafaie said.       Media reported that thousands of Iraqi high-profile professionals have been killed or left the country due to violence and sectarian strife in the war-torn country after six and a half years of U.S.-led invasion.       According to the estimates of the High Commissioner for Refugees Representative (UNHCR), the number of displaced Iraqis is to be 4.4 million after the U.S. invasion in 2003, among which about 2.2 million fled to neighboring countries including Jordan, Syria and Egypt, with the remaining of 2.2 million are internally displaced.       In another place of the festival, Salah Zangana, head of the Union of Writers and Poets in Baquba, described the first poetic festival as "a beginning of establishing a new artistic house and it is an announcement for the union to start its activities of holding more artistic and poetic festivals due to security improvement."       "Dozens of writers and poets participated in the festival, most of them had recently returned home after years of displacement and sufferings," Zangana said.       Zangana also said that 11 authors and poets were killed while 40 others were displaced from their houses which were burned and destroyed by armed groups in the province, the groups do not want such intellectual people to continue living there because their existence is a danger against extremism and ignorance.       On his part, Ziad Mortadha, a journalist working for a local media, considered the festival as a "great achievement since it could attract many poets, authors, and people to attend and this is a sign of security improvement in the province."       "I admire such poetic festivals because the poets and their poems have great impact on treating the psychological damage in the hearts of thousands of people and this is the necessary need of what people seek out in the voices of the poets."       Nihad Kareem, a local official in the province, who was also attending the festival, said&amp;nbs ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq]]></title>
<news_id>6806631</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:30:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence.       "Life begins with hope and definitely one day the adversity will be removed and the smile will return again on the children's lips," said Dafaie, whose final lines of his poem he delivered in the first poetic festival, were carried out by Union of Writers and Poets on Thursday in Baquba, the provincial capital.      ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence.       "Life begins with hope and definitely one day the adversity will be removed and the smile will return again on the children's lips," said Dafaie, whose final lines of his poem he delivered in the first poetic festival, were carried out by Union of Writers and Poets on Thursday in Baquba, the provincial capital.       Dafaie, who was waiting eagerly for the poetic occasion for a long time after years of absence due to the security deterioration, told Xinhua correspondent that "the news of sorrow and distress due to the loss of relatives and friends during the violence were reported, instead of the good news of delicate and pleasing poetry."       "Most of authors and poets were killed or displaced during sectarian violence that's why I ended my poem, but I believe that art and poetry are the enemies of extremism and violence, I'll try my best to show the situation is changed and all of us have overcome the adversity and the smile will return to our faces," Dafaie said.       Media reported that thousands of Iraqi high-profile professionals have been killed or left the country due to violence and sectarian strife in the war-torn country after six and a half years of U.S.-led invasion.       According to the estimates of the High Commissioner for Refugees Representative (UNHCR), the number of displaced Iraqis is to be 4.4 million after the U.S. invasion in 2003, among which about 2.2 million fled to neighboring countries including Jordan, Syria and Egypt, with the remaining of 2.2 million are internally displaced.       In another place of the festival, Salah Zangana, head of the Union of Writers and Poets in Baquba, described the first poetic festival as "a beginning of establishing a new artistic house and it is an announcement for the union to start its activities of holding more artistic and poetic festivals due to security improvement."       "Dozens of writers and poets participated in the festival, most of them had recently returned home after years of displacement and sufferings," Zangana said.       Zangana also said that 11 authors and poets were killed while 40 others were displaced from their houses which were burned and destroyed by armed groups in the province, the groups do not want such intellectual people to continue living there because their existence is a danger against extremism and ignorance.       On his part, Ziad Mortadha, a journalist working for a local media, considered the festival as a "great achievement since it could attract many poets, authors, and people to attend and this is a sign of security improvement in the province."       "I admire such poetic festivals because the poets and their poems have great impact on treating the psychological damage in the hearts of thousands of people and this is the necessary need of what people seek out in the voices of the poets."       Nihad Kareem, a local official in the province, who was also attending the festival, said&amp;nbs ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico evacuates 2,000 more people hit by heavy rains ]]></title>
<news_id>6806630</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:59:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico has evacuated 2,000 more people from their homes in the eastern coastal states of Tabasco and Veracruz hit by heavy rains over the last week, the Defense Ministry said Friday.       The additional evacuation came after the Tabasco state government evacuated over 7,000 people to 22 state-run hostels.       The Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency and the state-run National Meteorology Service is warning that Tropical Depression Ida, currently off the Central American coa ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Mexico has evacuated 2,000 more people from their homes in the eastern coastal states of Tabasco and Veracruz hit by heavy rains over the last week, the Defense Ministry said Friday.       The additional evacuation came after the Tabasco state government evacuated over 7,000 people to 22 state-run hostels.       The Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency and the state-run National Meteorology Service is warning that Tropical Depression Ida, currently off the Central American coast, may strengthen and hit the southern state of Yucatan as a tropical storm.       The Mexican army gave a helping hand in the evacuation. Some 455 soldiers had been deployed to Tabasco and Veracruz where they had distributed 24,087 food packages and 2,200 liters of drinking water, the army said.       In Tabasco, around 26,400 people's homes or other properties were damaged after the Atlantic cold front No. 9 dumped 150 millimeters of rain on the municipalities of Cardenas, Huimanguillo and Chontalpa.       Earlier, the meteorology service warned of possible heavy storms in six of the Mexico's 32 states due to cold front No. 9, which is moving across the country.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico evacuates 2,000 more people hit by heavy rains ]]></title>
<news_id>6806630</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:59:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico has evacuated 2,000 more people from their homes in the eastern coastal states of Tabasco and Veracruz hit by heavy rains over the last week, the Defense Ministry said Friday.       The additional evacuation came after the Tabasco state government evacuated over 7,000 people to 22 state-run hostels.       The Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency and the state-run National Meteorology Service is warning that Tropical Depression Ida, currently off the Central American coa ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Mexico has evacuated 2,000 more people from their homes in the eastern coastal states of Tabasco and Veracruz hit by heavy rains over the last week, the Defense Ministry said Friday.       The additional evacuation came after the Tabasco state government evacuated over 7,000 people to 22 state-run hostels.       The Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency and the state-run National Meteorology Service is warning that Tropical Depression Ida, currently off the Central American coast, may strengthen and hit the southern state of Yucatan as a tropical storm.       The Mexican army gave a helping hand in the evacuation. Some 455 soldiers had been deployed to Tabasco and Veracruz where they had distributed 24,087 food packages and 2,200 liters of drinking water, the army said.       In Tabasco, around 26,400 people's homes or other properties were damaged after the Atlantic cold front No. 9 dumped 150 millimeters of rain on the municipalities of Cardenas, Huimanguillo and Chontalpa.       Earlier, the meteorology service warned of possible heavy storms in six of the Mexico's 32 states due to cold front No. 9, which is moving across the country.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. ambassador urges resumption of dialogue in Honduras ]]></title>
<news_id>6806629</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:59:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, urged Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti on Friday to resume their dialogue in an attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.       "There are differences between both sides, but I think the idea is to come back to the table to achieve the enforcement of the agreement," Llorens said.       Llorens made this remark after Zelaya said Friday that the agreement had failed because of Micheletti' ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, urged Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti on Friday to resume their dialogue in an attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.       "There are differences between both sides, but I think the idea is to come back to the table to achieve the enforcement of the agreement," Llorens said.       Llorens made this remark after Zelaya said Friday that the agreement had failed because of Micheletti's attempts to boycott the political agreement.       Meanwhile, from the de facto government's point of view, Zelayahad not fulfilled the agreement because he did not present his proposals to form a government of unity.       According to the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, signed by both parties last week, the two sides would form a unity government by Nov. 5, while the National Congress would decide whether to restore Zelaya to the presidency.       On Thursday night, the de facto ministers resigned to allow the formation of a cabinet of unity, which Zelaya has rejected saying it did not foresee his restitution.       The opinion divide between the two rivals has also intensified the feeling of insecurity among Hondurans.       The Honduran political crisis was ignited by a military-backed coup, in which President Zelaya was ousted and forced to go to Costa Rica on June 28. Later that day, Congress Speaker Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as interim president.       Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential elections on Nov. 29. The international community has called for a restoration of Zelaya's presidency before the election.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. ambassador urges resumption of dialogue in Honduras ]]></title>
<news_id>6806629</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:59:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, urged Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti on Friday to resume their dialogue in an attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.       "There are differences between both sides, but I think the idea is to come back to the table to achieve the enforcement of the agreement," Llorens said.       Llorens made this remark after Zelaya said Friday that the agreement had failed because of Micheletti' ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, urged Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti on Friday to resume their dialogue in an attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.       "There are differences between both sides, but I think the idea is to come back to the table to achieve the enforcement of the agreement," Llorens said.       Llorens made this remark after Zelaya said Friday that the agreement had failed because of Micheletti's attempts to boycott the political agreement.       Meanwhile, from the de facto government's point of view, Zelayahad not fulfilled the agreement because he did not present his proposals to form a government of unity.       According to the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, signed by both parties last week, the two sides would form a unity government by Nov. 5, while the National Congress would decide whether to restore Zelaya to the presidency.       On Thursday night, the de facto ministers resigned to allow the formation of a cabinet of unity, which Zelaya has rejected saying it did not foresee his restitution.       The opinion divide between the two rivals has also intensified the feeling of insecurity among Hondurans.       The Honduran political crisis was ignited by a military-backed coup, in which President Zelaya was ousted and forced to go to Costa Rica on June 28. Later that day, Congress Speaker Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as interim president.       Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential elections on Nov. 29. The international community has called for a restoration of Zelaya's presidency before the election.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. urges for ending political crisis in Honduras ]]></title>
<news_id>6806628</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:58:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration of the United States on Friday urged both exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti to resume negotiations immediately, saying the formation of a unity government is the vital step to end political crisis in Honduras.       "We urge both sides to act in the best interests of the Honduran people and return to the table immediately to reach agreement on the formation of a unity government," said spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement.   ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Obama administration of the United States on Friday urged both exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti to resume negotiations immediately, saying the formation of a unity government is the vital step to end political crisis in Honduras.       "We urge both sides to act in the best interests of the Honduran people and return to the table immediately to reach agreement on the formation of a unity government," said spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement.       Zelaya declared a previous reconciliation accord "dead" after Micheletti announced the formation of a unity government without the participation of Zelaya, who refused to name any cabinet members and slammed the National Congress of delaying the vote on his restoration.       "Now I have no commitment to dialogue," said Zelaya.       According to the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, which was signed by representatives from both Zelaya and Micheletti last week, the two sides would form a unity government by November 5 and the National Congress would decide to restore Zelaya to the presidency.       The Honduran political crisis was ignited by a military-backed coup, in which President Zelaya was ousted to Costa Rica on June 28. Later that day, Congress Speaker Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as interim president. The coup has resulted in deep opinion diverge inside the country.       Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential election on November29. The international community calls for a first restoration of Zelaya's presidency before the election.       "The formation of a government of unity and national reconciliation will serve the Honduran people and will change the political dynamics in the country in a positive way. It is urgent that this government be created immediately," said Kelly.       "Complete and timely implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord is the path to that future, and the formation of a government of unity and national reconciliation is the next vital step forward," said the spokesman.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. urges for ending political crisis in Honduras ]]></title>
<news_id>6806628</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:58:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration of the United States on Friday urged both exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti to resume negotiations immediately, saying the formation of a unity government is the vital step to end political crisis in Honduras.       "We urge both sides to act in the best interests of the Honduran people and return to the table immediately to reach agreement on the formation of a unity government," said spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement.   ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Obama administration of the United States on Friday urged both exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti to resume negotiations immediately, saying the formation of a unity government is the vital step to end political crisis in Honduras.       "We urge both sides to act in the best interests of the Honduran people and return to the table immediately to reach agreement on the formation of a unity government," said spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement.       Zelaya declared a previous reconciliation accord "dead" after Micheletti announced the formation of a unity government without the participation of Zelaya, who refused to name any cabinet members and slammed the National Congress of delaying the vote on his restoration.       "Now I have no commitment to dialogue," said Zelaya.       According to the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, which was signed by representatives from both Zelaya and Micheletti last week, the two sides would form a unity government by November 5 and the National Congress would decide to restore Zelaya to the presidency.       The Honduran political crisis was ignited by a military-backed coup, in which President Zelaya was ousted to Costa Rica on June 28. Later that day, Congress Speaker Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as interim president. The coup has resulted in deep opinion diverge inside the country.       Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential election on November29. The international community calls for a first restoration of Zelaya's presidency before the election.       "The formation of a government of unity and national reconciliation will serve the Honduran people and will change the political dynamics in the country in a positive way. It is urgent that this government be created immediately," said Kelly.       "Complete and timely implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord is the path to that future, and the formation of a government of unity and national reconciliation is the next vital step forward," said the spokesman.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazilian president: Paying good salaries to police is guarantee of tranquillity to society ]]></title>
<news_id>6806627</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:58:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that paying good salaries to the police officers is the only way to prevent them from accepting bribes from criminals.       According to the president, a well-paid and well-formed police force is a guarantee of tranquillity to the society.       "The only way we can make sure that a policeman will not accept bribes from criminals is to pay him well enough for him to provide for his family," he said.       The president sanctioned ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that paying good salaries to the police officers is the only way to prevent them from accepting bribes from criminals.       According to the president, a well-paid and well-formed police force is a guarantee of tranquillity to the society.       "The only way we can make sure that a policeman will not accept bribes from criminals is to pay him well enough for him to provide for his family," he said.       The president sanctioned on Friday a new career plan to the Federal District's police force and fire department, which will allow the promotion of 12,000 officers, which implies in higher salaries, and the hiring of another 3,000 officers.       According to President Lula, the Federal District's new career plan will have a repercussion all over the country, but it is necessary to take into consideration that not all states can afford to pay such high salaries to the police. The initial salary of an officer in the Federal District exceeds 4,000 reais (2,325 U.S. dollars) a month, a much higher amount than in many Brazilian states.       The Brazilian President also defended that the police officers need more qualification, and alerted that the 24-hours shifts which the policemen have to work must be changed, as they risk the efficiency of the force.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazilian president: Paying good salaries to police is guarantee of tranquillity to society ]]></title>
<news_id>6806627</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:58:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that paying good salaries to the police officers is the only way to prevent them from accepting bribes from criminals.       According to the president, a well-paid and well-formed police force is a guarantee of tranquillity to the society.       "The only way we can make sure that a policeman will not accept bribes from criminals is to pay him well enough for him to provide for his family," he said.       The president sanctioned ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that paying good salaries to the police officers is the only way to prevent them from accepting bribes from criminals.       According to the president, a well-paid and well-formed police force is a guarantee of tranquillity to the society.       "The only way we can make sure that a policeman will not accept bribes from criminals is to pay him well enough for him to provide for his family," he said.       The president sanctioned on Friday a new career plan to the Federal District's police force and fire department, which will allow the promotion of 12,000 officers, which implies in higher salaries, and the hiring of another 3,000 officers.       According to President Lula, the Federal District's new career plan will have a repercussion all over the country, but it is necessary to take into consideration that not all states can afford to pay such high salaries to the police. The initial salary of an officer in the Federal District exceeds 4,000 reais (2,325 U.S. dollars) a month, a much higher amount than in many Brazilian states.       The Brazilian President also defended that the police officers need more qualification, and alerted that the 24-hours shifts which the policemen have to work must be changed, as they risk the efficiency of the force.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran president Zelaya cancels dialogue with de facto gov't ]]></title>
<news_id>6806626</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that the dialogue with the de facto government of his country has finished, after the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced that he will lead the Government of National Unity.       "From here now on, we have declared that it is not possible to have a dialogue with a coup government. It is evident that they do not have honest talks, they do not keep their honor neither their word," Zelaya told Radio Cooperative de Chile, during a ph ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that the dialogue with the de facto government of his country has finished, after the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced that he will lead the Government of National Unity.       "From here now on, we have declared that it is not possible to have a dialogue with a coup government. It is evident that they do not have honest talks, they do not keep their honor neither their word," Zelaya told Radio Cooperative de Chile, during a phone interview.       "The solution, if there is, we are taking it to the Organization of American States. Not to seek an internal agreement. It has been totally exhausted and it does not have any sense to continue it," Zelaya said from Tegucigalpa.       The Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement foresees the Honduran Congress to decide on Zelaya's restitution in power, however it reached death point when Micheletti announced he will continue in power.       Zelaya accused on Friday Micheletti of manipulating the international community by reaching an allegedly agreement between both parts in conflict.       "There is much uncertainty in Honduras, repression, political persecution, media censure," Zelaya said.       "These practices of having elections like in Afghanistan I think should not be done in Central America. We want elections under a political agreement, not under fire and war," Zelaya added.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran president Zelaya cancels dialogue with de facto gov't ]]></title>
<news_id>6806626</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:57:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that the dialogue with the de facto government of his country has finished, after the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced that he will lead the Government of National Unity.       "From here now on, we have declared that it is not possible to have a dialogue with a coup government. It is evident that they do not have honest talks, they do not keep their honor neither their word," Zelaya told Radio Cooperative de Chile, during a ph ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that the dialogue with the de facto government of his country has finished, after the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced that he will lead the Government of National Unity.       "From here now on, we have declared that it is not possible to have a dialogue with a coup government. It is evident that they do not have honest talks, they do not keep their honor neither their word," Zelaya told Radio Cooperative de Chile, during a phone interview.       "The solution, if there is, we are taking it to the Organization of American States. Not to seek an internal agreement. It has been totally exhausted and it does not have any sense to continue it," Zelaya said from Tegucigalpa.       The Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement foresees the Honduran Congress to decide on Zelaya's restitution in power, however it reached death point when Micheletti announced he will continue in power.       Zelaya accused on Friday Micheletti of manipulating the international community by reaching an allegedly agreement between both parts in conflict.       "There is much uncertainty in Honduras, repression, political persecution, media censure," Zelaya said.       "These practices of having elections like in Afghanistan I think should not be done in Central America. We want elections under a political agreement, not under fire and war," Zelaya added.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada to host G8 foreign ministers meeting next March ]]></title>
<news_id>6806625</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:56:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday.       The meeting will be held on March 29-30 in the city of Gatineau, which is located on the opposite side of the Ottawa River overlooking capital Ottawa and belongs to Quebec province, Cannon announced at a press conference in Gatineau.       "During the meeting, the ministers will discuss the major issues that thre ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday.       The meeting will be held on March 29-30 in the city of Gatineau, which is located on the opposite side of the Ottawa River overlooking capital Ottawa and belongs to Quebec province, Cannon announced at a press conference in Gatineau.       "During the meeting, the ministers will discuss the major issues that threaten international peace and security, while continuing to promote respect for freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law," the Foreign Affairs Department said in a press release.       In June 2010, Canada will host the G8 summit in the Muskoka region of central Ontario and also co-host a G20 summit there with South Korea.       G8 groups Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia Germany, Japan and Italy. Representatives of the European Union will also be present at the meetings.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada to host G8 foreign ministers meeting next March ]]></title>
<news_id>6806625</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:56:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday.       The meeting will be held on March 29-30 in the city of Gatineau, which is located on the opposite side of the Ottawa River overlooking capital Ottawa and belongs to Quebec province, Cannon announced at a press conference in Gatineau.       "During the meeting, the ministers will discuss the major issues that thre ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday.       The meeting will be held on March 29-30 in the city of Gatineau, which is located on the opposite side of the Ottawa River overlooking capital Ottawa and belongs to Quebec province, Cannon announced at a press conference in Gatineau.       "During the meeting, the ministers will discuss the major issues that threaten international peace and security, while continuing to promote respect for freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law," the Foreign Affairs Department said in a press release.       In June 2010, Canada will host the G8 summit in the Muskoka region of central Ontario and also co-host a G20 summit there with South Korea.       G8 groups Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia Germany, Japan and Italy. Representatives of the European Union will also be present at the meetings.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. top diplomat Clinton to visit Europe, Asia ]]></title>
<news_id>6806624</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:56:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia from November 8 to 19, said State Department on Friday.       Secretary Clinton will represent the United States at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall and meet with senior German officials in Berlin from November 8 to 9, according to State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.       Clinton will continue on to Singapore from November 12 to 13 for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperat ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia from November 8 to 19, said State Department on Friday.       Secretary Clinton will represent the United States at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall and meet with senior German officials in Berlin from November 8 to 9, according to State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.       Clinton will continue on to Singapore from November 12 to 13 for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. She will attend the APEC Ministerial Meetings and will hold bilateral meetings with her counterparts from the region.       According to Kelly, Secretary Clinton will visit Philippine and hold consultations with senior officials in order to highlight the U.S.-Philippines treaty alliance. And then, she will return to Singapore to join President Barack Obama for his Asian tour.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. top diplomat Clinton to visit Europe, Asia ]]></title>
<news_id>6806624</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:56:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia from November 8 to 19, said State Department on Friday.       Secretary Clinton will represent the United States at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall and meet with senior German officials in Berlin from November 8 to 9, according to State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.       Clinton will continue on to Singapore from November 12 to 13 for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperat ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Europe and Asia from November 8 to 19, said State Department on Friday.       Secretary Clinton will represent the United States at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall and meet with senior German officials in Berlin from November 8 to 9, according to State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.       Clinton will continue on to Singapore from November 12 to 13 for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. She will attend the APEC Ministerial Meetings and will hold bilateral meetings with her counterparts from the region.       According to Kelly, Secretary Clinton will visit Philippine and hold consultations with senior officials in order to highlight the U.S.-Philippines treaty alliance. And then, she will return to Singapore to join President Barack Obama for his Asian tour.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunman apprehended after Orlando shooting: mayor (4)]]></title>
<news_id>6806623</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071054151179213382.jpg'> &$Two police cars park outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/templat ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071054151179213382.jpg'> &$Two police cars park outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806622" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806623" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806622"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunman apprehended after Orlando shooting: mayor (3)]]></title>
<news_id>6806622</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053522707018235.jpg'> &$Police cordon off the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView. ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053522707018235.jpg'> &$Police cordon off the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806622" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806623" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"> <a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806623"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunman apprehended after Orlando shooting: mayor (2)]]></title>
<news_id>6806621</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053326196685426.jpg'> &$A survivor calls her family by cell phone outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting spree took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a  ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunman apprehended after Orlando shooting: mayor]]></title>
<news_id>6806620</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053022917925070.jpg'> &$A police car parks outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting spree took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Friday that the gunman who was on loose after a mass shooting has been apprehen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053022917925070.jpg'> &$A police car parks outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting spree took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Friday that the gunman who was on loose after a mass shooting has been apprehended and the community is safe now.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806622" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806623" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunman apprehended after Orlando shooting: mayor]]></title>
<news_id>6806620</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053022917925070.jpg'> &$A police car parks outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting spree took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Friday that the gunman who was on loose after a mass shooting has been apprehen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071053022917925070.jpg'> &$A police car parks outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting spree took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Friday that the gunman who was on loose after a mass shooting has been apprehended and the community is safe now.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806620" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806622" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806623" class="abl2">【4】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806621"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[At least one killed, more wounded in Orlando office building: TV]]></title>
<news_id>6806619</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:51:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050302235410558.jpg'> &$His TV grab taken on Nov. 6, 2009 shows the office building on the eighth floor of which a mass shooting took place in Orlando, Florida. At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in the office building in Orlando. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in an office building in Orlando, Florida, said local TV repo ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050302235410558.jpg'> &$His TV grab taken on Nov. 6, 2009 shows the office building on the eighth floor of which a mass shooting took place in Orlando, Florida. At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in the office building in Orlando. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in an office building in Orlando, Florida, said local TV reports.       According to TV WESH, the mass shooting took place on the eighth floor in a downtown Orlando building, the Gateway Center, around noon.   &$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050503233732054.jpg'> &$Two police cars park outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  All patients have been taken to hospital, and at least four of them were seriously hurt, said the reports.       A TV reporter who was at the scene said that he witnessed as many as 15 employees came out of the building very distraught, and at least six ambulances and dozens of police cars have arrived.       Orlando Fire Department told reporters that the shooter has not been taken into custody.       The building has been ordered on lockdown as police began a floor-by-floor evacuation, said local police.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[At least one killed, more wounded in Orlando office building: TV]]></title>
<news_id>6806619</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:51:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050302235410558.jpg'> &$His TV grab taken on Nov. 6, 2009 shows the office building on the eighth floor of which a mass shooting took place in Orlando, Florida. At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in the office building in Orlando. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in an office building in Orlando, Florida, said local TV repo ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050302235410558.jpg'> &$His TV grab taken on Nov. 6, 2009 shows the office building on the eighth floor of which a mass shooting took place in Orlando, Florida. At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in the office building in Orlando. (Xinhua/Liu Xin)&$</center>&$  At least one was killed and several others wounded on Friday as a gunman shot in an office building in Orlando, Florida, said local TV reports.       According to TV WESH, the mass shooting took place on the eighth floor in a downtown Orlando building, the Gateway Center, around noon.   &$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071050503233732054.jpg'> &$Two police cars park outside the Gateway Center building where a shooting incident took place in downtown Orlando, Florida, the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman on Friday opened fire inside the Gateway Center building, killing at least one person and wounding at least five others. (Xinhua/Zhou Xiaozheng)&$</center>&$  All patients have been taken to hospital, and at least four of them were seriously hurt, said the reports.       A TV reporter who was at the scene said that he witnessed as many as 15 employees came out of the building very distraught, and at least six ambulances and dozens of police cars have arrived.       Orlando Fire Department told reporters that the shooter has not been taken into custody.       The building has been ordered on lockdown as police began a floor-by-floor evacuation, said local police.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Apartment of suspect in U.S. Army base shooting raided, motive behind shooting under investigation ]]></title>
<news_id>6806618</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:49:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The apartment of the suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood Army base, Texas, was raided early Friday morning by authorities who were searching for clues to determine what caused the shootings, a police spokeswoman said.       Police and FBI agents searched the apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the killings, in the nearby town of Killeen to determine what is the motive behind the shooting rampage, which military experts called the worst mass shooting at an Americ ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The apartment of the suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood Army base, Texas, was raided early Friday morning by authorities who were searching for clues to determine what caused the shootings, a police spokeswoman said.       Police and FBI agents searched the apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the killings, in the nearby town of Killeen to determine what is the motive behind the shooting rampage, which military experts called the worst mass shooting at an American military base, said Carol Smith, a Killeen police spokeswoman.       Death toll reached 13, including one civilian and 12 soldiers, John Rossi, deputy commanding general at Fort Hood, told a news conference Friday morning.       Of the 30 people wounded in the shooting, 28 are hospitalized and in stable condition. Hasan, who was shot multiple times, was in stable condition and taken into custody.       Authorities were also investigating whether any of the killed or wounded were struck accidentally by someone trying to shoot the gunman, Rossi said.       Among those killed was 21-year-old Michael Pearson, from Illinois, his family told the Chicago Tribune. Pearson, who had worked for a furniture company, joined the Army a year ago, his mother said.       Details about the alleged shooter began to emerge and investigation went underway.       Hasan, a military psychiatrist, is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He had worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before being transferred to the Texas base in July.       A federal official said Hasan is a U.S. citizen of Jordanian descent. Military documents show the 39-year-old was born in Virginia and has never deployed outside the U.S. Media reports said Hasan was going to be dispatched to Iraq or Afghanistan and he "was disturbed" about his overseas deployment.       Hasan was wearing his uniform when he opened fire, said Steven Braverman, hospital commander at Fort Hood.       An owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Fort Hood said Hasan visited the store most mornings, including the morning of the shootings. Surveillance video from the store obtained by CNN shows a man, who according to the store owner is Hasan, at the cashier's counter at about 6:20 a.m. Thursday carrying a beverage and dressed in traditional Arab garb.       "He looked normal, came in, had his hash browns and coffee as you see in the surveillance video," the owner told CNN.       Several hours later, Hasan opened fire at the base in a building called the soldiers readiness center, one of the last stops before soldiers deploy and one of the first places soldiers go upon returning to the U.S..    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Apartment of suspect in U.S. Army base shooting raided, motive behind shooting under investigation ]]></title>
<news_id>6806618</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:49:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The apartment of the suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood Army base, Texas, was raided early Friday morning by authorities who were searching for clues to determine what caused the shootings, a police spokeswoman said.       Police and FBI agents searched the apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the killings, in the nearby town of Killeen to determine what is the motive behind the shooting rampage, which military experts called the worst mass shooting at an Americ ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The apartment of the suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood Army base, Texas, was raided early Friday morning by authorities who were searching for clues to determine what caused the shootings, a police spokeswoman said.       Police and FBI agents searched the apartment of Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the killings, in the nearby town of Killeen to determine what is the motive behind the shooting rampage, which military experts called the worst mass shooting at an American military base, said Carol Smith, a Killeen police spokeswoman.       Death toll reached 13, including one civilian and 12 soldiers, John Rossi, deputy commanding general at Fort Hood, told a news conference Friday morning.       Of the 30 people wounded in the shooting, 28 are hospitalized and in stable condition. Hasan, who was shot multiple times, was in stable condition and taken into custody.       Authorities were also investigating whether any of the killed or wounded were struck accidentally by someone trying to shoot the gunman, Rossi said.       Among those killed was 21-year-old Michael Pearson, from Illinois, his family told the Chicago Tribune. Pearson, who had worked for a furniture company, joined the Army a year ago, his mother said.       Details about the alleged shooter began to emerge and investigation went underway.       Hasan, a military psychiatrist, is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He had worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center before being transferred to the Texas base in July.       A federal official said Hasan is a U.S. citizen of Jordanian descent. Military documents show the 39-year-old was born in Virginia and has never deployed outside the U.S. Media reports said Hasan was going to be dispatched to Iraq or Afghanistan and he "was disturbed" about his overseas deployment.       Hasan was wearing his uniform when he opened fire, said Steven Braverman, hospital commander at Fort Hood.       An owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Fort Hood said Hasan visited the store most mornings, including the morning of the shootings. Surveillance video from the store obtained by CNN shows a man, who according to the store owner is Hasan, at the cashier's counter at about 6:20 a.m. Thursday carrying a beverage and dressed in traditional Arab garb.       "He looked normal, came in, had his hash browns and coffee as you see in the surveillance video," the owner told CNN.       Several hours later, Hasan opened fire at the base in a building called the soldiers readiness center, one of the last stops before soldiers deploy and one of the first places soldiers go upon returning to the U.S..    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama vows more efforts to create jobs]]></title>
<news_id>6806617</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:51:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047256978300701.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since Ap ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047256978300701.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since April 1983. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)&$</center>&$  U.S. President Barack Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy.       "I will not rest until all Americans want work can find work," Obama said in the White House, hours after the unemployment rate in October was released, which reached 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.   &$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047438232646258.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since April 1983. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)&$</center>&$  Obama said that the new jobs report was another illustration of more work needed to be done to boost business creation and consumer spending.       However, the president tried to ease the concerns brought by the record-high rate, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."       Earlier the day, Obama signed a bill that would extend jobless benefits and homebuyer tax credits.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama vows more efforts to create jobs]]></title>
<news_id>6806617</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:51:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047256978300701.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since Ap ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047256978300701.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since April 1983. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)&$</center>&$  U.S. President Barack Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy.       "I will not rest until all Americans want work can find work," Obama said in the White House, hours after the unemployment rate in October was released, which reached 10.2 percent, the highest since 1983.   &$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071047438232646258.jpg'> &$The U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the U.S., Nov. 6, 2009. Obama Friday vowed that his government is working hard to create jobs and restore the economy. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate up to 10.2 percent from 9.8 percent in September, which is the highest since April 1983. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)&$</center>&$  Obama said that the new jobs report was another illustration of more work needed to be done to boost business creation and consumer spending.       However, the president tried to ease the concerns brought by the record-high rate, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."       Earlier the day, Obama signed a bill that would extend jobless benefits and homebuyer tax credits.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Flags to fly at half staff to honor slain soldiers in Texas shooting: Obama]]></title>
<news_id>6806616</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:42:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071042351175425861.jpg'> &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$  U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on Friday.       "From now unt ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071042351175425861.jpg'> &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$  U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on Friday.       "From now until Veterans Day (Nov. 11) I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff," said the president at the White House, one day after a military psychiatrist killed 13 and wounded 30 others in Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas.       "This is a modest tribute to those who lost their lives even as many were preparing to risk their lives for their country," Obama said.       Obama urged people not to jump to conclusions immediately but wait until law enforcement officials wrapped up their investigation in the mass killings.       "We don't know all of the answers yet. I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all of the facts," said the president.       According to White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, Obama will attend a memorial service at Fort Hood military base in Texas when it is scheduled "for the convenience of the families."       The service is likely to happen before the president leaves for Asia on Wednesday, he added.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Flags to fly at half staff to honor slain soldiers in Texas shooting: Obama]]></title>
<news_id>6806616</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:42:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071042351175425861.jpg'> &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$  U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on Friday.       "From now unt ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071042351175425861.jpg'> &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$</center>&$  U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on Friday.       "From now until Veterans Day (Nov. 11) I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff," said the president at the White House, one day after a military psychiatrist killed 13 and wounded 30 others in Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas.       "This is a modest tribute to those who lost their lives even as many were preparing to risk their lives for their country," Obama said.       Obama urged people not to jump to conclusions immediately but wait until law enforcement officials wrapped up their investigation in the mass killings.       "We don't know all of the answers yet. I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all of the facts," said the president.       According to White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, Obama will attend a memorial service at Fort Hood military base in Texas when it is scheduled "for the convenience of the families."       The service is likely to happen before the president leaves for Asia on Wednesday, he added.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent: Job growth always lags economic growth: Obama ]]></title>
<news_id>6806615</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:40:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama Fridaydownplayed the record-high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in October, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama Fridaydownplayed the record-high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in October, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent: Job growth always lags economic growth: Obama ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:40:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama Fridaydownplayed the record-high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in October, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama Fridaydownplayed the record-high unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in October, saying "history tell us job growth always lags economic growth."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Preparation for Canada troops withdrawal from Afghanistan underway ]]></title>
<news_id>6806614</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:39:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada's Defense Department has already instructed its commanders to start preparing for the withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan, although disputes remain as to whether the troops will stay for civilian jobs.       Canada's Parliament has mandated the military troops to leave by the end of 2011 and the Conservative government has promised in many occasions to honor that deadline.       Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk has ordered preparations to get under way involvin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Canada's Defense Department has already instructed its commanders to start preparing for the withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan, although disputes remain as to whether the troops will stay for civilian jobs.       Canada's Parliament has mandated the military troops to leave by the end of 2011 and the Conservative government has promised in many occasions to honor that deadline.       Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk has ordered preparations to get under way involving the return of thousands of troops and their equipment from Afghanistan, according to Defense Department sources Friday.       There are about 2,800 Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, based primarily in the southern province of Kandahar. They are part of the international alliance troops fighting Taliban militants.       However, many observers predict U.S. President Barack Obama will ask Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan to protect civilian reconstruction efforts as the American military ramps up its effort to contain the Taliban in Afghanistan.       Defence Minister Peter MacKay has so far refused to rule out the possibility that some Canadian support troops might be kept in Afghanistan after the 2011 deadline. Last month he suggested to a parliament committee that Canadian troops may stay on in Afghanistan in a non-combat role. MacKay said that soldiers would be involved in development and reconstruction but did not provide specific details.       Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated the 2011 withdrawal in September and pointed out that he took that same message to U.S. leaders during recent meetings in Washington.       He also noted that the Canadian public does not want to keep soldiers in Afghanistan past that date.       Canada started to deploy troops in Afghanistan in 2002.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Preparation for Canada troops withdrawal from Afghanistan underway ]]></title>
<news_id>6806614</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:39:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada's Defense Department has already instructed its commanders to start preparing for the withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan, although disputes remain as to whether the troops will stay for civilian jobs.       Canada's Parliament has mandated the military troops to leave by the end of 2011 and the Conservative government has promised in many occasions to honor that deadline.       Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk has ordered preparations to get under way involvin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Canada's Defense Department has already instructed its commanders to start preparing for the withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan, although disputes remain as to whether the troops will stay for civilian jobs.       Canada's Parliament has mandated the military troops to leave by the end of 2011 and the Conservative government has promised in many occasions to honor that deadline.       Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk has ordered preparations to get under way involving the return of thousands of troops and their equipment from Afghanistan, according to Defense Department sources Friday.       There are about 2,800 Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, based primarily in the southern province of Kandahar. They are part of the international alliance troops fighting Taliban militants.       However, many observers predict U.S. President Barack Obama will ask Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan to protect civilian reconstruction efforts as the American military ramps up its effort to contain the Taliban in Afghanistan.       Defence Minister Peter MacKay has so far refused to rule out the possibility that some Canadian support troops might be kept in Afghanistan after the 2011 deadline. Last month he suggested to a parliament committee that Canadian troops may stay on in Afghanistan in a non-combat role. MacKay said that soldiers would be involved in development and reconstruction but did not provide specific details.       Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated the 2011 withdrawal in September and pointed out that he took that same message to U.S. leaders during recent meetings in Washington.       He also noted that the Canadian public does not want to keep soldiers in Afghanistan past that date.       Canada started to deploy troops in Afghanistan in 2002.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Greenpeace protests in Barcelona for more action in climate change ]]></title>
<news_id>6806613</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:37:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists protested Friday in Barcelona, Spain, against the role the United States has played in producing greenhouse gases and urged world leaders to attach importance to the climate change.       The protests were mounted as the last negotiating session before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December was being held in Barcelona.       The activists climbed to the city's trademark, the statue of Christopher Columbus, and hugged a banner with the slogan "Climate  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists protested Friday in Barcelona, Spain, against the role the United States has played in producing greenhouse gases and urged world leaders to attach importance to the climate change.       The protests were mounted as the last negotiating session before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December was being held in Barcelona.       The activists climbed to the city's trademark, the statue of Christopher Columbus, and hugged a banner with the slogan "Climate Chaos, who is culpable?".       Director General of Greenpeace in Spain Juan Lopez de Uralde said the organization had pointed to the United States as it was the main culprit for the climate catastrophe awaiting the humankind.       Greenpeace, an independent global campaigning organization that acts to protect environment, also criticized Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero for having not attended the talks.       Uralde lamented that Zapatero had not used the Barcelona conference to show a clear will to reach a climate agreement. "It seems he hardly cares that the meeting is in our country."       Meanwhile, Greenpeace published a document, The Guide to the Political Climate, stressing the contradiction between the words of world leaders and their deeds to prevent climate change.       "The lives of hundreds of millions of people are in danger, along with the destiny of innumerable species. We know what the problems are and we also know what agreement needs to be reached," said Jose Luis Garcia Ortega, member of the Greenpeace delegation in Barcelona.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$   ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Greenpeace protests in Barcelona for more action in climate change ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:37:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists protested Friday in Barcelona, Spain, against the role the United States has played in producing greenhouse gases and urged world leaders to attach importance to the climate change.       The protests were mounted as the last negotiating session before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December was being held in Barcelona.       The activists climbed to the city's trademark, the statue of Christopher Columbus, and hugged a banner with the slogan "Climate  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists protested Friday in Barcelona, Spain, against the role the United States has played in producing greenhouse gases and urged world leaders to attach importance to the climate change.       The protests were mounted as the last negotiating session before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December was being held in Barcelona.       The activists climbed to the city's trademark, the statue of Christopher Columbus, and hugged a banner with the slogan "Climate Chaos, who is culpable?".       Director General of Greenpeace in Spain Juan Lopez de Uralde said the organization had pointed to the United States as it was the main culprit for the climate catastrophe awaiting the humankind.       Greenpeace, an independent global campaigning organization that acts to protect environment, also criticized Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero for having not attended the talks.       Uralde lamented that Zapatero had not used the Barcelona conference to show a clear will to reach a climate agreement. "It seems he hardly cares that the meeting is in our country."       Meanwhile, Greenpeace published a document, The Guide to the Political Climate, stressing the contradiction between the words of world leaders and their deeds to prevent climate change.       "The lives of hundreds of millions of people are in danger, along with the destiny of innumerable species. We know what the problems are and we also know what agreement needs to be reached," said Jose Luis Garcia Ortega, member of the Greenpeace delegation in Barcelona.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$   ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Slovenian president calls for referendum on border agreement with Croatia ]]></title>
<news_id>6806612</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:35:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk called on Friday for the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to be "put to verification" to the people in a consultative referendum.       The president said that a referendum needs to take place before the document is ratified, as it would not make sense to ask people about their opinion once the document has already been endorsed, according to Slovenian news agency STA.       Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka K ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk called on Friday for the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to be "put to verification" to the people in a consultative referendum.       The president said that a referendum needs to take place before the document is ratified, as it would not make sense to ask people about their opinion once the document has already been endorsed, according to Slovenian news agency STA.       Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor signed the arbitration agreement in Stockholm on Wednesday, but the Slovenian hard line opposition National Party (SNS) labeled the agreement a betrayal of Slovenian national interests and announced a referendum.       Tuerk also reiterated his support for the deal, and called for Slovenian politicians to show more courage.       The agreement opens the door to a solution to the years-long border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia, and is therefore an opportunity that should be seized upon, said Tuerk.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Slovenian president calls for referendum on border agreement with Croatia ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:35:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk called on Friday for the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to be "put to verification" to the people in a consultative referendum.       The president said that a referendum needs to take place before the document is ratified, as it would not make sense to ask people about their opinion once the document has already been endorsed, according to Slovenian news agency STA.       Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka K ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk called on Friday for the border arbitration agreement with Croatia to be "put to verification" to the people in a consultative referendum.       The president said that a referendum needs to take place before the document is ratified, as it would not make sense to ask people about their opinion once the document has already been endorsed, according to Slovenian news agency STA.       Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor signed the arbitration agreement in Stockholm on Wednesday, but the Slovenian hard line opposition National Party (SNS) labeled the agreement a betrayal of Slovenian national interests and announced a referendum.       Tuerk also reiterated his support for the deal, and called for Slovenian politicians to show more courage.       The agreement opens the door to a solution to the years-long border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia, and is therefore an opportunity that should be seized upon, said Tuerk.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran voices support for Turkey's EU membership ]]></title>
<news_id>6806611</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:34:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the European Union (EU) should ask Turkey to become one of its members, Turkish media reported Friday.       In an interview with Turkey's state-run TRT TV channel and private news channel NTV, Ahmadinejad said Turkey, with its history, culture and civilization, would increase the EU's credibility if the predominantly Muslim country joins the 27-nation bloc.       Turkey should improve its relations with the East, but it wouldn't mean Turkey's cutti ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the European Union (EU) should ask Turkey to become one of its members, Turkish media reported Friday.       In an interview with Turkey's state-run TRT TV channel and private news channel NTV, Ahmadinejad said Turkey, with its history, culture and civilization, would increase the EU's credibility if the predominantly Muslim country joins the 27-nation bloc.       Turkey should improve its relations with the East, but it wouldn't mean Turkey's cutting its ties with the West, Ahmadinejad was quoted of saying.       Turkey started accession talks with the EU in 2005 but has only opened negotiations in 11 policy areas out of 35 that are needed before its entry.       The EU has urged Ankara to normalize relations with the EU member Cyprus and speed up reforms, while EU members France and Germany favor a more informal partnership with Turkey instead of full membership.       Ahmadinejad is expected to visit Turkey for a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to be held in the Turkish city Istanbul on Monday.       Muslim countries should support each other and could create a big market with their large population and economic weight, the president said in the interview.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran voices support for Turkey's EU membership ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:34:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the European Union (EU) should ask Turkey to become one of its members, Turkish media reported Friday.       In an interview with Turkey's state-run TRT TV channel and private news channel NTV, Ahmadinejad said Turkey, with its history, culture and civilization, would increase the EU's credibility if the predominantly Muslim country joins the 27-nation bloc.       Turkey should improve its relations with the East, but it wouldn't mean Turkey's cutti ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the European Union (EU) should ask Turkey to become one of its members, Turkish media reported Friday.       In an interview with Turkey's state-run TRT TV channel and private news channel NTV, Ahmadinejad said Turkey, with its history, culture and civilization, would increase the EU's credibility if the predominantly Muslim country joins the 27-nation bloc.       Turkey should improve its relations with the East, but it wouldn't mean Turkey's cutting its ties with the West, Ahmadinejad was quoted of saying.       Turkey started accession talks with the EU in 2005 but has only opened negotiations in 11 policy areas out of 35 that are needed before its entry.       The EU has urged Ankara to normalize relations with the EU member Cyprus and speed up reforms, while EU members France and Germany favor a more informal partnership with Turkey instead of full membership.       Ahmadinejad is expected to visit Turkey for a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to be held in the Turkish city Istanbul on Monday.       Muslim countries should support each other and could create a big market with their large population and economic weight, the president said in the interview.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Berlusconi says OECD data proves Italy out of crisis ]]></title>
<news_id>6806610</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:33:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welcoming the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) positive data on Italy's recovery, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said the country had finally exited from recession and was among the leading global economic powers.       Berlusconi, according to local media, said Italy was doing incredible progress leading most European countries in the economic revival.       The Paris-based institute announced on Friday that Italy's economy in September show ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Welcoming the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) positive data on Italy's recovery, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said the country had finally exited from recession and was among the leading global economic powers.       Berlusconi, according to local media, said Italy was doing incredible progress leading most European countries in the economic revival.       The Paris-based institute announced on Friday that Italy's economy in September showed the strongest signs of recovery in the30-nation group for the second month in a row.       The OECD said its composite leading indicators (CLIs) for September was up 3.4 points from a year earlier, with a 10.8 percent increase.       The country report demonstrated that the Italian economy was "in expansion."       Berlusconi praised the government's efforts and measures undertaken in recent months to halt the economic downturn.       At a press conference he said the "worst of the crisis is behind us," adding that Italy was performing better than Great Britain because it had not based its economy on finance.       "Our economy is third in Europe and sixth in the United Nations," said Berlusconi. "All things considered we cannot complain," he said.       "We are moving forward despite the fact that these are not exactly the best of times," the premier added.       Berlusconi welcomed the OECD data as a sign of economic optimism for the future, supported as well by the positive feedback he had been given by Italy's small and medium enterprises who were rapidly recovering.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Berlusconi says OECD data proves Italy out of crisis ]]></title>
<news_id>6806610</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:33:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welcoming the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) positive data on Italy's recovery, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said the country had finally exited from recession and was among the leading global economic powers.       Berlusconi, according to local media, said Italy was doing incredible progress leading most European countries in the economic revival.       The Paris-based institute announced on Friday that Italy's economy in September show ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Welcoming the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) positive data on Italy's recovery, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said the country had finally exited from recession and was among the leading global economic powers.       Berlusconi, according to local media, said Italy was doing incredible progress leading most European countries in the economic revival.       The Paris-based institute announced on Friday that Italy's economy in September showed the strongest signs of recovery in the30-nation group for the second month in a row.       The OECD said its composite leading indicators (CLIs) for September was up 3.4 points from a year earlier, with a 10.8 percent increase.       The country report demonstrated that the Italian economy was "in expansion."       Berlusconi praised the government's efforts and measures undertaken in recent months to halt the economic downturn.       At a press conference he said the "worst of the crisis is behind us," adding that Italy was performing better than Great Britain because it had not based its economy on finance.       "Our economy is third in Europe and sixth in the United Nations," said Berlusconi. "All things considered we cannot complain," he said.       "We are moving forward despite the fact that these are not exactly the best of times," the premier added.       Berlusconi welcomed the OECD data as a sign of economic optimism for the future, supported as well by the positive feedback he had been given by Italy's small and medium enterprises who were rapidly recovering.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Macedonia, Kosovo to exchange ambassadors within three months ]]></title>
<news_id>6806609</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:33:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje.       Hyseni is on his first ever official visit to neighboring Macedonia after Pristina and Skopje signed a mutual border agreement last month and pledged to establish full diplomatic relations.       "Today's meeting opens a new page in the Macedonia-Kosovo relations. I believe this ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje.       Hyseni is on his first ever official visit to neighboring Macedonia after Pristina and Skopje signed a mutual border agreement last month and pledged to establish full diplomatic relations.       "Today's meeting opens a new page in the Macedonia-Kosovo relations. I believe this will be of benefit not only to the two neighbors, but also for the development of regional stability and economic cooperation", Milososki said.       He stated that the embassy opening is no longer an issue of political will, but one of protocol and time, expecting the procedure to last 2-3 months.       Hyseni noted that the meeting in Skopje opened the possibility for fresh bilateral cooperation, whereas the partnership would serve as positive regional model.       Both men especially focused on intensifying of cooperation in the energy field, trade and police cooperation.       Macedonia recognised Kosovo's newly declared independence from Serbia last year but tied the establishment of diplomatic relations to the marking of the border line.       Skopje's move draws ire from Belgrade who sent a protest note. Serbia sees Kosovo as its own province.       Following the 1999 NATO military intervention against Serbia, Kosovo became international protectorate and last year declared independence with the backing from the United States and the majority of EU countries.       Macedonia had to balance good relations with Macedonia and Serbia since it has significant economic and political ties with both of them.       Later during the day Hyseni met Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. He is also to meet Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, as wellas Parliament Vice-Speaker Rafiz Aliti.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Macedonia, Kosovo to exchange ambassadors within three months ]]></title>
<news_id>6806609</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:33:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje.       Hyseni is on his first ever official visit to neighboring Macedonia after Pristina and Skopje signed a mutual border agreement last month and pledged to establish full diplomatic relations.       "Today's meeting opens a new page in the Macedonia-Kosovo relations. I believe this ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje.       Hyseni is on his first ever official visit to neighboring Macedonia after Pristina and Skopje signed a mutual border agreement last month and pledged to establish full diplomatic relations.       "Today's meeting opens a new page in the Macedonia-Kosovo relations. I believe this will be of benefit not only to the two neighbors, but also for the development of regional stability and economic cooperation", Milososki said.       He stated that the embassy opening is no longer an issue of political will, but one of protocol and time, expecting the procedure to last 2-3 months.       Hyseni noted that the meeting in Skopje opened the possibility for fresh bilateral cooperation, whereas the partnership would serve as positive regional model.       Both men especially focused on intensifying of cooperation in the energy field, trade and police cooperation.       Macedonia recognised Kosovo's newly declared independence from Serbia last year but tied the establishment of diplomatic relations to the marking of the border line.       Skopje's move draws ire from Belgrade who sent a protest note. Serbia sees Kosovo as its own province.       Following the 1999 NATO military intervention against Serbia, Kosovo became international protectorate and last year declared independence with the backing from the United States and the majority of EU countries.       Macedonia had to balance good relations with Macedonia and Serbia since it has significant economic and political ties with both of them.       Later during the day Hyseni met Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. He is also to meet Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, as wellas Parliament Vice-Speaker Rafiz Aliti.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[British Airways to cut more jobs after a heavy loss]]></title>
<news_id>6806608</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:35:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[British Airways (BA) said on Friday that it plans to cut a further 1,200 jobs after reporting a heavy loss in the first-half of its financial year.       The further job cut means that the airline will have shed a total of 4,900 positions by March 2010.       The company suffered a loss before tax of 292 million pounds (about 485 million dollars) for the six months to the end of September, compared with profits of 52 million pounds a year earlier. It is also the first loss in first half of i ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[British Airways (BA) said on Friday that it plans to cut a further 1,200 jobs after reporting a heavy loss in the first-half of its financial year.       The further job cut means that the airline will have shed a total of 4,900 positions by March 2010.       The company suffered a loss before tax of 292 million pounds (about 485 million dollars) for the six months to the end of September, compared with profits of 52 million pounds a year earlier. It is also the first loss in first half of its financial year.       The first half of BA's financial year is usually stronger because it covers the summer holiday season. BA said revenue over the six-month period was down by 13.7 percent to 4.1 billion pounds, compared with 4.75 billion pounds in the same period of 2008.       BA chief executive Willie Walsh said that this had been the "most difficult year in the history of the aviation industry" and BA's revenue is likely to be one billion pounds lower this year."   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[British Airways to cut more jobs after a heavy loss]]></title>
<news_id>6806608</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 11:35:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[British Airways (BA) said on Friday that it plans to cut a further 1,200 jobs after reporting a heavy loss in the first-half of its financial year.       The further job cut means that the airline will have shed a total of 4,900 positions by March 2010.       The company suffered a loss before tax of 292 million pounds (about 485 million dollars) for the six months to the end of September, compared with profits of 52 million pounds a year earlier. It is also the first loss in first half of i ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[British Airways (BA) said on Friday that it plans to cut a further 1,200 jobs after reporting a heavy loss in the first-half of its financial year.       The further job cut means that the airline will have shed a total of 4,900 positions by March 2010.       The company suffered a loss before tax of 292 million pounds (about 485 million dollars) for the six months to the end of September, compared with profits of 52 million pounds a year earlier. It is also the first loss in first half of its financial year.       The first half of BA's financial year is usually stronger because it covers the summer holiday season. BA said revenue over the six-month period was down by 13.7 percent to 4.1 billion pounds, compared with 4.75 billion pounds in the same period of 2008.       BA chief executive Willie Walsh said that this had been the "most difficult year in the history of the aviation industry" and BA's revenue is likely to be one billion pounds lower this year."   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Serbian police arrest five war crimes suspects in eastern Bosnia ]]></title>
<news_id>6806607</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:31:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Serbian police have arrested five people suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Bosnia in 1992, war crimes prosecutors said in a statement on Friday.       The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has submitted a request to the War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court for carrying out an investigation into six people on whether they committed war crimes against civilians in the villages of Skocic, Malesic, Petkovci and Drinjaca, in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Serbian police have arrested five people suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Bosnia in 1992, war crimes prosecutors said in a statement on Friday.       The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has submitted a request to the War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court for carrying out an investigation into six people on whether they committed war crimes against civilians in the villages of Skocic, Malesic, Petkovci and Drinjaca, in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in July 1992.       Five suspects were arrested Thursday night on orders of the Serbian Interior Ministry, according to Serbian state news agency TANJUG. The sixth suspect was already in prison serving a sentence for a war crime committed in Sjeverin. They are all charged with murder.       On 11 July 1992, the suspects allegedly killed at least 23 Roma civilians after beating and torturing them.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Serbian police arrest five war crimes suspects in eastern Bosnia ]]></title>
<news_id>6806607</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:31:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Serbian police have arrested five people suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Bosnia in 1992, war crimes prosecutors said in a statement on Friday.       The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has submitted a request to the War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court for carrying out an investigation into six people on whether they committed war crimes against civilians in the villages of Skocic, Malesic, Petkovci and Drinjaca, in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Serbian police have arrested five people suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Bosnia in 1992, war crimes prosecutors said in a statement on Friday.       The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has submitted a request to the War Crimes Council of the Belgrade District Court for carrying out an investigation into six people on whether they committed war crimes against civilians in the villages of Skocic, Malesic, Petkovci and Drinjaca, in the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in July 1992.       Five suspects were arrested Thursday night on orders of the Serbian Interior Ministry, according to Serbian state news agency TANJUG. The sixth suspect was already in prison serving a sentence for a war crime committed in Sjeverin. They are all charged with murder.       On 11 July 1992, the suspects allegedly killed at least 23 Roma civilians after beating and torturing them.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic pessimism increases among Austria's workers ]]></title>
<news_id>6806606</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:31:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The number of Austrian workers expecting the economy to recover soon has fallen since the start of the year, according to a report released by the country's public employment service on Friday.       About 55 percent of Austrian workers had "great" or "quite large" confidence in the country's economic recovery in the near future, down 6 percent from the figure at the beginning of this year, according to the Austrian working climate index.       White-collar workers were generally more optimi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The number of Austrian workers expecting the economy to recover soon has fallen since the start of the year, according to a report released by the country's public employment service on Friday.       About 55 percent of Austrian workers had "great" or "quite large" confidence in the country's economic recovery in the near future, down 6 percent from the figure at the beginning of this year, according to the Austrian working climate index.       White-collar workers were generally more optimistic about the prospects of the economy than blue-collar workers, the report said.       Austria's economy, which is strongly dependent on external markets, has been seriously affected by the current global economic crisis and has witnessed a sharp decline in its foreign trade.       The latest statistics show that, from January to August, Austria's foreign trade volume fell by more than 20 percent compared to the same period of last year. And the foreign trade deficit has amounted to as much as nine times that of the same period last year.       The current economic situation had made fixed-income employees in various types of companies in Austria more pessimistic, with more than half dissatisfied with their employment prospects, the report said.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic pessimism increases among Austria's workers ]]></title>
<news_id>6806606</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:31:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The number of Austrian workers expecting the economy to recover soon has fallen since the start of the year, according to a report released by the country's public employment service on Friday.       About 55 percent of Austrian workers had "great" or "quite large" confidence in the country's economic recovery in the near future, down 6 percent from the figure at the beginning of this year, according to the Austrian working climate index.       White-collar workers were generally more optimi ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The number of Austrian workers expecting the economy to recover soon has fallen since the start of the year, according to a report released by the country's public employment service on Friday.       About 55 percent of Austrian workers had "great" or "quite large" confidence in the country's economic recovery in the near future, down 6 percent from the figure at the beginning of this year, according to the Austrian working climate index.       White-collar workers were generally more optimistic about the prospects of the economy than blue-collar workers, the report said.       Austria's economy, which is strongly dependent on external markets, has been seriously affected by the current global economic crisis and has witnessed a sharp decline in its foreign trade.       The latest statistics show that, from January to August, Austria's foreign trade volume fell by more than 20 percent compared to the same period of last year. And the foreign trade deficit has amounted to as much as nine times that of the same period last year.       The current economic situation had made fixed-income employees in various types of companies in Austria more pessimistic, with more than half dissatisfied with their employment prospects, the report said.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zealand not to impose further sanctions against Fiji: FM ]]></title>
<news_id>6806605</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:30:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday that he will not support imposing further sanctions against Fiji, in the wake of the expulsion of the Acting Head of Mission in Suva.       Todd Cleaver was given 24 hours to leave, in retaliation for travel sanctions imposed on the country's newly-appointed judges. New Zealand's High Commission in Suva is now down to one diplomat and two administration staff.       McCully said in Auckland on Friday that the sanctions New Zealand al ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday that he will not support imposing further sanctions against Fiji, in the wake of the expulsion of the Acting Head of Mission in Suva.       Todd Cleaver was given 24 hours to leave, in retaliation for travel sanctions imposed on the country's newly-appointed judges. New Zealand's High Commission in Suva is now down to one diplomat and two administration staff.       McCully said in Auckland on Friday that the sanctions New Zealand already has in place are intended to send a clear message about acceptable standards of behavior, Ridio NewsTalk ZB reported.           McCully said New Zealand's relationship with Fiji has bounced up and down on a regular basis. He hoped that after having had a down week, it is possible sensible people in Fiji will now get to a position of starting to do constructive things again.       New Zealand's current sanctions against Fiji include a travel ban preventing people in the military regime, anyone associated with the coup, or anyone holding a high position in a Fijian Government department from gaining a visa to enter New Zealand. There is also a freeze on Fijians taking up seasonal employment visas and a ban on sporting contacts.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zealand not to impose further sanctions against Fiji: FM ]]></title>
<news_id>6806605</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:30:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday that he will not support imposing further sanctions against Fiji, in the wake of the expulsion of the Acting Head of Mission in Suva.       Todd Cleaver was given 24 hours to leave, in retaliation for travel sanctions imposed on the country's newly-appointed judges. New Zealand's High Commission in Suva is now down to one diplomat and two administration staff.       McCully said in Auckland on Friday that the sanctions New Zealand al ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Friday that he will not support imposing further sanctions against Fiji, in the wake of the expulsion of the Acting Head of Mission in Suva.       Todd Cleaver was given 24 hours to leave, in retaliation for travel sanctions imposed on the country's newly-appointed judges. New Zealand's High Commission in Suva is now down to one diplomat and two administration staff.       McCully said in Auckland on Friday that the sanctions New Zealand already has in place are intended to send a clear message about acceptable standards of behavior, Ridio NewsTalk ZB reported.           McCully said New Zealand's relationship with Fiji has bounced up and down on a regular basis. He hoped that after having had a down week, it is possible sensible people in Fiji will now get to a position of starting to do constructive things again.       New Zealand's current sanctions against Fiji include a travel ban preventing people in the military regime, anyone associated with the coup, or anyone holding a high position in a Fijian Government department from gaining a visa to enter New Zealand. There is also a freeze on Fijians taking up seasonal employment visas and a ban on sporting contacts.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka mulls lifetime security for defense hierarchy ]]></title>
<news_id>6806604</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:29:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.       Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders.       Wickramanayaka said such a move would be at variance with the island's constitution and therefore the governmen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.       Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders.       Wickramanayaka said such a move would be at variance with the island's constitution and therefore the government needs to seek legal opinion on the matter.       The leftist party JVP or the People's Liberation Front moved for lifetime protection for the defense hierarchy in recognition of their successful military campaign in crushing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).       The LTTE had been fighting for more than two decades to carve out an independent Tamil homeland in the north and east before it was crushed by the troops in May.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka mulls lifetime security for defense hierarchy ]]></title>
<news_id>6806604</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:29:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.       Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders.       Wickramanayaka said such a move would be at variance with the island's constitution and therefore the governmen ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.       Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders.       Wickramanayaka said such a move would be at variance with the island's constitution and therefore the government needs to seek legal opinion on the matter.       The leftist party JVP or the People's Liberation Front moved for lifetime protection for the defense hierarchy in recognition of their successful military campaign in crushing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).       The LTTE had been fighting for more than two decades to carve out an independent Tamil homeland in the north and east before it was crushed by the troops in May.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Pro-Indian party protests pre-paid mobile ban in India-controlled Kashmir ]]></title>
<news_id>6806603</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:28:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The activists of pro-Indian political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday staged a protest demonstration against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in India-controlled Kashmir.       The protesters led by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti marched on roads in Srinagar city, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, demanding lifting of ban imposed on the pre-paid service in the region.       All the important leaders and legislators of the party participated in the ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The activists of pro-Indian political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday staged a protest demonstration against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in India-controlled Kashmir.       The protesters led by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti marched on roads in Srinagar city, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, demanding lifting of ban imposed on the pre-paid service in the region.       All the important leaders and legislators of the party participated in the protest demonstration, while activists were carrying placards reading: "Stop suspecting Kashmiris".       PDP is the region's main opposition party.       Mehbooba rapped Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram for imposing ban on pre-paid mobile services in the region and urged New Delhi to give up its "discriminatory attitude" towards Kashmir.       She accused New Delhi of suspecting Kashmiris and threatened to launch a mass movement against such steps like banning of mobiles which according to her adds the feeling of siege among the people.       "Banning of pre-paid mobile service reflects particular mindset of New Delhi in which they see every Kashmiris with suspicion," Mehbooba said.       The Indian government announced the ban on pre-paid mobile service in the region last week on security reasons, citing reports that militants were availing the service in their activities.       The ban has affected 3.8 million users, including livelihood of20,000 people.       Mobile services in the region were launched in 2003 after clearance from security agencies. Initially only two companies gave the go-ahead following appeals by the then ruling PDP party.       The government has ordered the service providers to ensure only the post-paid service. In this mode of service customers are billed on a monthly basis. Compared to it pre-paid phones had the payment flexibility and were charged as per need.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Pro-Indian party protests pre-paid mobile ban in India-controlled Kashmir ]]></title>
<news_id>6806603</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:28:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The activists of pro-Indian political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday staged a protest demonstration against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in India-controlled Kashmir.       The protesters led by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti marched on roads in Srinagar city, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, demanding lifting of ban imposed on the pre-paid service in the region.       All the important leaders and legislators of the party participated in the ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The activists of pro-Indian political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Friday staged a protest demonstration against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile service in India-controlled Kashmir.       The protesters led by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti marched on roads in Srinagar city, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, demanding lifting of ban imposed on the pre-paid service in the region.       All the important leaders and legislators of the party participated in the protest demonstration, while activists were carrying placards reading: "Stop suspecting Kashmiris".       PDP is the region's main opposition party.       Mehbooba rapped Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram for imposing ban on pre-paid mobile services in the region and urged New Delhi to give up its "discriminatory attitude" towards Kashmir.       She accused New Delhi of suspecting Kashmiris and threatened to launch a mass movement against such steps like banning of mobiles which according to her adds the feeling of siege among the people.       "Banning of pre-paid mobile service reflects particular mindset of New Delhi in which they see every Kashmiris with suspicion," Mehbooba said.       The Indian government announced the ban on pre-paid mobile service in the region last week on security reasons, citing reports that militants were availing the service in their activities.       The ban has affected 3.8 million users, including livelihood of20,000 people.       Mobile services in the region were launched in 2003 after clearance from security agencies. Initially only two companies gave the go-ahead following appeals by the then ruling PDP party.       The government has ordered the service providers to ensure only the post-paid service. In this mode of service customers are billed on a monthly basis. Compared to it pre-paid phones had the payment flexibility and were charged as per need.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand, Cambodia dispute not good for ASEAN: Singapore ]]></title>
<news_id>6806602</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:28:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).       The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia.       "It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of ASEAN in mind and find a way to resolve their differences quickly in a spirit of good ne ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).       The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia.       "It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of ASEAN in mind and find a way to resolve their differences quickly in a spirit of good neighborliness," the ministry said.       The Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced it recalled its ambassador to Thailand in a move to respond to the Thai government's earlier recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. The diplomatic retaliation occurred after ousted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was officially appointed as adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand, Cambodia dispute not good for ASEAN: Singapore ]]></title>
<news_id>6806602</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:28:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).       The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia.       "It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of ASEAN in mind and find a way to resolve their differences quickly in a spirit of good ne ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).       The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia.       "It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of ASEAN in mind and find a way to resolve their differences quickly in a spirit of good neighborliness," the ministry said.       The Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced it recalled its ambassador to Thailand in a move to respond to the Thai government's earlier recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. The diplomatic retaliation occurred after ousted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was officially appointed as adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UNDP calls on L. America to improve alliances between state and market ]]></title>
<news_id>6806601</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:26:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Latin American governments should seek a more effective alliance between the state and the market to deal with the global crisis, Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), suggested Friday.       "The working of the market alone will not end poverty, or deliver either equity or justice," Clark said during a conference hosted at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, the capital of Chile.       In ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Latin American governments should seek a more effective alliance between the state and the market to deal with the global crisis, Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), suggested Friday.       "The working of the market alone will not end poverty, or deliver either equity or justice," Clark said during a conference hosted at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, the capital of Chile.       In her lecture "Challenges of the development in the 21st century," Clark said that to face the various crises in the developing nations -- from the financial crisis over climate change to food and energy shortages -- Latin American countries should make public policies that could offset the mistakes of the market.       The high-ranking United Nations official also stressed the need to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to reduce poverty in the world.       "During the recession, the main concern of the UNDP and other organizations in the United Nations system has been how to maintain traction towards the MDG and on longer-term human development," Clark said.       She added that many Latin American countries had achieved important advances, especially in education and gender equality. However, they could make more progress in many areas, such as poverty and hunger reduction, maternal health and women's empowerment.       "Peaceful, stable, and well governed societies are the most likely to make progress in development," she said.       Alicia Barcena, ECLAC executive secretary, said in the meeting that "the citizens are seeking refuge in their governments, states and in a fairer international order in which their voice can be heard. Our current thinking is better state, better markets, and most of all, a more active citizenship."       "A new paradigm needs to be widely articulated, combining the development goals with the environmental objectives, in a way that we could truly achieve long-term sustainable development," Barcena continued.       Clark became UNDP administrator on April 20, 2009, and is the first woman to head the organization. Previously, she was prime minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UNDP calls on L. America to improve alliances between state and market ]]></title>
<news_id>6806601</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:26:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Latin American governments should seek a more effective alliance between the state and the market to deal with the global crisis, Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), suggested Friday.       "The working of the market alone will not end poverty, or deliver either equity or justice," Clark said during a conference hosted at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, the capital of Chile.       In ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Latin American governments should seek a more effective alliance between the state and the market to deal with the global crisis, Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), suggested Friday.       "The working of the market alone will not end poverty, or deliver either equity or justice," Clark said during a conference hosted at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, the capital of Chile.       In her lecture "Challenges of the development in the 21st century," Clark said that to face the various crises in the developing nations -- from the financial crisis over climate change to food and energy shortages -- Latin American countries should make public policies that could offset the mistakes of the market.       The high-ranking United Nations official also stressed the need to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to reduce poverty in the world.       "During the recession, the main concern of the UNDP and other organizations in the United Nations system has been how to maintain traction towards the MDG and on longer-term human development," Clark said.       She added that many Latin American countries had achieved important advances, especially in education and gender equality. However, they could make more progress in many areas, such as poverty and hunger reduction, maternal health and women's empowerment.       "Peaceful, stable, and well governed societies are the most likely to make progress in development," she said.       Alicia Barcena, ECLAC executive secretary, said in the meeting that "the citizens are seeking refuge in their governments, states and in a fairer international order in which their voice can be heard. Our current thinking is better state, better markets, and most of all, a more active citizenship."       "A new paradigm needs to be widely articulated, combining the development goals with the environmental objectives, in a way that we could truly achieve long-term sustainable development," Barcena continued.       Clark became UNDP administrator on April 20, 2009, and is the first woman to head the organization. Previously, she was prime minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[A/H1N1 influenza death toll rises over 6,000, says WHO ]]></title>
<news_id>6806600</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:26:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At least 6,071 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase quickly in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday.       Of all the deaths, 4,399 occurred in the Americas, 661 occurred in South-East Asia and 498 occurred in the West Pacific. The other three WHO regions, Europe, East Mediterranean and Africa reported 300,137 and 76 deaths respectively.       The WHO, which declared the A/H1N1 f ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[At least 6,071 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase quickly in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday.       Of all the deaths, 4,399 occurred in the Americas, 661 occurred in South-East Asia and 498 occurred in the West Pacific. The other three WHO regions, Europe, East Mediterranean and Africa reported 300,137 and 76 deaths respectively.       The WHO, which declared the A/H1N1 flu as a pandemic in June, said the total number of lab confirmed cases worldwide is now over482,300, but this case count is significantly lower than the actual number of cases that have occurred because many countries have stopped testing and reporting individual cases.       Intense and persistent influenza transmission continues to be reported in North America without evidence of a peak in activity, the UN agency said.       In Europe and Central and Western Asia, pandemic influenza activity continues to increase across many countries, signaling an unusually early start to the winter influenza season. Intense and increasing influenza activity also continues to be reported in East Asia.       Since the new pandemic H1N1 virus emerged in April, infections in different species of susceptible animals (pig, turkey, ferret, and cat) have been reported, the WHO said.       However, limited evidence suggests that these infections occurred following direct transmission of the virus from infected humans, and these isolated events have had no impact on the dynamics of the pandemic, which is spreading readily via human-to-human transmission.       Unless the epidemiology of the pandemic changes, these will continue to pose no special risks to human health, said the WHO.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[A/H1N1 influenza death toll rises over 6,000, says WHO ]]></title>
<news_id>6806600</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:26:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At least 6,071 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase quickly in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday.       Of all the deaths, 4,399 occurred in the Americas, 661 occurred in South-East Asia and 498 occurred in the West Pacific. The other three WHO regions, Europe, East Mediterranean and Africa reported 300,137 and 76 deaths respectively.       The WHO, which declared the A/H1N1 f ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[At least 6,071 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase quickly in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday.       Of all the deaths, 4,399 occurred in the Americas, 661 occurred in South-East Asia and 498 occurred in the West Pacific. The other three WHO regions, Europe, East Mediterranean and Africa reported 300,137 and 76 deaths respectively.       The WHO, which declared the A/H1N1 flu as a pandemic in June, said the total number of lab confirmed cases worldwide is now over482,300, but this case count is significantly lower than the actual number of cases that have occurred because many countries have stopped testing and reporting individual cases.       Intense and persistent influenza transmission continues to be reported in North America without evidence of a peak in activity, the UN agency said.       In Europe and Central and Western Asia, pandemic influenza activity continues to increase across many countries, signaling an unusually early start to the winter influenza season. Intense and increasing influenza activity also continues to be reported in East Asia.       Since the new pandemic H1N1 virus emerged in April, infections in different species of susceptible animals (pig, turkey, ferret, and cat) have been reported, the WHO said.       However, limited evidence suggests that these infections occurred following direct transmission of the virus from infected humans, and these isolated events have had no impact on the dynamics of the pandemic, which is spreading readily via human-to-human transmission.       Unless the epidemiology of the pandemic changes, these will continue to pose no special risks to human health, said the WHO.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Security Council urges new Afghan gov't to address challenges effectively ]]></title>
<news_id>6806599</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:25:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Security Council on Friday called on the new Afghan government to effectively address the challenges facing the country, including security and good governance.       Austria's UN Ambassador Thomas Mayr- Harting, the council president for this month, read out a council statement to the press after a closed meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who visited Afghanistan on Monday.       The council members "looked forward to working with President Hamid Karzai and his new administration," M ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The UN Security Council on Friday called on the new Afghan government to effectively address the challenges facing the country, including security and good governance.       Austria's UN Ambassador Thomas Mayr- Harting, the council president for this month, read out a council statement to the press after a closed meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who visited Afghanistan on Monday.       The council members "looked forward to working with President Hamid Karzai and his new administration," Mayr-Harting said.       They stressed "the need for a renewed inclusive political process led by the Afghan government in accordance with the Afghancon stitution in order to achieve national unity and a peaceful andprosperous future for all the people of Afghanistan," he said.       Karzai was re-elected after his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a planned run-off after the flawed first round of presidential elections.       While reaffirming its support for the country, the council called on the "new Afghan government to effectively address the issues facing the country, including security, good governance and the fight against corruption as well as economic recovery, improving the livelihood of its people, and the cross-cutting issue of counter-narcotics."       The council also condemned the "violent and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other extremist groups," he said.       During his previously unannounced visit, Ban met with Karzai and urged him to take all steps necessary to ensure that the people of the South Asian nation can "enjoy genuine freedom, democracy, stability and prosperity."       The secretary-general also urged the Afghan leader to ensure good governance, "including the eradication of corruptive practices prevalent in Afghanistan, controlling drug trafficking and forming a unity government with experienced ministers and government officials."   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$     ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Security Council urges new Afghan gov't to address challenges effectively ]]></title>
<news_id>6806599</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:25:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Security Council on Friday called on the new Afghan government to effectively address the challenges facing the country, including security and good governance.       Austria's UN Ambassador Thomas Mayr- Harting, the council president for this month, read out a council statement to the press after a closed meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who visited Afghanistan on Monday.       The council members "looked forward to working with President Hamid Karzai and his new administration," M ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The UN Security Council on Friday called on the new Afghan government to effectively address the challenges facing the country, including security and good governance.       Austria's UN Ambassador Thomas Mayr- Harting, the council president for this month, read out a council statement to the press after a closed meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who visited Afghanistan on Monday.       The council members "looked forward to working with President Hamid Karzai and his new administration," Mayr-Harting said.       They stressed "the need for a renewed inclusive political process led by the Afghan government in accordance with the Afghancon stitution in order to achieve national unity and a peaceful andprosperous future for all the people of Afghanistan," he said.       Karzai was re-elected after his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a planned run-off after the flawed first round of presidential elections.       While reaffirming its support for the country, the council called on the "new Afghan government to effectively address the issues facing the country, including security, good governance and the fight against corruption as well as economic recovery, improving the livelihood of its people, and the cross-cutting issue of counter-narcotics."       The council also condemned the "violent and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other extremist groups," he said.       During his previously unannounced visit, Ban met with Karzai and urged him to take all steps necessary to ensure that the people of the South Asian nation can "enjoy genuine freedom, democracy, stability and prosperity."       The secretary-general also urged the Afghan leader to ensure good governance, "including the eradication of corruptive practices prevalent in Afghanistan, controlling drug trafficking and forming a unity government with experienced ministers and government officials."   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$     ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN chief to bring Goldstone report before Security Council ]]></title>
<news_id>6806598</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:25:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that he will transmit the Goldstone report to the UN Security Council at the request of the General Assembly.       "As requested by the General Assembly, I will transmit the report of the Fact Finding Mission to the Security Council," Ban told reporters here after he briefed 15-nation Security Council on the current situation in Afghanistan.       "I know that all of you have recently followed the vote yesterday in the General Assembly concern ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that he will transmit the Goldstone report to the UN Security Council at the request of the General Assembly.       "As requested by the General Assembly, I will transmit the report of the Fact Finding Mission to the Security Council," Ban told reporters here after he briefed 15-nation Security Council on the current situation in Afghanistan.       "I know that all of you have recently followed the vote yesterday in the General Assembly concerning the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict that was led by Justice (Richard) Goldstone," a former prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, he added.       The secretary-general just returned from a visit to Afghanistan, Britain and Greece.       "I will do it as soon as possible," the secretary-general said, referring to passing the Goldstone report to the Security Council.       Earlier Friday, Israel rejected the General Assembly's non-binding resolution, with an Israeli foreign ministry statement saying that it "is completely detached from realities on the ground that Israel must face."       Israel rejected the Goldstone report, saying it is "biased" and "one-sided."       The 192-nation UN General Assembly Thursday voted 114-18 to adopt a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out on Dec.27, 2008.       The resolution was adopted after more than 40 countries, including Israel, took the floor at the two-day plenary General Assembly session on the Goldstone report, which accused both Israel and Hamas militants of war crimes in the Gaza conflict, which left more than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed.            The General Assembly "requests the secretary-general to transmit the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict to the Security Council," the resolution said.       The General Assembly "requests the secretary-general to report to the General Assembly within a period of three months, on the implementation of the present resolution, with a view to considering further action, if necessary, by the relevant United Nations organs and bodies, including the Security Council," the resolution said.       The new resolution urged Israel and Palestine to launch the investigations that "are independent, credible and in conformity with international standards" within a period of three months.       The president of the 64th GA session, Ali Treki, told reporters after the adoption of the new resolution that "this is an important declaration against impunity."       "It is a call for justice and accountability," he said. "Without justice, there can be no progress toward peace. Human beings should be treated as human beings, regardless of his or her religion or nationality."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN chief to bring Goldstone report before Security Council ]]></title>
<news_id>6806598</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:25:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that he will transmit the Goldstone report to the UN Security Council at the request of the General Assembly.       "As requested by the General Assembly, I will transmit the report of the Fact Finding Mission to the Security Council," Ban told reporters here after he briefed 15-nation Security Council on the current situation in Afghanistan.       "I know that all of you have recently followed the vote yesterday in the General Assembly concern ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that he will transmit the Goldstone report to the UN Security Council at the request of the General Assembly.       "As requested by the General Assembly, I will transmit the report of the Fact Finding Mission to the Security Council," Ban told reporters here after he briefed 15-nation Security Council on the current situation in Afghanistan.       "I know that all of you have recently followed the vote yesterday in the General Assembly concerning the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict that was led by Justice (Richard) Goldstone," a former prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, he added.       The secretary-general just returned from a visit to Afghanistan, Britain and Greece.       "I will do it as soon as possible," the secretary-general said, referring to passing the Goldstone report to the Security Council.       Earlier Friday, Israel rejected the General Assembly's non-binding resolution, with an Israeli foreign ministry statement saying that it "is completely detached from realities on the ground that Israel must face."       Israel rejected the Goldstone report, saying it is "biased" and "one-sided."       The 192-nation UN General Assembly Thursday voted 114-18 to adopt a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out on Dec.27, 2008.       The resolution was adopted after more than 40 countries, including Israel, took the floor at the two-day plenary General Assembly session on the Goldstone report, which accused both Israel and Hamas militants of war crimes in the Gaza conflict, which left more than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis killed.            The General Assembly "requests the secretary-general to transmit the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict to the Security Council," the resolution said.       The General Assembly "requests the secretary-general to report to the General Assembly within a period of three months, on the implementation of the present resolution, with a view to considering further action, if necessary, by the relevant United Nations organs and bodies, including the Security Council," the resolution said.       The new resolution urged Israel and Palestine to launch the investigations that "are independent, credible and in conformity with international standards" within a period of three months.       The president of the 64th GA session, Ali Treki, told reporters after the adoption of the new resolution that "this is an important declaration against impunity."       "It is a call for justice and accountability," he said. "Without justice, there can be no progress toward peace. Human beings should be treated as human beings, regardless of his or her religion or nationality."    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN not evacuating from Afghanistan despite dangers: Ban ]]></title>
<news_id>6806597</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:24:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Friday that the world body is not evacuating staff from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there.       Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that included Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council on the recent developments in the Central Asian country.       The UN is taking immediate steps to bolster security for all UN staff in the country, including the short-term relocating of some international staff, he told ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Friday that the world body is not evacuating staff from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there.       Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that included Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council on the recent developments in the Central Asian country.       The UN is taking immediate steps to bolster security for all UN staff in the country, including the short-term relocating of some international staff, he told reporters.       He refuted some media reports that had "inaccurately characterized this as withdrawal or evacuation."       "We are not moving any international staff in the provinces out of the country," he stressed.       "But let me be crystal clear: we are not evacuating," he said. "We will not, cannot and must not be deterred. Our work will continue."       The secretary-general went on saying that "no critical staff will be moved, and our work on humanitarian development needs will continue as before."       "Our colleagues will simply have to manage, temporarily, with less administrative support," he said.       The temporary relocation of some of its staff, as the world body has announced, came as part of increased security measures following the deadly attack in the Afghan capital last week that killed five UN staff members and injured several others.       Ban said he told the Security Council that the security situation in Afghanistan remained "dangerous" and that "we cannot procrastinate."       He said he will soon bring forward specific proposals regarding additional resources to the General Assembly and other relevant UN bodies.       While highlighting the urgency to establish a fund for the families of killed UN employees, the secretary-general said the Security Council is likely to issue a press statement on it soon.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[UN not evacuating from Afghanistan despite dangers: Ban ]]></title>
<news_id>6806597</news_id>
<link><![CDATA[ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6806597.html ]]></link>
<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:24:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Friday that the world body is not evacuating staff from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there.       Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that included Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council on the recent developments in the Central Asian country.       The UN is taking immediate steps to bolster security for all UN staff in the country, including the short-term relocating of some international staff, he told ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Friday that the world body is not evacuating staff from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there.       Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that included Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council on the recent developments in the Central Asian country.       The UN is taking immediate steps to bolster security for all UN staff in the country, including the short-term relocating of some international staff, he told reporters.       He refuted some media reports that had "inaccurately characterized this as withdrawal or evacuation."       "We are not moving any international staff in the provinces out of the country," he stressed.       "But let me be crystal clear: we are not evacuating," he said. "We will not, cannot and must not be deterred. Our work will continue."       The secretary-general went on saying that "no critical staff will be moved, and our work on humanitarian development needs will continue as before."       "Our colleagues will simply have to manage, temporarily, with less administrative support," he said.       The temporary relocation of some of its staff, as the world body has announced, came as part of increased security measures following the deadly attack in the Afghan capital last week that killed five UN staff members and injured several others.       Ban said he told the Security Council that the security situation in Afghanistan remained "dangerous" and that "we cannot procrastinate."       He said he will soon bring forward specific proposals regarding additional resources to the General Assembly and other relevant UN bodies.       While highlighting the urgency to establish a fund for the families of killed UN employees, the secretary-general said the Security Council is likely to issue a press statement on it soon.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Further cooperation needed on climate change, economic growth: British Chancellor Darling ]]></title>
<news_id>6806596</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:23:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[British Chancellor Alistair Darling called for further cooperation in securing more balanced global economic growth and combating climate change in the future here on Friday during the G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       He said that though complete consensus could not be achieved overnight, "but we can start to build that consensus by recognizing that our common interest need not contradict each other's self-interest."       "We need international action to increas ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[British Chancellor Alistair Darling called for further cooperation in securing more balanced global economic growth and combating climate change in the future here on Friday during the G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       He said that though complete consensus could not be achieved overnight, "but we can start to build that consensus by recognizing that our common interest need not contradict each other's self-interest."       "We need international action to increase trade, boost productivity and so secure strong, sustainable, balanced growth in all countries," he said.       "We are winning the battle to stop recession turning into global depression," he added. But he warned that all countries should be ready to face a new challenge to secure long-term sustainable growth.       Though the global economy has witnessed a series of positive signs, the G20 believed that a lot of uncertainties still exist. So these policymakers are expected to agree that it is too early to lift the life-support fiscal and monetary stimulus at the ongoing G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       Last summer, the G20 governments across the world took unprecedented and dramatic action to support people and business. Darling said he was confident to see recovery in the global economy because of the actions.       Experts also support the idea that life-support stimulus can not be removed quickly unless the global economic recovery is secured. Especially, they describe the western economies as a very sick patient being kept alive with special drugs.       Darling said that climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet. So he suggested that the G20 must push for a deal on climate financing and governance, "this is an essential part of tackling climate change." He also called for making efforts to develop low-carbon and renewable industries and helping developing nations invest in clean technologies and adaption.       The G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting is to be over on November 7. The G20 members, which accounts for about 85 percent of the world economy, are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the U.S., Britain and the European Union.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Further cooperation needed on climate change, economic growth: British Chancellor Darling ]]></title>
<news_id>6806596</news_id>
<link><![CDATA[ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6806596.html ]]></link>
<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:23:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[British Chancellor Alistair Darling called for further cooperation in securing more balanced global economic growth and combating climate change in the future here on Friday during the G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       He said that though complete consensus could not be achieved overnight, "but we can start to build that consensus by recognizing that our common interest need not contradict each other's self-interest."       "We need international action to increas ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[British Chancellor Alistair Darling called for further cooperation in securing more balanced global economic growth and combating climate change in the future here on Friday during the G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       He said that though complete consensus could not be achieved overnight, "but we can start to build that consensus by recognizing that our common interest need not contradict each other's self-interest."       "We need international action to increase trade, boost productivity and so secure strong, sustainable, balanced growth in all countries," he said.       "We are winning the battle to stop recession turning into global depression," he added. But he warned that all countries should be ready to face a new challenge to secure long-term sustainable growth.       Though the global economy has witnessed a series of positive signs, the G20 believed that a lot of uncertainties still exist. So these policymakers are expected to agree that it is too early to lift the life-support fiscal and monetary stimulus at the ongoing G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting.       Last summer, the G20 governments across the world took unprecedented and dramatic action to support people and business. Darling said he was confident to see recovery in the global economy because of the actions.       Experts also support the idea that life-support stimulus can not be removed quickly unless the global economic recovery is secured. Especially, they describe the western economies as a very sick patient being kept alive with special drugs.       Darling said that climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet. So he suggested that the G20 must push for a deal on climate financing and governance, "this is an essential part of tackling climate change." He also called for making efforts to develop low-carbon and renewable industries and helping developing nations invest in clean technologies and adaption.       The G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting is to be over on November 7. The G20 members, which accounts for about 85 percent of the world economy, are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the U.S., Britain and the European Union.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcelona UN climate change talks ends with little progress on key issues ]]></title>
<news_id>6806595</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:23:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Barcelona UN climate change talks, which is the last negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, ended Friday night with too little progress on key issues to pave the way for a full-fledged agreement at Copenhagen.   Speaking at the closing press conference in Barcelona, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said that progress on adaptation, technology cooperation, reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and mechani ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Barcelona UN climate change talks, which is the last negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, ended Friday night with too little progress on key issues to pave the way for a full-fledged agreement at Copenhagen.   Speaking at the closing press conference in Barcelona, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said that progress on adaptation, technology cooperation, reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and mechanisms to disburse funds for developing countries was made in Barcelona.       However, little progress was made on the two key issues of mid-term emission reduction targets of developed countries and finance that would allow developing countries to limit their emissions growth and adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.       The UN climate chief said: "Without these two pieces of the puzzle in place, we will not have a deal in Copenhagen."       "So leadership at the highest level is required to unlock the pieces," he said, adding "it is essential that practical action is swiftly implemented."       "I look to industrialized countries to raise their ambitions to meet the scale of the challenge we face," said Yvo de Boer, "and I look to industrialized nations for clarity on the amount of short and long-term finance they will commit."       During the Barcelona negotiations, there is an essential difference between developed and developing countries on whether to go ahead with the Kyoto Protocol. The difference emerged during the UN climate change talks in Bangkok.       At the closing plenary session of the Barcelona talks, Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim, who is head of the Sudanese delegation and spoke on behalf of Group of 77 and China, said "the Group will strongly stand against all attempts by developed countries to reach an agreement which would in any way result in the Kyoto Protocol being superseded or made redundant."       "A second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol must be established for a period beyond 2012 as the legal basis for comparable Annex I emission reduction commitments," Ibrahim said.       More than 4,500 participants, including delegates from around 180 countries, attended the Barcelona negotiations, which are the last round of talks on climate change before the Copenhagen conference in December.       The Copenhagen conference is scheduled to set the mid-term emission reduction targets for developed countries under Kyoto Protocol, and make substantial arrangements for the implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcelona UN climate change talks ends with little progress on key issues ]]></title>
<news_id>6806595</news_id>
<link><![CDATA[ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6806595.html ]]></link>
<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:23:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Barcelona UN climate change talks, which is the last negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, ended Friday night with too little progress on key issues to pave the way for a full-fledged agreement at Copenhagen.   Speaking at the closing press conference in Barcelona, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said that progress on adaptation, technology cooperation, reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and mechani ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Barcelona UN climate change talks, which is the last negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, ended Friday night with too little progress on key issues to pave the way for a full-fledged agreement at Copenhagen.   Speaking at the closing press conference in Barcelona, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said that progress on adaptation, technology cooperation, reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and mechanisms to disburse funds for developing countries was made in Barcelona.       However, little progress was made on the two key issues of mid-term emission reduction targets of developed countries and finance that would allow developing countries to limit their emissions growth and adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.       The UN climate chief said: "Without these two pieces of the puzzle in place, we will not have a deal in Copenhagen."       "So leadership at the highest level is required to unlock the pieces," he said, adding "it is essential that practical action is swiftly implemented."       "I look to industrialized countries to raise their ambitions to meet the scale of the challenge we face," said Yvo de Boer, "and I look to industrialized nations for clarity on the amount of short and long-term finance they will commit."       During the Barcelona negotiations, there is an essential difference between developed and developing countries on whether to go ahead with the Kyoto Protocol. The difference emerged during the UN climate change talks in Bangkok.       At the closing plenary session of the Barcelona talks, Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim, who is head of the Sudanese delegation and spoke on behalf of Group of 77 and China, said "the Group will strongly stand against all attempts by developed countries to reach an agreement which would in any way result in the Kyoto Protocol being superseded or made redundant."       "A second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol must be established for a period beyond 2012 as the legal basis for comparable Annex I emission reduction commitments," Ibrahim said.       More than 4,500 participants, including delegates from around 180 countries, attended the Barcelona negotiations, which are the last round of talks on climate change before the Copenhagen conference in December.       The Copenhagen conference is scheduled to set the mid-term emission reduction targets for developed countries under Kyoto Protocol, and make substantial arrangements for the implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting focuses on "exit strategy" ]]></title>
<news_id>6806594</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:22:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, which is being held in St. Andrews, an ancient city of Scotland, will focus on the "exit strategy" as the global economy gradually shows positive signs.       This is the third time for them to meet in the UK. They are expected to agree to maintain their pledge to keep economic life-support packages in place until recovery is assured and put more content to the new "framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth", which was inked at  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, which is being held in St. Andrews, an ancient city of Scotland, will focus on the "exit strategy" as the global economy gradually shows positive signs.       This is the third time for them to meet in the UK. They are expected to agree to maintain their pledge to keep economic life-support packages in place until recovery is assured and put more content to the new "framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth", which was inked at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh in September.       In order to prevent the global economic crisis from taking place again, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will further emphasize the importance of co-ordinating fiscal and monetary policy to avoid the creation of new imbalances between different countries.       Considering there are still a lot of uncertainties in the process of global economic recovery, these policy-makers will again have a consensus that it is still too early to start withdrawing the extraordinary life-support measures. U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin recently said that there was still a need in the United States and elsewhere to continue to be pushing toward stimulus in the near term.       However, divergence on how long the stimulus should continue will likely exist among the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The world's largest economy, the United States, has pulled out of the recession, posting a growth of 3.5 percent in the third quarter. However, the UK is still in recession. Till the third quarter, the country has contracted for six consecutive quarters, the longest recession record.       Anyway, these policymakers will further emphasize the importance of co-operation and co-ordination. In a letter to fellow finance ministers ahead of their gathering, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling said, "As the process of recovery continues, it is vital that we co-operate more effectively in managing the world economy, recognizing that our economies are highly inter-dependent."       Another key theme of the meeting is that the finance ministers and central bank governors will be trying to secure a deal on climate change finance ahead of the UN climate change conferences, which is to be held in Copenhagen in December. But probably no concrete results could be achieved in the climate change finance.       In addition, how to reform the international financial system and financial institutions will also be put on the table for discussion. Though the international financial system is gradually stabilizing, developing nations are worrying about the capital flows into their economies, which are resulting from relatively low interest rates in the most developed economies and leading to over-valued currencies.       The two-day G20 meeting is chaired by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling and attended by finance ministers and central bank governors from the United States, Europe's largest economies and those of China, Japan, India, and Russia and so on.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting focuses on "exit strategy" ]]></title>
<news_id>6806594</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:22:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, which is being held in St. Andrews, an ancient city of Scotland, will focus on the "exit strategy" as the global economy gradually shows positive signs.       This is the third time for them to meet in the UK. They are expected to agree to maintain their pledge to keep economic life-support packages in place until recovery is assured and put more content to the new "framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth", which was inked at  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting, which is being held in St. Andrews, an ancient city of Scotland, will focus on the "exit strategy" as the global economy gradually shows positive signs.       This is the third time for them to meet in the UK. They are expected to agree to maintain their pledge to keep economic life-support packages in place until recovery is assured and put more content to the new "framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth", which was inked at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh in September.       In order to prevent the global economic crisis from taking place again, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will further emphasize the importance of co-ordinating fiscal and monetary policy to avoid the creation of new imbalances between different countries.       Considering there are still a lot of uncertainties in the process of global economic recovery, these policy-makers will again have a consensus that it is still too early to start withdrawing the extraordinary life-support measures. U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin recently said that there was still a need in the United States and elsewhere to continue to be pushing toward stimulus in the near term.       However, divergence on how long the stimulus should continue will likely exist among the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The world's largest economy, the United States, has pulled out of the recession, posting a growth of 3.5 percent in the third quarter. However, the UK is still in recession. Till the third quarter, the country has contracted for six consecutive quarters, the longest recession record.       Anyway, these policymakers will further emphasize the importance of co-operation and co-ordination. In a letter to fellow finance ministers ahead of their gathering, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling said, "As the process of recovery continues, it is vital that we co-operate more effectively in managing the world economy, recognizing that our economies are highly inter-dependent."       Another key theme of the meeting is that the finance ministers and central bank governors will be trying to secure a deal on climate change finance ahead of the UN climate change conferences, which is to be held in Copenhagen in December. But probably no concrete results could be achieved in the climate change finance.       In addition, how to reform the international financial system and financial institutions will also be put on the table for discussion. Though the international financial system is gradually stabilizing, developing nations are worrying about the capital flows into their economies, which are resulting from relatively low interest rates in the most developed economies and leading to over-valued currencies.       The two-day G20 meeting is chaired by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling and attended by finance ministers and central bank governors from the United States, Europe's largest economies and those of China, Japan, India, and Russia and so on.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese premier encourages Chinese companies to contribute to Africa's development ]]></title>
<news_id>6806589</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:06:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said We ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said Wen.       "She is Mulan No. 1, and I'm Mulan No. 2," the woman said. Her witty words triggered fits of laughter.       "Mulan No. 2" said more than 5,000 people have been trained in the center over the past several years. She has visited Huawei's headquarters in south China's booming Shenzhen city, and hopes shecan teach Africans the skills she has learned from China.       Wen said "This reflects an important shift for China-Africa cooperation that we are giving priority to personnel training. The African people are brave and intelligent. I believe you can master the modern technologies, and push forward the development of Africa."       On the whole African continent, Huawei, which set up branches in almost every African country, has six training centers, where more than 12,000 people from different African countries have received training on communication technology.       Established in October in Smart village, Cairo, the new Huawei Middle East and North Africa training center has more capacity and more functional training facilities than the old one. The old center, which was established in 2005, has trained about 5,000 people in the past five years.       Wen, who arrived here Friday afternoon for an official visit and the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, visited the training center upon his arrival.       Hend Kiwan, a 33-year-old Egyptian woman, said she gained skills and technical know-how at the training center. She also went on a tour of Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen before the training started. She is now a human resources manager.       Wen told Kiwan he believes the quality of an enterprise depends on the quality of its employees, therefore an enterprise should attach great importance to training.       Moussa Bousso, a trainee from Senegal told the premier that the teachers at the center are excellent, and the Chinese telecom products, with their low price and fine quality, are very popular among Africans and Chinese enterprises have gained wide acclaim in Africa.       In reply, Wen said he hoped the Chinese enterprises will "teach the trainees the latest and most advanced technology."       Bousso invited Wen to visit Senegal, and Wen thanked his warmhearted invitation.       Ahmed, an Iraqi man who speaks fluent Chinese, expressed his hope that more Chinese enterprises will go to Iraq for businesses after his country restores peace and stability, and he would also have more chance to go to China for training.       "Just like you, I cherish the same hope that Iraq will regain peace as soon as possible," Wen sai ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese premier encourages Chinese companies to contribute to Africa's development ]]></title>
<news_id>6806589</news_id>
<link><![CDATA[ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6806589.html ]]></link>
<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:06:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said We ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said Wen.       "She is Mulan No. 1, and I'm Mulan No. 2," the woman said. Her witty words triggered fits of laughter.       "Mulan No. 2" said more than 5,000 people have been trained in the center over the past several years. She has visited Huawei's headquarters in south China's booming Shenzhen city, and hopes shecan teach Africans the skills she has learned from China.       Wen said "This reflects an important shift for China-Africa cooperation that we are giving priority to personnel training. The African people are brave and intelligent. I believe you can master the modern technologies, and push forward the development of Africa."       On the whole African continent, Huawei, which set up branches in almost every African country, has six training centers, where more than 12,000 people from different African countries have received training on communication technology.       Established in October in Smart village, Cairo, the new Huawei Middle East and North Africa training center has more capacity and more functional training facilities than the old one. The old center, which was established in 2005, has trained about 5,000 people in the past five years.       Wen, who arrived here Friday afternoon for an official visit and the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, visited the training center upon his arrival.       Hend Kiwan, a 33-year-old Egyptian woman, said she gained skills and technical know-how at the training center. She also went on a tour of Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen before the training started. She is now a human resources manager.       Wen told Kiwan he believes the quality of an enterprise depends on the quality of its employees, therefore an enterprise should attach great importance to training.       Moussa Bousso, a trainee from Senegal told the premier that the teachers at the center are excellent, and the Chinese telecom products, with their low price and fine quality, are very popular among Africans and Chinese enterprises have gained wide acclaim in Africa.       In reply, Wen said he hoped the Chinese enterprises will "teach the trainees the latest and most advanced technology."       Bousso invited Wen to visit Senegal, and Wen thanked his warmhearted invitation.       Ahmed, an Iraqi man who speaks fluent Chinese, expressed his hope that more Chinese enterprises will go to Iraq for businesses after his country restores peace and stability, and he would also have more chance to go to China for training.       "Just like you, I cherish the same hope that Iraq will regain peace as soon as possible," Wen sai ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Moroccan diplomat hails China-Africa relations ]]></title>
<news_id>6806587</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:05:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and increase the growth rate is very effective," Farida Jaidi, diplomatic advisor to the Moroccan foreign minister, said in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the seventh meeting of the Senior Officials Meeting of FOCAC on Friday.       Jaidi pointed out that it is clear that there is a strenuous Chinese desire to help more African countries, further cooperation and provide more support the Africans are in dire need of.       The Moroccan diplomat urged the China-Africa cooperation in many fields, especially in the area of infrastructure needed by the African continent, as well as in the fields of tourism, healthcare, saying "what the Africans need the most from the Chinese side is the transfer of knowledge and technology."       Jaidi denied that China-Africa cooperation is in one direction and that it is in favor of China only, saying that the African continent had waited for a long time for a helping hand until China came and did so.       "China finances and assists the infrastructure projects carried out in Africa, and those who say that this cooperation serves only the interest of China and China is exploiting Africa, should reflect on what they themselves have done for Africa," she said.       "The Chinese have contributed more than they have gained, those who repeat the claims just for fear of the economic development in Africa," the diplomat added.       In regard to the cooperation between China and the Kingdom of Morocco, she said "we are happy with the current situation, which covers the areas of health, training, transportation and infrastructure," expressing hope for further cooperation.       Senior Officials Meeting of the FOCAC wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       The main agenda of the upcoming ministerial conference here is to review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Program for China-Africa Cooperation in Economic and Social Development and the two documents adopted during the first ministerial meeting of the forum held in Beijing.       The meeting is also expected to explore new initiatives and measures on the way toward Sino-African cooperation in priority areas such as human resources development, agriculture, infrastructure development, investment and trade.       The FOCAC is a mechanism for collective dialogue and cooperation jointly established by China and Africa to cope with new challenges and facilitate common development.       Since the launch of FOCAC in 2000, three ministerial conferences have been held in&amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:05:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and increase the growth rate is very effective," Farida Jaidi, diplomatic advisor to the Moroccan foreign minister, said in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the seventh meeting of the Senior Officials Meeting of FOCAC on Friday.       Jaidi pointed out that it is clear that there is a strenuous Chinese desire to help more African countries, further cooperation and provide more support the Africans are in dire need of.       The Moroccan diplomat urged the China-Africa cooperation in many fields, especially in the area of infrastructure needed by the African continent, as well as in the fields of tourism, healthcare, saying "what the Africans need the most from the Chinese side is the transfer of knowledge and technology."       Jaidi denied that China-Africa cooperation is in one direction and that it is in favor of China only, saying that the African continent had waited for a long time for a helping hand until China came and did so.       "China finances and assists the infrastructure projects carried out in Africa, and those who say that this cooperation serves only the interest of China and China is exploiting Africa, should reflect on what they themselves have done for Africa," she said.       "The Chinese have contributed more than they have gained, those who repeat the claims just for fear of the economic development in Africa," the diplomat added.       In regard to the cooperation between China and the Kingdom of Morocco, she said "we are happy with the current situation, which covers the areas of health, training, transportation and infrastructure," expressing hope for further cooperation.       Senior Officials Meeting of the FOCAC wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       The main agenda of the upcoming ministerial conference here is to review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Program for China-Africa Cooperation in Economic and Social Development and the two documents adopted during the first ministerial meeting of the forum held in Beijing.       The meeting is also expected to explore new initiatives and measures on the way toward Sino-African cooperation in priority areas such as human resources development, agriculture, infrastructure development, investment and trade.       The FOCAC is a mechanism for collective dialogue and cooperation jointly established by China and Africa to cope with new challenges and facilitate common development.       Since the launch of FOCAC in 2000, three ministerial conferences have been held in&amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[China-Africa cooperation pertinent to needs of African countries: Zambian diplomat ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:04:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication infrastructure. So if we are to put the infrastructure in place, it would be easier for potential investors in agriculture to come. Then agriculture exploitation will be extended,'' commented Mwape in the Egyptian resort city for the preparations of the 4th ministerial session of FOCAC scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9.       ''That means more foods will be produced, hunger will be reduced, people will be empowered. There will be more space for social development such as in education and health'', added the ambassador.       ''The China-Africa Cooperation addresses the fundamentals of what African countries need most,'' he concluded.       Saying that the cooperation between Zambia and China has witnessed substantial results in nearly all sectors, Mwape also hailed the relations between the two countries as ''wonderful''.       The FOCAC, a collective consultation and dialogue mechanism, was jointly proposed and established by China and more than 40 African countries in 2000.       The upcoming conference will review how the consensus of Beijing Summit has been implemented and chart the path of practical cooperation for the next three years.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:04:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication infrastructure. So if we are to put the infrastructure in place, it would be easier for potential investors in agriculture to come. Then agriculture exploitation will be extended,'' commented Mwape in the Egyptian resort city for the preparations of the 4th ministerial session of FOCAC scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9.       ''That means more foods will be produced, hunger will be reduced, people will be empowered. There will be more space for social development such as in education and health'', added the ambassador.       ''The China-Africa Cooperation addresses the fundamentals of what African countries need most,'' he concluded.       Saying that the cooperation between Zambia and China has witnessed substantial results in nearly all sectors, Mwape also hailed the relations between the two countries as ''wonderful''.       The FOCAC, a collective consultation and dialogue mechanism, was jointly proposed and established by China and more than 40 African countries in 2000.       The upcoming conference will review how the consensus of Beijing Summit has been implemented and chart the path of practical cooperation for the next three years.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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