Life on the International Space Station requires intense concentration, critical thinking skills, and strategic contemplation of what could come next, because hundreds of kilometers above the Earth, there is a lot at stake. With one wrong move, you c...
QINGDAO, China, May 29 (Xinhua) -- China was crowned the Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton champion for the fourth straight time by cruising past Denmark 3-0 here on Sunday. It is China's second fourth straight win at Sudirman Cup as the powerh...
LONDON, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Spanish giant Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 to win the UEFA Champions League at Wembley on Saturday. It's the fourth time that Barca were rewarded the premier honor of the European clubs competition. Pedro Rodriu...
PARIS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Li Na breezed past Romania's Sorana Cirstea.6-2, 6-2 to sail into the fourth round of the French Open for the second time on Saturday. The 6th-seeded Li, who became the first Chinese player to make a Grand Slam final...
GENEVA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Friday that the organization's Ethics Committee extended a probe to include their own president Joseph Blatter. Joseph Blatter has been invited to take position by Saturday and to...
LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office has performed an autopsy on Saturday to determine what killed actor Jeff Conaway who passed away at age 60, authorities said. However, the findings were not expected soon as it c...
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality in China, representing 85 percent of all deaths, said a senior health official. Ko...
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department(财政部 ) said in a report released on Friday that China was not manipulating its currency. In China, since the authorities decided in June 2010 to allow the exchange rate to appreciate in...
NEW YORK, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks expanded gains on Friday ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend as surging commodity prices overcame disappointing economic data. European Central Bank Governing Council member George Provopoulos said that Gre...
Americans are observing Memorial Day weekend, a time meant to honor(荣誉) the nation's war dead, with ceremonies, parades, sporting events and picnics. The last Monday in May of each year is designated as Memorial Day, a time to place flowers on mi...
Representatives(代表) from north and south Sudan are meeting Saturday to discuss the disputed Abyei region that was seized by northern forces a week ago. South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar traveled to Khartoum Saturday in an effort to lower ten...
Astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) are making preparations to return to Earth on the spacecrafts final flight. One of the astronauts says being in space has shown him the fragility of the Earths environment. Air Force Colonel...
LOS ANGELES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the 1970s hit television series Taxi and blockbuster film Grease, died on Friday morning at age 60, local celebrity websites reported. The former child star, who beg...
TIANJIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's first state-level animation production base opened Friday in northern Tianjin Municipality, with a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan (690 million U.S. dollars). More than 180 firms have signed up for animation p...
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese director Wang Quan'an and actress Zhang Jingchu will join American director Barry Levinson in the main competition jury for next month's Shanghai International Film Festival, the organizer has announced. Wang Qu...
