PANAMA CITY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- In Latin America there are 600,000 people infected(传染) with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and about 50 percent of them receive treatment, regional director of UNAIDS for Latin America Cesar Nunez...
Even as countries around the world are posting better economic growth rates two years after a global recession, officials from the International Monetary Fund say that is not enough to improve the livelihood of most people. Global finance chiefs at t...
NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks gained on Friday as surging U.S. consumer confidence and industrial（工业的） production offset Bank of America's disappointing earnings report and the inflation concerns, but still ended the week w...
A trade mission from the United States is in India to explore the potential of a market where a buoyant（轻快的） economy and a growing middle class have American companies looking to take advantage of a huge business opportunity. Representative...
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhuanet) -- ABC television Friday announced it will cancel two of its three long-running daytime soap operas, media reports said. ABC said the two dramas（戏剧 ）, All My Children and One Life to Live, would be replaced by ne...
SHANGHAI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Sebastian Vettel remained atop at second free practice of the the Chinese Grand Prix Formula One here on Friday. After leading Friday's opening practice round in China, the reigning World Champion(冠军) and Formula On...
A two-year moratorium on the burning of forest lands in Indonesia, that was supposed to start at the beginning of the year, is still on hold. The ban is part of a one billion-dollar deal with Norway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放) that som...
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a spending bill to fund the federal government through September. The last-minute agreement was reached nearly a week ago after intense negotiations between the White House and Congress, slashing $38.5 bil...
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation（合作协作） among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending in...
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Computer sales declined in the first three months of this year for the first time since 2009 worldwide. PC sales fell 1.1 percent in the first quarter to 84.3 million worldwide, according to tech research firm Gartner...
STOCKHOLM, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's fashion company HM Hennes Mauritz AB Thursday published its Conscious Actions Sustainability(可持续的) Report for 2010, marching towards a good company. We want our customers always to feel that we do our...
LONDON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Londay's local city government said on Thursday that the city's transport infrastructure is still one of the biggest risks to the running of the 2012 Olympic Games. Val Shawcross, chairman of the London Assembly transport...
BERLIN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga team Schalke eliminated defending champion Inter Milan from UEFA Champions League after a 2-1 win (7-3 on aggregate) thanks to veteran striker Raul who scored and assisted on Wednesday. It is the first time in...
MADRID, April 13 (Xinhua) -- World Cup champion Spain has declined an invitation（邀请） to replace Japan at this summer's Copa America. The Spanish football federation said on its website that a board of directors meeting decided not to send a t...
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The elderly have a difficult time with multi-tasking as a study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks, according to media reports on Tuesday. Researchers used funct...
