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The World Food Programme (WFP), The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), announced on July 4th at a joint press conference, that there are currently 854 million hungry people in the world. ...
A Danish cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates earlier this month with five crew members aboard has run out of food and fresh water,Kenya's maritime official said on Monday. Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the Mombasa-based Seafarers Assistance Program, said the Danica White's ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his farm minister yesterday against media allegations he had filed false financial statements - the latest blow to his ruling camp ahead of this month's national election. But Abe, whose fate could rest on the July 29 upper house poll, ...
US President George W. Bush was hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday at the Bush family's summer home on the craggy Maine coast, hoping that applying the personal touch can once again improve frayed relations in one of the world's most crucial partnerships. Before ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls for peace talks in a phone call with U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday, a presidency spokesman said. "President Abbas told Mr. Bush that it's time for resumption ofMiddle East peace talks," Nabil Abu Rudaina, who is also an aide to ...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at this Red Sea resort ahead of a four-way regional summit to be held later in the day. Besides Abbas, Mubarak is expected to hold separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and ...
Rainforests in the east of Madagascar were likely to be listed as one of the world inheritances, a local daily reported on Monday. Nomination of the forests in the Indian Ocean island had followed all the process and would be presented at the meeting of the World Inheritance ...
Russia on Monday voiced support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, urging the emergency government to take necessary steps to normalize the current situation. The new government has been formed and sworn-in and "Russia, together with other members of the 'quartet' of ...
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in northern German city Rostock on Tuesday to attend the June 6-8 summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations. After his plane landed in the Rostock-Laage Airport in northern Germany, he took a helicopter to the German Baltic ...
U.S. President George W. Bush said Tuesday he will work for the abolition of the visa duty for Czech citizens traveling to the United States after a meeting with Czech leaders at Prague Castle, the presidential seat. However, the abolition is naturally connected with certain ...
U.S. President George. W. Bush arrived in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, in late evening hours on Monday for a working visit. All flights scheduled for the evenings on Monday were delayed due to Bush's arrival. Prague Castle and adjoining streets have been closed. ...
Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said yesterday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility. The US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China have backed two rounds ...
Dozens of new airlines have been popping up across Asia to meet the industry's booming demand, but a string of deadly accidents has raised fresh concerns about safety - from pilot shortages to the quality of budget carriers. The Indonesian pilot of the One-Two-Go Airlines plane ...
The European Court of First Instance, the European Union's (EU) second-highest court, is expected to rule Monday on Microsoft's appeal against a landmark antitrust decision by the European Commission in 2004. The ruling can be appealed at the European Court of Justice, the EU's ...
An Egyptian court has decided to hear the appeal of a newspaper chief editor on Dec. 1 against a court ruling for alleged slander involving President Hosni Mubarak and the ruling National Democratic Party, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday. The Agouza Court of ...
The popular Orthodox Alarm party ( LAOS) has become the first far-right group to enter Greece's parliament since the return of democracy in 1974 in the country. According to the uncompleted reporting of the general elections by 11.00 p.m. Sunday night, the party has surpassed the ...
Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged all parties involved in the conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur to declare their serious commitment to achieve a political solution to the Darfur crisis. The UN chief made the remarks in a statement ...
Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit denied on Sunday rumors that he had been killed by Sudanese army troops, describing the circulators of the rumors as "the enemies of peace." Kiir, also president of the government of Southern Sudan, told the official SUNA news ...
The first regional conference of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Health Policy Forum opened on Sunday in Cairo to tackle the role of health in economic growth, the most important health challenges facing the region and health policies. With the theme of "Better Policies ...
In the latest diplomatic activity aimed at facilitating the U.S.-proposed Middle East peace process, Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday conferred with visiting international Quartet envoy Tony Blair. Abdullah told Blair that the upcoming peace conference should tackle various ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
China slams Japan's NHK governor's denial of Nanjing massacre
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday slammed the remarks of ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
GM China chairman to retire
GM China chairman to retire
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. announced Friday that ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
China cloning pigs on industrial scale
China cloning pigs on industrial scale
Cloning is a controversial and decisive issue that has split public ...
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Every day at 7 a.m., Xiao Lin, a Shentong Express courier in Hangzhou, ...
Airbus opens Chinese logistics center
Airbus opens Chinese logistics center
A model of an Airbus SAS A350 XWB on display at an air show. The ...
Dollar trades at lower 102 yen level in early Tokyo deals
Dollar trades at lower 102 yen level in early Tokyo deals
TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower 102 ...