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6.2-magnitude quake hits off Mexican coast: China earthquake center

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit off Mexican coast around 2:47 a.m. Beijing Time Sunday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored at 14.9 degrees north latitude and 93.1 degrees west longitude with a depth of 70 kilometers, according to the CENC. Editor: Tang Danlu English.news.cn 2012-01-22 13:25:10

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Gingrich wins U.S. Republicans’ South Carolina primary

Newt Gingrich (C), former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, speaks during a victory party in Columbia, South Carolina, the United States, on Jan. 21, 2012. Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Republican primary earlier Saturday.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe) COLUMBIA, the United States, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on [...]

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Pakistani police arrests 3 German nationals on “suspicion”

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Pakistani police said that three German nationals were arrested on “suspicion and illegal activities” in northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday. A police officer Mian Saeed said that three German nationals are being questioned for their “illegal” stay and running an “office” in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. [...]

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U.S., Qatar agree on need to maintain stability in Mideast

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Top U.S. and Qatari officials on Wednesday agreed on the need to maintain stability in the Middle East region. In meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minster and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani at the White House, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon discussed a [...]

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Fed sees ongoing improvement in U.S. economic conditions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that its survey suggested ongoing improvement in economic conditions in recent months. Editor: yan English.news.cn 2012-01-12 03:50:19

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EU denies agreement over ban on Iranian oil

BRUSSELS, Jan 5 (Xinhua) — A spokesman of the European Union (EU) on Thursday denied reports that the EU member states have reached agreement over import ban on Iranian oil. “It’s not true,” Michael Mann, the spokesman of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, told Xinhua over telephone. “We are still discussing potential sanctions, we [...]

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Brazil’s president to oversee distribution of federal resources for natural disaster prevention

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has decided to oversee the distribution of federal resources used to prevent natural disasters, local media reported Wednesday. The president will now oversee the federal resource distribution, which used to be administrated by the National Integration Ministry, the daily O Estado de Sao Paulo [...]

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Foreign-funded companies continue to expand China presence

Foreign-funded companies continue to expand China presence Foreign-funded companies continue to expand their presence in China, as they numbered 449,700 as of the end of September in the world’s second largest economy, government data showed Thursday. The figure was up 1 percent compared to that at the end of last year, according to figures released [...]

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Greece uncertainties continue to pressure Philippine shares

Greece uncertainties continue to pressure Philippine shares The Philippine stock market is still reeling from Greece’s decision to hold a referendum on its bailout package, sending Philippine shares down on Thursday. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index lost 1.17 percent or 50.16 points to 4,210.25. The broader all-share index was also down by 0.69 percent [...]

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Moody’s revises down POSCO’s rating outlook to negative

Moody’s revises down POSCO’s rating outlook to negative The global credit rater Moody’s said Thursday that it revised down the outlook for POSCO’s A3 credit rating to negative from stable. “The negative outlook mainly reflects the increasing likelihood that POSCO’s financial profile will remain weak for its A3 rating over the next 12-18 months, given [...]

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