Ronaldo back to Real squad

MADRID, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's star striker Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the squad for Spanish La Liga match slated for the weekend after recovering from an ankle strain, his club said on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined the squad in t

日本将推出一款可以自动叠衣的机器人

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Clijsters to skip China Open

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of (退出) the 2010 China Open scheduled to start on Saturday, organizers said on Tuesday. According to the organizers, Clijsters quit the tournament（锦标赛

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But what truly devastated Jobs was that he was not, after all, chosen as the Man of the Year. 但真正伤害了乔布斯的是，他终究没能被选为年度人物。 As he later told me: Time decided they were going to make me Man of the Year, 正如

智利总统任命新教育部长

SANTIAGO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Chile's President Sebastian Pinera Monday appointed Carolina Schmidt, former head of the National Women's Service, as the new Education Minister replacing Harald Beyer. Beyer was forced to step down after congress indic

日本iPS视细胞能恢复感光

TOKYO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Wednesday approved transplant of retinal cells to treat patients using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from another person. According to Japan's public broadcaste

Woods back to play PGA Championship

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has been back to the field and formally entered the PGA Championship after missing two other majors earlier this year. The World Golf Championship at Firestone will mark his return next w

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BERLIN A team of Americans and Kenyans has developed a new Internet router - and it's creating buzz. That's because it is an affordable, reliable solution for people without consistent Internet access. It can run while plugged in or on battery power,

美联储计划或主导G20峰会

MOSCOW, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sluggish growth and spillovers of the U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to scale back its economic stimulus are expected to feature prominently in discussions at the upcoming leaders' summit of Group of 20 or G20, said Russian o

姚明等人任形象大使申办冬奥会

Six famous Chinese athletes, including former basketball player Yao Ming, were appointed as ambassadors for China's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday in Beijing. The six athletes, namely Yao Ming, former figure skating pair Shen Xue an

胡歌计划暂别娱乐圈 给自己放放假

Chinese actor Hu Ge has revealed that he plans to take a leave of absence from the entertainment industry for a while. 中国当红演员胡歌近日表示，他计划暂时离开娱乐圈，休息一段时间。 Many thought that after starring in t

智利学生抗议，要求教育改革

SANTIAGO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Chilean students protested here outside the Education Ministry and some schools that will serve as polling stations early Tuesday, reaffirming calls for education reform ahead of presidential primaries. Nearly 50 middle-

哥伦比亚缴获1.4吨可卡因

哥伦比亚缴获1.4吨可卡因 BOGOTA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's National Police (NP) announced Wednesday the seizure of 1.4 tons of cocaine hidden in a warehouse in the southwestern city of Cali that was slated to be shipped by boat to Guatem

G20会议提振经济信心

As part of a joint declaration issued after the sessions, the Finance Ministers and Central Bankers have agreed that stimulus measures will continue to be needed to try to spur growth. All have agreed that the global economy needs to look beyond ultr

Czech Former PM wins presidential elections

PRAGUE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Former Czech prime minister Milos Zeman vowed to represent all Czech citizens including the lower ten million, after voting results showed he had won the country's first direct presidential election beating the conservativ

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The 6th World Traditional Wushu Championship is still underway in the Great Wish Cultural Park in the city of Chizhou, east China's Anhui Province. More than 2,000 martial arts athletes from over 45 countries and regions are participating in this com

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U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled a cyber security proposal to promote better information sharing between government and the private sector. He announced his plan one day after the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US military command was ha

Dutch skaters grab two more golds at World Cup

Dutch skaters grab two more golds at World Cup

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WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the conflict in Syria, trade, counterterrorism and the upcoming G8 summit with British Prime Minister David Cameron when they meet next Monday at the White House, the presidential