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News Archive --- Date:20050217
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211 confirmed dead in coal mine blast (19:18, February 17)
Relief work starts for mine blast (16:55, February 17)
China appeals for development aid (16:57, February 17)
China takes measures to handle climate change (16:18, February 17)
Taiwan airlines look forward to early "direct links" (16:55, February 17)
China continues to cut emissions (10:35, February 17)
Backgrounder: Kyoto Protocol (08:18, February 21)
Two HK parties announce merger decision (09:36, February 17)
New regulations on press cards to be effective on March 1 (08:21, February 17)
Premier Wen urges intensified efforts to prevent corruption (08:30, February 17)
Vice Premier Zeng to visit three African nations, attend UNEP forum (08:18, February 17)
China active in fighting against money laundering (08:30, February 17)
Chinese, ROK FMs appeal for resumption of 6-party talks (08:06, February 17)
Remains of 206 miners killed in coal mine blast carried to surface (08:03, February 17)
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Anti-money laundering needs closer cooperation: FATF (19:23, February 17)
China gears up energy production (17:00, February 17)
Bank of China reports imminent issue of multi-bln-yuan subordinated debts (17:01, February 17)
China to attach energy label to household air-conditioners, refrigerators (17:02, February 17)
Better financial push to help China's west (16:45, February 17)
Over 500, 000 laborers sent overseas in 2004 (16:44, February 17)
Expert: China overtakes US as world's top consumer (14:55, February 17)
Crude oil, refined oil exports decrease (14:57, February 17)
Budget deficit to fall in 2005 (10:34, February 17)
Copper futures rise on speculative buying (10:29, February 17)
Netcom expected to join Hang Seng Index (10:31, February 17)
Nation urged to fight against tax evasion (10:33, February 17)
License plate quota cut as car sales slow (10:34, February 17)
Refinery expansion project in Xinjiang gets green light (09:29, February 17)
Unemployment rate drops (09:31, February 17)
Tourist festival spending up 8.1% (09:37, February 17)
Shift of management mechanism vital to banking industry reform (08:40, February 17)
3G license issuance expected this year (08:28, February 17)
WB helps China boost cross-border trade (08:31, February 17)
HK begins full-scale economic recovery: official (08:32, February 17)
Euro-zone ministers to debate stability pact reform (08:34, February 17)
White House top economic adviser leaving his post (08:34, February 17)
Crude oil futures rise above 48 dollars per barrel (08:35, February 17)
Foreign trade jumps 33% in January (08:37, February 17)
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Explosion killed two, wounded six in Mogadishu: official (19:20, February 17)
Self-confessed bomber surrenders to Manila police (19:21, February 17)
Sao Tome's ex-PM accuses president of "insulting" parliament (17:09, February 17)
Court's upholding of Zambian president's election shock opposition parties (17:07, February 17)
Philippines forms task force to investigate bombing in Metro Manila (16:29, February 17)
Rebels kill 5 Assam Rifles troopers in northeast India (16:25, February 17)
Former US presidents to visit tsunami-ravaged Aceh (14:50, February 17)
US embassy in Jakarta receives bomb threat (14:49, February 17)
Samoa escapes worst cyclone (14:51, February 17)
China calls for coordinated global efforts in poverty reduction (13:19, February 17)
Suspect in kidnapping Chinese-Filipino Coca-Cola executive arrested (13:16, February 17)
African leaders agree on cease-fire measures on Sudan's Darfur crisis (13:04, February 17)
Vietnam implements flu surveillance program (13:02, February 17)
Kyrgyzstan vows stronger military cooperation with CIS members (10:42, February 17)
Israel to free 500 Palestinians (11:06, February 17)
Blair to press US for Kyoto talks (09:58, February 17)
Kidnapped journalist appeals for end of occupation (09:59, February 17)
Togo to hold elections within 60 days (10:00, February 17)
EU gives up on persuading US to sign Kyoto Protocol (08:50, February 17)
Hariri buried in central Beirut mosque (08:51, February 17)
US official says DPRK could be bluffing on nuclear arms (08:48, February 17)
Former Egyptian queen dies at 72 (08:47, February 17)
Greenspan urges cautious move on private social security accounts (08:46, February 17)
Abbas meets US security coordinator in Ramallah (09:32, February 17)
Israeli parliament approves key compensation bill, paving way for pullout (08:43, February 17)
Top US negotiator of six-party talks to visit China (08:42, February 17)
Eight killed in small plane crash in US (08:41, February 17)
Rice says ambassador recalled for "indeterminate" period (08:40, February 17)
EU hails entry into force of Kyoto Protocol (08:39, February 17)
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FIFA: German referees command respect (15:40, February 17)
Valencia ease home (15:30, February 17)
Federer wins opening round at Rotterdam (15:01, February 17)
CBA: Beijing holds off Shandong (14:52, February 17)
Chinese Sui Feifei signs with WNBA's Monarchs (10:23, February 17)
Macao willing to solve "misunderstanding" with FIFA (10:15, February 17)
Armstrong to race in 2005 Tour de France (08:53, February 17)
Bateer highlights for Beijing Ducks' winning opener (08:29, February 17)
Olympic evaluation commission visits London (08:23, February 17)
U.S. women's soccer coach Heinrichs resigns (10:21, February 17)
Mexico wants to host 2014 World Cup (10:21, February 17)
China names new national women's volleyball team (08:08, February 17)
Beijing Hyundai beat Young Lions in soccer tournament (07:54, February 17)
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A set of 2,800-year-old pottery discovered in Gansu (16:22, February 17)
490,000 yuan needed to rear a child in China? (15:02, February 17)
Few Chinese feel guilty about piracy: survey (15:04, February 17)
Free museum exhibit draws huge crowd (13:13, February 17)
21 arrested for gambling fraud (13:13, February 17)
Panda poo excites experts (09:41, February 17)
Image building a vanity fair (09:44, February 17)
Three Gorges Dam to open to tourists (09:46, February 17)
Work restarts after festival celebration (08:16, February 17)
Coal ship on fire in east China offshore waters, crew rescued (08:07, February 17)
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The London Fashion Week
Models present creations of the 2005 Autumn/Winter Collections by British designer Robert Cary-Williams during the London Fashion Week in London Feb. 15, 2005.
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World's largest kite
A large kite with the design of the Kuwaiti national flag flies in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, Feb. 15, 2005. With its 42-meter length and 25-meter width, the stereoscopic kite has a record-breaking cubage of 950 steres.
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Israelis "need to take painful steps" toward peace: Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attends a press conference in Jerusalem Feb. 15, 2005. Sharon said that Israel was standing at a crossroad of peace after the Sharm el-Sheikh summit and that the Israelis "need to take painful steps" toward peace.
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Rime becomes a new attraction in Jinan
Two girls enjoy the sight of ice-rimed trees at Qianfoshan Scenic Spot in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2005. A heavy snow hit the city on Feb. 15, and caused a sharp decline of the temperature. The rime came into being as a result and became a new attraction.
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Hariri buried in central Beirut mosque
The coffin of Lebanon's slain former prime minister Rafiq Hariri (portraits) is carried before his burial in central Beirut 16 February 2005. Hariri, who was killed in a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital two days ago, was buried after his coffin was caught in a crush of frenzied mourners outside a Beirut mosque.
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Celebrations held for Kyoto Protocol
College students give a V sign during a rally in Jingshan Park in central Beijing Feb. 16, 2005. The rally was held to celebrate the United Nations Kyoto Protocol on global warming officially going into effect at 0500 GMT Wednesday with most of the industrialized countries legally bound to control pollution.
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Pakistan, India agree on cross-Kashmir bus service
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri (L) and his Indian counterpart Natwar Singh (R)attend a joint press conference in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Feb. 16, 2005. Both leaders announced here on Wednesday that India and Pakistan have agreed to restart a bus link between their zones of Kashmir from April 7, 2005. Natwar Singh arrived here on Tuesday to kick off his three-day visit to Pakistan.
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Injured miners under active treatment in hospital
The woman (R), wife of the injured miner in bed, shows delight after knowing that the condition of her husband is stable at a hospital in Fuxin, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 16, 2005.
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