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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro's state government Tuesday granted pensions to partners of homosexual public servants, an unprecedented measure in Brazil. State legislature approved...
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ANKARA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister-designate Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's newly-elected President Abdullah Gul had approved his new cabinet. Erdogan, also chair...
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Tangsteel Looks to Shipping
2019-04-08Tangsteel Group, the largest steel company in Hebei Province, said it would team up with a top global shipping company to build and operate its own shipping fleet to cut transportation costs at a time...
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Ben Kingsley joins Myers’ comedy
2019-04-08Sir Ben Kingsley addresses a news conference atthe 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 10, 2007.[Reuters]Ben Kingsley has joined Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alb...
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Hamas Downplays Blair Mideast Peace Mission
2019-04-08Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday downgraded the Middle East tour of Tony Blair as the international Quartet envoy on Mideast peace and said it was part of a plan to wage a war in the region.Salah a...
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Washington, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi security forces are unable to take over security in the next 12 to 18 months, said a U.S. independent assessment report disclosed on Wednesday. The 37-page re...
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Brazil's state-owned oil giant Petrobras announced Wednesday it has discovered light oil in the Santos Basin in southeast Brazil.About 80 percent of the oil produced by the company is heavy oil.The co...
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Process traders get policy relief
2019-04-08BEIJING, Sept. 6 -- Process manufacturers can now pay standing book deposits with bank guarantees instead of cash, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday. The move reversed the ministry's July 23 ann...
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The age of the supermodel is over, according to Claudia Schiffer.The original supermodels: From left to right: Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford,Naomi Campbell and Christy TurlingtonThe 37-year-old be...
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Italian haute couture designer Valentino acknowledges the applauseafter his fashion show to mark 45 years in business, in Rome, July 2007.[AFP]Legendary Italian designer Valentino, who has dressed the...