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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington  
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
| By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expecte... (photo: AP / Greg Baker) Asia Times
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai  
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
| By Stephen Wong | SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it i... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak) Asia Times
Morgan Stanley Building After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
| SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corpo... (photo: creative commons/ mreid0183) The New York Times
Bank   China   Photos   Shanghai   US  
Coca Cola -Softdrinks Earnings Preview: Coca-Cola 4Q results
NEW YORK P)—Coca-Cola Co. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. | OVERVIEW: Coca-Col... (photo: WN / sweet) Breitbart
Coca   Earnings   Opinion   Photos   Related  
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Coca Cola -Softdrinks Earnings Preview: Coca-Cola 4Q results
NEW YORK P)—Coca-Cola Co. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to th... (photo: WN / sweet) Breitbart
Coca   Earnings   Opinion   Photos   Related  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members. World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea
| Ban Ki-moon got his job as United Nations Secretary-General because of one item on his curriculum vitae. | The former South Korean Foreign Minister had served as Seoul'... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein) The Times
Korea   Photos   Politics   UN   World  
Roman Polanski speaks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday Sept. 29, 2005. The 72-year-old Polanski, director of the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist," was in Warsaw to promote the film. The film is based on Dickens' classic tale of a young orphan turned pickpocket in the squalor of Victorian London. Polanski, Scorsese Films to Debut at Berlin Festival
| (AP) - c ()-2010, Bloomberg News | BERLIN-Roman Polanski, holed up in his Swiss ski chalet and facing possible extradition to the United States on a 30- year-old child-... (photo: AP / Maciej Macierzynski) Syracuse
Berlin   Films   Photos   Polanski   Scorsese  
A man walks past a screen showing the European stock markets fall in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Paris stock exchange briefly suspended calculating the benchmark CAC-40 index on Wednesday amid a massive influx of sell orders that caused it to plummet nearly 8.2 percent, an exchange spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)hg3 European stocks stabilize but debt fears linger
| People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm... | LONDON (AP) - Markets stabilized in Europe on Monday, but fell in Asia and the U.S., as in... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) Breitbart
Asia   Greece   Market   Photos   US  
Tiger - Animal - Wildlife 'Fewer than 50 wild tigers' left in China
Beijing: Fewer than 50 wild tigers remain in China, a conservation group said Monday, voicing hope that the Year of the Tiger would not be the last for the endangered cat... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Zeenews
Animals   China   Photos   Tigers   Wildlife  
Brokers are seen under the curve of German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. European stocks rally despite debt fears
| LONDON - European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to b... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) Houston Chronicle
Debt   London   Markets   Photos   Stock  
Politics Business & Economy
Li urges artists, writers to work for cultural prosperi
N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks
6 injured in clash over water project
20% not to return to Dongguan due to poor employment
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
more
Q+A - West sees Iran nuclear moves aiding sanctions push
Buy more tickets and resell to earn money
Stimulus the saviour
Romantic note
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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Society Terrorism
91% think new rich use govt connections
Cult of the Living Doll in Tokyo
China to crack down on 'thriving' online gambling
Europe loses seat at top table
Costa Rica's National Liberation Party presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in San Jose, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide
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US faces 'serious' cyberspace threats—adviser
China ties unaffected by arms sale: Taiwan envoy
Q+A - Will North Korea resume nuclear talks? If so, so what?
Opium Poppy Heads
Guatemala cops destroy 1,200 acres of poppy plants
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Health & Science Energy & Industry
Seeing How Far $100, and a Bit of Creative Generosity, Can G
China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
Baby's parents must agree to treatment
Questioning Crime Data, and Other Data Behind Bloomberg Poli
Softdrinks
Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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In search of common ground for dialogue on image
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China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
Funny slogans stir debate
Costa Rica's National Liberation Party presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in San Jose, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide
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Sport Internet & Education
Fans boo cancellation of soccer broadcasts
Gao Leilei arrives, Sounders FC practice report, Feb. 8 (fro
WTA Tour Pattaya Women's Open Results
What do Canadians eat? French fries with gravy, for starters
Stephon Marbury no lance livre
Stephon Marbury joins China’s Brave Dragons
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Four allowed to return to China after visa slip by college
Chinese government launches crackdown against online porn in
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
QuinStreet beacon of hope in 'lousy' IPO market
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
more