VOA News 16 October 2010 - Tens of thousands of people are marching in cities across France in the latest protests against（抗议） President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to raise the retirement age（退休年龄）. Workers marched in dozens of cit...
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Children who spend hours each day watching television or playing computer games have more psychological（心理的） difficulties than those who don't, according to a study published in the US journal Pediatrics（小儿...
10-15-2010 The Central Committee（中央委员会 ） of the Communist Party of China is to meet in Beijing. Members will discuss proposals for the country's 12th Five-year plan and the term inclusive growth is expected to be the new buzz word. The...
Paris, October 16 (CNN) -- France entered a fifth day of nationwide（全国范围的） strikes Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets, rallying against a government proposal to raise the national retirement age to 62. Prote...
10-16-2010 The US Treasury Department(财政部) says it will delay the publication of its half-yearly international economic and exchange rate policy report to Congress（国会） which was due to be released Friday. The Treasury Department says in...
CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar hit a 28 year high as it edged closer to parity with the U.S. dollar, rising to a new post-float record of 99.70 U.S. cents on Thursday morning. At 11:15am (AEDT) on Thursday, the local unit was tra...
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday decided to leave the key interest rate at the current level of 2.25 percent for the third straight month. In its monthly monetary（货币的） committee meeting, the Bank of Korea re...
RIO DO JANEIRO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka on Wednesday sent their greetings（祝福） to the 33 Chilean miners who are being rescued after 69 days trapped underground following a mine collapse. A specia...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three-time NBA all-star Steve Francis has been arrested（逮捕） at a Los Angeles airport for being drunk, police said. Airport spokesman Albert Rodriguez says Francis was arrested Thursday evening because he was in...
ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil captured their third consecutive men's world volleyball（排球） championship after beating Cuba in straight sets on Sunday. The final, touted as the old versus（与..对抗） the young, experience versus physica...
ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Italy and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said on Sunday that he expects to return in January from his back injury. I think by January I should be ready to go again, he said. Buffon was replaced after the first half of...
BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Elena Vesnina of Russia eliminated（消除,排除） her compatriot Maria Sharapova 7-6(3), 6-2 in the second round of China Open here on Tuesday. As a former world number one and the 12th seed in Beijing, Sharapova was l...
MADRID, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan admitted this Tuesday that should the right offer come along he would be prepared to leave the club. Forlan, along with fellow striker Kun Aguero has been vital to the club f...
MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque faces an injury crisis as he plans for his side's next two qualification（资格,条件 ） matches for the 2012 European Championships. The Spain coach took the decision to rest Barcelona mi...
BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy(破产) a second time, citing millions of dollars in debt, according to media reports Friday. The six-time Grammy Award winner filed for bankruptcy in Los Angeles, meani...
