SEOUL, April 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has downgraded its alert level for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) one notch as the disease has practically come to an end, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday. The ministry（政...
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Doctors may choose riskier treatment with fewer severe side effects for themselves than they'd recommend for their patients, according to a study in the Archives of Internal（国内的） Medicine Tuesday. In the stu...
The International Monetary Fund said Monday that the global economic recovery not only is continuing, but it is also strengthening. But, economists（经济学者） caution that unemployment and commodity prices remain high. IMF Chief Economist Oliv...
NEW YORK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street traded mixed on Monday as investors(投资者) were cautious before the first-quarter earnings season and a series of uncertainties still lingered in the markets. The three major indexes wavered between gain...
South African Charl Schwartzel won the Masters golf tournament（锦标赛 ） by two strokes over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day in a dramatic back-nine showdown Sunday. The 26-year-old closed with four straight birdies to wrap up a 6-under pa...
ROME, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Rejuvenated Juventus scored their third consecutive(连续的) win in Serie A when they rallied to beat Genoa 3-2 on Sunday. An own goal from Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus in the seventh minute was cancelled out by another o...
NEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The New York Stock Exchange Euronext said on Sunday that its board has rejected a takeover bid from the owner of Nasdaq OMX and Intercontinental Exchange(ICE). NYSE Euronext Chairman Jan Michiel Hessels said in a statem...
Japan has defended its food exports as healthy amid global fears that the countrys nuclear disaster has contaminated its dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Leaders of Southeast Asian nations met with Japanese officials in Indonesia to discuss sup...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement late Friday, averting a potential government shutdown. Less than two hours before the deadline, Democrats and Republicans（共和党） agreed, in principle,...
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- While advocating Internet freedom worldwide, the U.S. imposes fairly strict restriction(限制,约束) on cyberspace on its own territory, said the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2010 issued by the Informati...
BOSTON, the United States, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's clean energy market offers huge business opportunities, experts said at the Harvard China Forum here Saturday. In a panel discussion on clean energy, experts who have been keeping a close eye on...
THE HAGUE, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Wilson Kwambai Chebet won the 31st edition of the Rotterdam Marathon in The Netherlands on Sunday. The Kenyan athlete needed a time of 2:05:26 for the 42 kilometers and 195 meters. His compatriot Vincent Kipruto finish...
BERLIN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Division leader Dortmund sealed(封闭) a draw at the last second thanks to midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski who netted the equalizer at the 90th minute on Saturday Bundesliga. Bayern continues their poor run under coach Lo...
MADRID, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Kaka scored two penalties（处罚惩罚） as Real Madrid won 3-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao in the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday night. The win means that Madrid still have a slight chance of overtaking FC Barc...
MILAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan snapped their two-loss losing streak on Saturday when they beat Chievo 2-0 at home in Serie A. It was the third game Inter played in a week at home where the first two saw them lost to AC Milian 3-0 in Serie A a...
