1.26 mln S China residents affected by Typhoon Son-Tinh HAIKOU, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Son-Tinh, the 23rd typhoon of the year, has killed one person and left another six missing in south China's Hainan Province, as well as affected over 1.26 mill...
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Friday greeted the Chinese mainland's delegation to the London Olympic Games and called for more efforts in promoting scientific development of sport. Hu extended congratulations to the athletes, co...
Thanksgiving Food Drive Feeds Low-Income Residents The Thanksgiving holiday, celebrated in the U.S. on the last Thursday of November is a big date, but for those with a low income, getting a traditional dinner on the table can be a struggle. In Denve...
Joseph Muchina was a teenager living in a Kenyan slum in the early 1970s when a radical concept took shape: teach the poor skills to make them self-reliant rather than keep them eternally reliant on charity. Muchina was among the first wave of partic...
Country-dwellers often say the constant(不变的) noise, traffic and crowds of the city would drive them mad. Well, they might be right, according to the latest research. City residents are more likely to develop mental illnesses such as schizophren...
New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, is facing an enormous clean-up after being struck by the country's worst earthquake in 80 years. The magnitude 7 quake devastated parts of Christchurch early Saturday. Christchurch awoke Sunday to anot...
President Barack Obama meets with residents affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulfport, Mississippi, 14 Jun 2010 Meeting with residents and business owners, and accompanied by state and local officials, the president spent the day vis...
It's for the animals. And the animals, you can't replace them if they are gone forever. The beach will return Concern is growing about the effects of the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and some residents are taking action to try to help. So...
Todd: Hello, can you introduce yourself please. Carla: Hi, my name is Carla Edes. And where I'm from is a little difficult, because I grew up in Canada. But then I moved to Africa. Then I moved to England, and now I've been living in Japan for fourte...
The new U.S. security agreement to help oversee Haiti's main transportation links is an attempt to clearly define the role of the 18,000 American forces arriving in the coming days. While U.S. troops are still primarily focused on evacuating the inju...
