Tag Archives: Xinhua News Agency

Mass burial for Congo explosion victims

March 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Brazzaville – State radio reported that the over 200 victims of last weekend’s deadly blast will be buried in a mass funeral on Saturday in the capital’s central cemetery. Firmin Ayessa, the chief of staff for Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, … read more »

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China to lend Ethiopia $100 mln: Xinhua

November 17, 2011 by benim

China is set to loan Ethiopia $100 million and donate a fleet of 90 vehicles to help the African state complete its water supply projects, the Xinhua state news agency said. China’s Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Yaoping and Ethiopian Finance … read more »

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China Steps Up Anti-Child Trafficking Efforts

August 16, 2011 by benim

The Chinese government is drafting tighter rules on adopting children to combat the country’s widespread child trafficking problem. The China Daily newspaper says only orphanages will be able to offer abandoned infants and children for adoption. Adults who adopt children … read more »

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Libyan rebels sack executive board

August 8, 2011 by benim

Benghazi – A Libyan rebel official says the movement’s executive committee has been dismissed in move aimed at easing tensions over the recent killing of the rebels’ military chief. Fathi Turbel says the rebels’ National Transitional Council sacked the executive … read more »

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China blasts US over debt problems

August 6, 2011 by benim

Beijing – China roundly condemned the United States for its “debt addiction” and “short sighted” political wrangling and said the world needed a new stable global reserve currency. In a harshly-worded commentary by the official Xinhua news agency on Saturday, … read more »

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Libya casts shadow over AU summit – Video

July 1, 2011 by benim

The Nato intervention in Libya is winning few friends at the African Union summit that is being held in Equatorial Guinea. Members there have been criticising foreign interference – and have warned it will only make the situation worse.

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Blast hits east Tripoli of Libya

June 15, 2011 by benim

A heavy explosion rocked east the Libyan capital of Tripoli late Tuesday evening, causing a big fire, with helicopters of the NATO forces hovering over the area, a Xinhua correspondent said. Huge columns of smoke can be seen arising from … read more »

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At least 4 injured in NATO airstrikes on Tripoli

April 28, 2011 by benim

At least four people were injured in NATO airstrikes on Libyan capital Tripoli early Thursday morning, which had struck a military target in the eastern part of the city, a Xinhua reporter said. At least four people were pulled out … read more »

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Pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese sailors – report

November 13, 2010 by benim

Pirates hijacked a Chinese ship carrying 29 sailors in the Arabian Sea and told the ship’s owner that they were sailing the vessel to Somalia, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday. The Panama-flagged ship, named Yuan Xiang, was seized … read more »

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Ghana: Passengers Mass Rape – The untold story

November 2, 2010 by benim

The Mass Rape Of Passengers: What The Police Did After Taking Coffee With The President! After a Tamale enroute passenger vehicle was reported to have been attacked by armed-robbers and the passengers robbed of all their valuables and also subjected … read more »

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Thousands of Chinese stage anti-Japan protests

October 17, 2010 by benim

At the largest of three demonstrations, crowds break windows at a Japanese store and clash with riot police. Last month, Japan arrested the crew of a Chinese fishing boat near islands claimed by both nations. Reporting from Beijing — With … read more »

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