West Cumbrian woman’s Great Wall of China challenge (The News and Star)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010A Whitehaven woman has started a mammoth fundraising task to raise cash for her charity trek along the Great Wall of China.
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Archive for the ‘China’ Category
China Mass Media Reports Fourth Quarter and Year 2009 Unaudited Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010China Mass Media Corp. , a leading media company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
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Aussie Losing to Loonie as Canada’s Banks Trump China (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010March 8 (Bloomberg) — The Australian dollar is being overtaken by the Canadian dollar among commodity currencies as the safety of Canada’s banking system and ties with the U.S. economy spur investors to buy the loonie.
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Christopher unsure of future in athletics (Canada.com)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Tyler Christopher knew exactly where he was two years ago, on top of the world over 400 metres, and where he was going, to the Olympics in China.
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China expects further Xinjiang separatist attacks (USA Today)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010China says it expects new attacks by separatists seeking independence for the traditionally Turkic Muslim region of Xinjiang after deadly ethnic violence there last year.
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Death toll from China snow storms rises to 30 (GMA News)
Sunday, March 7th, 2010BEIJING — A state news agency said the death toll from freezing weather and snowstorms in China’s far western Xinjiang region since December has climbed to 30.
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Boom time for golf in China (MalaysiaNews.net)
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Italy’s Edoardo Molinari celebrates the winning putt on the 18th green with his brother and playing partner, Francesco, on the final day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Shenzhen, China in Nove…
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Special Olympics swim meet today (Muskogee Phoenix)
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Special Olympics regional swim meet will be from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Muskogee Swim & Fitness Center. Seven local youth will be among the participants. Approximately 50 swimmers will be competing.
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Fukuhara drops out of Waseda, shifts focus to London Olympics (The Japan Times)
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara has decided to drop out of Waseda University to focus her attention on international competitions as she eyes the 2012 London Olympics, a source close to her said Friday. The 21-year-old is having a tough time managing her academic schedule while competing, and therefore she feels that taking part in international competitions overseas, including China’s Super …
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China tries to control the weather (MalaysiaNews.net)
Friday, March 5th, 2010SHANGHAI — China plans to step up its use of the weather modification techniques that brought sunny skies for both the Beijing Olympics and last year’s giant military parade on National Day. The off…
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