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World steel industry striving to pick up
February 18, 2009(Peoples Daily Online) Global steel output in 2008 was 1.3297 billion tons, a drop of 1.2 percent over 2007 and the first-ever decline in the past two decades since 1998, according to statistics released by the...
Read moreNo kissing here
February 17, 2009Rail bosses unveiled a No Kissing sign at a railway station on Monday, claiming that the move would cut delays.
Read moreRobinson crowned All-Star Slam Dunk champion
February 17, 2009February 16 (Xinhua) Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks upset defending champion Dwight Howard to win the slam dunk competition Saturday at the NBA All-Star weekend.
Read moreDC vote launches postcard campaign for D.C. voting rights
February 16, 2009DC Vote recently launched a postcard campaign in support of the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (DC VRA), a bill that will give residents of Washington, D.C., a voting member in Congress.
Read moreLawsuit sheds more light on terror war abuses
February 16, 2009NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) - Three human rights groups have released documents that they say reveal close cooperation between the U.S. Defence Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in rendering terrorism suspects to secret...
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