2008-6-24 Tuesday
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【Guide Reading】
◆China puts forward four-point proposal for furthering ties with Greece
◆Hu calls for enhanced disaster monitoring, early-warning capacity
◆Zimbabwe ruling Zano-PF says not to treat seriously opposition polling boycott
◆Fears of mass job cuts mount at investment banking as Goldman wields axe
◆1st group of overseas Olympic volunteers arrive in Beijing
◆Monster underwater volcanoes discovered near Fiji
【News focus】
1、【China puts forward four-point proposal for furthering ties with Greece】
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward a four-point proposal to further develop Sino-Greek ties in his meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias here on Monday.
2、【Philippines to drill capsized ferry to rescue passengers 】
MANILA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Philippine authorities said Monday they are sending divers to drill a hole on the hull of the capsized ferry, M/V Princess of the Stars, to get out passengers who might trapped inside the overturned ship.
3、【McCain calls for $300 mln to encourage innovation on new car battery 】
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- As the latest proposal to curb oil consumption and air pollution, U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain called on Monday for 300 million U.S. dollars to encourage innovation on new car battery to save fuel and reduce emission
【China】
6、【Hu calls for enhanced disaster monitoring, early-warning capacity】
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged governments at all levels to include the monitoring, forecast and prevention of natural disasters as a critical part of their social and economic development plans.
7、【Chinese vice president arrives in Qatar for official visit】
DOHA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived here Monday for an official visit to Qatar.
【World】
8、【Zimbabwe ruling Zano-PF says not to treat seriously opposition polling boycott】
HARARE, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe ruling Zano-PF has said it would however not treat seriously threats by the opposition MDC to boycott the elections until the MDC had notified the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on its position, the state media New Ziana reported on Monday
9、【Sources: Egypt to invite Palestinian factions for talks】
GAZA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian government will invite Palestinian factions for inter-Palestinian dialogue in Cairo this week or next week at maximum, Palestinian sources said on Monday.
【Biz】
10、【Fears of mass job cuts mount at investment banking as Goldman wields axe】
LONDON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The pace of job losses in the investment banking industry is feared to accelerate over the summer after Goldman Sachs cut staff at its investment banking division last week, the Financial Times reported Monday.
11、【OPEC weekly oil price retreats slightly, awaiting energy meeting's decision 】
VIENNA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The weekly average oil price of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) retreated slightly to 129.04 U.S. dollars per barrel (dpb) last week, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday.
【Entertainment】
12、【Silent film of Marilyn Monroe fetches $60,000】
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Two reels of silent, 8-millimeter color film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Misfits" -- her last completed film -- fetched 60,000 U.S. dollars Saturday at an auction of movie memorabilia at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
13、【Brokaw takes reins of NBC's "Meet the Press"】
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw has agreed to moderate NBC's "Meet the Press," giving the top-rated news show a well-known, authoritative presence through the November election following the death of Tim Russert.
【Sports】
14、【1st group of overseas Olympic volunteers arrive in Beijing】
BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- First group of overseas volunteers of media operation for the Beijing Olympic Games, 23 students from U.S. University of Iowa, arrived here on Sunday.
15、【Donadoni doubtful about keeping Italian job】
VIENNA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Roberto Donadoni refused to talk about his future with the Italian team though rumors have been circulating that he is on verge of losing his job after the world champions suffered a quarterfinal exit from Euro 2008 here on Sunday.
★【SCI&TECH】
Monster underwater volcanoes discovered near Fiji
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Several monstrous volcanoes, spreading ridges and rift zones have been found on the seafloor northeast of Fiji by a team of American and Australian scientists.
On the hunt for subsea volcanic and hot-spring activity, the team of geologists located the volcanoes while mapping previously uncharted areas aboard the Marine National Facility Research Vessel Southern Surveyor. Using high-tech multi-beam sonar mapping equipment, digital images of the seafloor revealed the formerly unknown features.
【Health】
Researchers find clue to cause of Alzheimer's
BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet)-- Researchers have spotted a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease in a particular form of protein found in the patient's brain.
The findings by a team led by Dr. Ganesh M. Shankar and Dr. Dennis J. Selkoe of Harvard Medical School were reported in Sunday's online edition of the journal Nature Medicine.
The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein, the findings said.
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