All articles from: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

NYC "granny robber" sentenced to 75 years in jail

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The man who mugged and robbed … Go to Source

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Premier Wen on influential U.S. top-10 list

BEIJING, Dec. 3 — Premier Wen Jiabao is the only … Go to Source

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Manufacturing investment falls by record 40.7% in Japan

TOKYO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Capital spending by manufacturing … Go to Source

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Swiss court to place Polanski under house arrest Friday

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhuanet) — Oscar-winning film director … Go to Source

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Algeria reports three new death cases of A/H1N1 flu

ALGIERS, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Three new death cases of A/H1N1 … Go to Source

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Li Bingbing: acting is everything

Li burst into tears the minute she heard her name announced as the winner of the Best Leading Actress award at the Golden Horses. Go to Source

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U.S. State of Illinois waging chemical war on Asian carp

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S. state of Illinois is … Go to Source

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Japan’s Bossa Nova queen back in Beijing

Lisa Ono is currently presenting her Winter Bossa Tour 2009 in China, playing in Beijing Saturday night. Go to Source

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China to play major role at Copenhagen conference: Italian experts

China is destined to play a major role at the Copenhagen conference on climate change, which opens on Dec. 7, Italian experts told Xinhua in interviews. Go to Source

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AIG pays back a large chunk of bailout loans

Bailed-out insurer American International Group said on Tuesday it had closed a pact with the New York Federal Reserve that slashes its debt under a credit facility by more than half, to 17 billion U.S. dollars. Go to Source

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