Information: 營養學家：多喝茶好處多

Date: 26 Aug 2006 14:39:49 -0000
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營養學家：多喝茶好處多

沁人心脾的茶香，是很多飲茶人喜愛飲茶的原因之一。其實，除了清涼的茶香、暖人的味道以外，飲茶還能保健身體。More...

Investment: 'Nasty' recession on its way?

'Nasty' recession on its way?

The United States is headed for a recession that will be "much nastier,
deeper and more protracted" than the 2001 recession, according to
Nouriel Roubini, a prominent economist who worked in the White House and
at the Treasury Department in the late '90s. The key culprit, in
Roubini's view: the housing market. More...

News Alert! Deadly Tornadoes Hit Minnesota

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:30:01 -0400
Deadly Tornadoes Hit Minnesota

Tornadoes and hail struck several towns in southern Minnesota, killing
one man, damaging cars and ripping roofs off at least a dozen homes. A
county sheriff said homes were left uninhabitable after the tornado
"bounced up and down" through town. 

News Alert! 李嘉誠捐出1/3財產作慈善基金

李嘉誠捐出1/3財產作慈善基金

港台消息

香港富豪李嘉誠宣佈，將會把至少三分一的財產捐作慈善用途，估計總值約63億美元。
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News Alert! 趙岩因欺詐罪被判3年徒刑

趙岩因欺詐罪被判3年徒刑

美國《紐約時報》前北京研究助理趙岩周五（8月25日）因欺詐罪被判3年徒刑，泄密罪不成立。
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News Alert! Chinese researcher for NYT gets 3 years

Chinese researcher for NYT gets 3 years
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A Chinese researcher for The New York Times was acquitted Friday of
state
secrets charges but was convicted of fraud and sentenced to three years
in
prison, one of his defense lawyers said.

Breaking News Thu., Aug 24, 2006

Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:06:24 -0400

Apple announces recall of batteries in iBook and Powerbook computers due
to fire hazard.

New home sales slump 4.2% to 1.07 million annual rate, weaker than forecast.

Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:01:28 -0400

New home sales slump 4.2% to 1.07 million annual rate, weaker than
forecast.

FDA approves non-prescription morning-after pill

August 24, 2006

Breaking News: FDA approves non-prescription morning-after pill

Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription - but only
with proof they're 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday,
capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency
contraceptive.

BFSA 如何看伊朗堅持發展核技朮的立場？

如何看伊朗堅持發展核技朮的立場？

您是否認為伊朗因為美國反恐戰爭不力而處于更有利地位？如何看伊朗在和問題上的立場？中國在這場爭執中能夠起什么作用？More...
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Breaking: Astronmers vote in new guidelines on planets, Pluto demoted

Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2006 10:06 AM

Astronomers Demote Pluto

The solar system just got downsized. Leading astronomers have declared
Pluto is no longer a planet. The decision comes under historic new
guidelines about what is and what isn't a planet, and it means the solar
system now has not nine, but eight.

Get Ready for Making a Movie ------- Photo 3

Seward Park, Straus Sq & Essex St., Chinatown, NYC

Get Ready for Making a Movie ------- Photo 2

Seward Park, Straus Sq & Essex ST., Chinatown, NYC

Get Ready for Making a Movie ------- Photo 1

Seward Park, Straus Sq & Essex St., Chinatown, NYC

News Alert! Officials: 12 Arrested On Northwest Air Flight

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:43:25 -0400

Dutch television reports that police have arrested 12 passengers from
the Northwest Airlines flight that returned to Amsterdam's airport.
Authorities say the India-bound flight got an F-16 fighter jet escort
back to the Netherlands at the pilot's request, after the crew reported
suspicious behavior on the part of some of the 149 passengers.

Lates Information: Video Shows Kidnapped Fox News Journalists

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 120:39 PM
Video of Kidnapped Journalists Released

A previously unknown Palestinian group released video Wednesday of two
kidnapped Fox News journalists and demanded that Muslim prisoners in
U.S. jails be released within 72 hours in exchange for the men, a
Palestinian news agency reported. (AP)

Breaking News Wed., August 23, 2006

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:47:49 -0400
Breaking News

12 PASSENGERS ARRESTED FROM NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT DIVERTED BACK TO
AMSTERDAM, ACCORDING TO DUTCH NEWS AGENCY

U.S. stocks fall on weak housing data, Iran reports

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:01 PM

Economic Report: U.S. existing-home sales plunge to a two-year low in
July

Sales of existing homes plunged 4.1% to a seasonally adjusted annualized
rate of 6.33 million in July, the slowest sales since January 2004, the
National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks fall on weak housing data, Iran reports

U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday after weak housing data raised
concern about a sharper-than-expected slowdown in economic growth, with
news reports that Iran may have made a breakthrough in its nuclear
research further undermining sentiment.

News Alert! Group Claims Kidnap Of Fox Journalists

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:30:01 -0400

A previously unknown Palestinian group released the first video of two
kidnapped Fox News journalists and demanded the release of Muslim
prisoners in U.S. jails in exchange for them. In the video, the
journalists said they were being treated well. 

BFSA 分析：伊朗回復可能引發新對抗

Date: 23 Aug 2006 15:31:27 -0000
分析：伊朗回復可能引發新對抗

國際新聞

正當中東從以色列和真主黨戰爭的衝擊中趔趄前行之時，涉及伊朗的一輪新對抗可能又要爆發。More...

News Alert! 2,500 Marines Face Involuntary Recal

August 23, 2006

The U.S. Marine Corps said it has been authorized to recall thousands of
Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers
for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

News Alert! Captured Fox Journalists Plead For Release On Tape

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:51:23 -0400

A Fox News reporter and cameraman kidnapped last week in Gaza are being
seen and heard on video, pleading for their release.

City Hall Park, between Park Row and Beekman St., NYC

 

Chatham Square, Chinatown, NYC

 

Summer Burmese Water Festival

By Myanmar Chinese Association of New York, Inc. at the park between Forsyth and Broome St., Chinatown, NYC. July, 2006 

Between Canal and Mott St., Chinatown, NYC

 

News Alter! No Survivors In Russian Jet Crash

August 22, 2006

A Russian passenger jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 170
people on board, including 45 children. A bad thunderstorm was raging in
the area at the time of the crash, officials said. 

BFSA Latest Information: 莫斯科市場爆炸或為種族仇殺

Date: 22 Aug 2006 18:32:01 -0000
莫斯科市場爆炸或為種族仇殺

有跡象顯示，莫斯科市場爆炸案很可能是針對華人或亞洲人的種族仇恨攻擊事件。More..

Breaking News Tue., August 22, 2006

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 1:22 PM

JOHN KARR, SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF JONBENET RAMSEY, AGREES TO
EXTRADITION TO COLORADO

Futures Movers: Crude ends above $72 as Iran nuclear program returns to focus

Crude-oil futures closed above $72 a barrel Monday to mark a second
session of gains after Iran vowed not to submit to United Nations
demands that it stop enriching uranium, reigniting concerns about
prospects for supply disruptions tied to the world's No. 4 oil producer.

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