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 Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-06
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- Car owners started reserving personalized number plates on Saturday in Guangzhou to avoid long queues next Monday when the city officially initiates the service.
- Three skydivers made the first ever parachute jump over Mount Everest yesterday.
- The world's tallest man, China's Bao Xishun, became the world's tallest father this week with the birth of his first child, a boy whose initial height seems a compromise between his gigantic dad and average-sized mum.
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John Danks pitched another big game to save the season and well-travelled DeWayne Wise delivered a two-run double as the White Sox beat Tampa Bay 5-3 Sunday, trimming the Rays' lead in their AL playoff series to 2-1. Game 4 in the best-of-five matchup is Monday in Chicago.
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Peyton Manning's five-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with just under two minutes to go capped a furious Indianapolis comeback as the Colts stunned Houston, 31-27.
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A rare header by Cesc Fabregas three minutes into injury time earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw on Saturday after host Sunderland seemed on course for an upset victory in the English Premier League
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The passage of the 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout package triggered a wave of celebration and relief within the companies that make solar cells and high-tech windmills in Silicon Valley.
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Leaders from the European Union's four largest economies concluded an emergency summit on Saturday, vowing to work in a coordinated way in tackling financial crisis.
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will convene a meeting Monday on the global economic crisis issue, drawing together economic ministers, business players, bankers and economists. |
Financial Compensation for Civil Servants who Take Voluntary
Recently, the Kunming municipal government announced that staff who resign to run their own businesses will have their old jobs kept open for three years, and will still be paid for the first year after they leave. In addition, civil servants who resign voluntarily will be awarded a maximum 200,000 yuan as financial compensation.
- In an effort to realize the business potentials of digital cinema, Disney and other Hollywood studios have agreed to join hands with exhibitors in a project to digitalize movie theaters in the United States and Canada.
- Former U.S. football star O.J. Simpson was found guilty by a Las Vegas jury late Friday night on all charges he faced, including armed robbery and Kidnapping.
- Lindsay Lohan wants to adopt a child. The 'Mean Girls' actress - who recently confirmed she is in a relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson - is looking forward to becoming a mother, and would like to help a child in need.
(Editor: Xu Liuliu)
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