2015年9月23日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


A pope for the poor in D.C.

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 10:45 AM PDT

Katie Couric: A pope for the poor in D.C.Pope Francis will travel to the streets of D.C. to break bread with the patrons of a small meal program.


Police: N. Carolina girl dies after dad's drowning attempt

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 02:03 PM PDT

Durham County Sheriff's Deputy David Earp speaks to reporters at headquarters in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Earp pulled two young girls out of a pond Sunday night after their father allegedly tried to drown them and their brother. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A 3-year-old girl died after her father tried to drown her and her siblings in an apartment complex pond, police said Wednesday.


China dissident's wife rejects invite to State Department

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 02:01 PM PDT

File- This July 16, 2014, file photo a man stands near the razed remains of a Catholic church in a village in Pingyang county of Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Since taking the presidency in 2013 and becoming the most powerful Chinese leader in three decades, President Xi Jinping has cracked down on encroachment of what he views as Western-style freedoms in China's increasingly prosperous and connected society. His administration has also tightened controls on religious minorities, including a government campaign to remove crosses and demolish Christian churches in an eastern province — a move that has drawn condemnation in the U.S. Congress. (AP Photo/Didi Tang, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Chinese dissidents met Wednesday with Secretary of State John Kerry as the Obama administration sought to demonstrate it won't gloss over human rights during this week's state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.


At White House, Pope focuses on environment, poverty and migrants

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 11:09 AM PDT

Pope Francis celebrates at the the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Canonization Mass for Friar Junipero Serra in WashingtonPope Francis on Wednesday urged the United States to help tackle climate change and touched on other divisive U.S. political issues such as immigration and economic inequality on his first visit to the world's richest nation. "It seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation.


China's Xi promises better investment climate as Boeing announces China plant

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 02:22 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a U.S.-China business roundtable, comprised of U.S. and Chinese CEOs, in SeattleBy Michael Martina and Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seeking to project a sunny climate for U.S. business, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday his country planned to greatly reduce restrictions on foreign investment, as Boeing announced plans for an aircraft finishing center in China, its first outside the United States. Boeing's long-expected move into manufacturing in low-cost China followed its news of a big order for some 300 planes from China, valued at about $38 billion at list prices.


Clinton plan to cut health costs includes tax credits, more sick visits

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 02:43 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in the gymnasium of Moulton Elementary School in Des MoinesDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower out-of-pocket health costs, including expanded coverage of sick visits to the doctor and tax credits for those with substantial medical bills. Clinton, who has promised to build on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare initiative, also pledged to try to strengthen efforts to block or modify what her campaign called "unreasonable" health insurance rate increases. Clinton's campaign released the proposals a day after her plan to battle drug "price gouging" battered shares in some pharmaceutical companies.


Papa! DC crowds cheer pope; he calls for climate action

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 01:35 PM PDT

Pope Francis arrives in the popemobile at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, to hold a Canonization Mass for Junipero Serra. (Doug Mills/New York Times via AP, Pool)Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled he would not sidestep issues that have deeply divided Americans.


Volkswagen CEO steps down amid US emissions-rigging scandal

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 08:23 AM PDT

Volkswagen CEO steps down amid US emissions-rigging scandalVolkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn stepped down Wednesday over a scandal in which the German carmaker admitted to rigging its diesel cars' emissions to pass U.S. tests. In a statement, Winterkorn said he ...


Yogi Berra: A celebration of baseball, life and a man's legacy of words

Posted: 23 Sep 2015 08:09 AM PDT

Yogi Berra was a 15-time All Star and 10-time World Series champion, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972The Yankees' great was a one-of-a-kind legend and the ultimate winner of a franchise known for winning.


Drug company will roll back 4,000% price hike after outrage

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 10:49 PM PDT

Company Will Lower Drug Price After Critics Called 4,000% Hike 'Unjustifiable'The CEO of a pharmaceutical company, which increased the price of a drug used for parasite infections by more than 4,000 percent, said the company would substantially lower the price. Martin Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, told ABC News they will lower the price days after making headlines and getting complaints from medical groups and others online. The drug called Daraprim is used to treat parasitic infections that most often occur in those with compromised immune systems due to cancer treatments or HIV infection, and it was sold for $18 per tablet before production rights were acquired by Turing Pharmaceuticals.


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