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  • Pope hopes Chinas Catholics can pray without fear

    Pope Francis hopes Chinese Catholics would be able to practise their faith freely and without fear, inviting them to stay loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. "Let them live daily lives practising their faithwithout being afraid to speak of Jesus," the pontiff said. Pope Francis said he prayed that China's Catholics would receive "the grace to ...

  • Pyongyang Willing to Take Chinas Advice on Talks

    A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday. Liu told Choe that China ...

  • China offers troops for UN Mali mission

    China has offered to send more than 500 troops to the UN force fighting Islamist militants in Mali, its biggest proposed contribution to UN peacekeeping ...

  • Stella McCartney Shanghai show was great

    Stella McCartney says her Shanghai collection show was "the most amazing thing ever". The British designer is currently on a four-day whirlwind trip through Asia. For the China section of her visit, she hosted a dinner and show event to a parade of Shanghai's most fashionable people. During the extravaganza, models wearing her designs performed dance routines for guests. ...

  • Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy Triggers Concerns in Shanghai

    Actress Angelina Jolie, in her role as UN envoy, talks during a news conference regarding sexual violence against women in conflict, at the Foreign Ministers G8 meeting in Lancaster House on April 11, 2013 in London, England. Jolie's revelation on May 14 that she had undergone a double mastectomy in order to prevent cancer has spurred women in Shanghai, China to become much more interested ...


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The Omen (2006)

The Omen (2006)

The opening scene of John Moore's remake of 1976's The Omen presents us with a series of uneasy recent news images--the space shuttle exploding, the Twin Towers falling, the tsunami in Thailand, violence in the Middle East--that are meant to be interpreted as the fulfillment of signs in Bi ... ...

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  • Shanghai metro campaign fights obscenity

    /enpproperty--> Police have intensified a campaign against candid photography, and acts of obscenity, on the Shanghai metro as the hot summer approaches. Reinforced electronic surveillance and stepped-up patrols in the subway carriages and stations will be carried out. A 24-year-old man was held in administrative detention by police on Monday after he tried to photograph a woman with his ...

  • Shanghai shares have worst day in a month as China flash PMI disappoints

    Reset HONG KONG (May 23): Shanghai shares posted their worst loss in a month on Thursday, falling along with other Asian stock markets after a private survey suggested manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time since October. The Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.2 percent in its biggest single-day decline since April 23. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and ...

  • The Bund opened about 30 ticks higher

    On monetary policy , the statement said that the Committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of purchases according to the developments in the economy. It will depend on the incoming information on the economy and the degree of progress made towards the FOMC objectives. A "highly accommodative policy" is required. Monetary policy is providing significant benefits, but will ...

  • Shanghai Peoples Square metro station offers free concerts to passengers

    People's Square attracts audiences that are both keen and curious. It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music. Whatever your taste, free concerts in the grand hall of People's Square metro station in Shanghai have been offering a diverse range of music since the start of the year. Set against a noisy backdrop, the concerts have ...

  • Anomaly Expands Global Reach With Shanghai Office Opening

    NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Anomaly has announced today it will open an office in Shanghai to further extend the brand's global footprint. ...

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