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BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Sources of clean energy generated 106.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in July, up 31 percent from a year ago, according to figures released by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) Tuesday. During the first seven months, sources of clean energy generated 505.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting for 18.4 percent [...]

Aside from the reprehensible act of child rape, Tang Hui and her 11-year-old daughter received further harm when authorities effectively abdicated responsibility in the prosecution of the case. (Beijing) – Tang Hui was forced to rescue her own daughter from a brothel after policemen refused to help. For campaigning to see her 11-year-old girl's rapists [...]

Libya and Syria reflect significant aspects of US President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Washington's humanitarian rhetoric continues to cloak its now widely publicized covert intervention in Syria, much as it did to justify its acts in Libya. But costly counterinsurgency methods tied to "nation building" are not on Obama's agenda. After Afghanistan and Iraq, Washington [...]

Washington and Tokyo kicked off a military drill, which envisioned retaking an island, in what analysts said was a clear signal that the US was throwing its military weight behind Japan over the Diaoyu Islands issue. The 37-day drill, which started on Tuesday, involves troops sailing 2,000 km on a US vessel to Tinian Island, [...]

CHINA'S drive to produce millions of new patents in the next few years as part of a switch from a "made in China" to "designed in China" economic model will curtail innovation standards, a European study warned yesterday. China is seeking to transform itself from being the world's factory floor into a global pioneer by [...]