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Opening of the Second Vatican Council: 11 October 1962 - This Day in History

britannica.com
2 hrs ago
        

The Second Vatican Council, announced by Pope John XXIII in 1959, opened this day in 1962, lasted for three years, and remains a symbol (controversial to some) of the church's readiness to adapt to modern life.More Events on...

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Confessions of a Silly Rationalist

dartmouthindependent.com
11 hrs ago 1 related
        

By David Mainiero Posted October 10, 2008 It's time to stop calling Ahmadinejad crazy. For a guy who (according to an improper translation of Farsi) wants to "wipe Israel off the map," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck largely...

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Start spreading the news

news.com.au
19 hrs ago
        

Rowan Callick, China correspondent | October 11, 2008 MAO Zedong still looms over Beijing, betraying the tiniest hint of a smirk from his vast portrait gazing down from the Tiananmen Gate, across towards his own Soviet-style...

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China military decries U.S. arms package for Taiwan

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yesterday 140 related
        

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese military spokesman said relations with the United States are sure to suffer after Washington announced a big arms package for disputed Taiwan, warning high-level contacts could be frozen.

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The Bruce Lee legend

independent.co.uk
yesterday 21 related
        

His body, glistening with sweat, is compact and ripples with muscles. The fighter is impervious to the pain of the slashes that have been made across his midriff. Glaring from beneath fierce thickeyebrows at the unfortunate...

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Taiwan president to meet top China negotiator

thestar.com.my
yesterday 17 related
        

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's top negotiator on Taiwan will meet the island's president for the first time, a Taipei official said on Thursday, in what would be a further sign of improved relations between the diplomatic rivals.

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Chinese Entrepreneur Tries Selling Mao's Plane

aero-news.net
yesterday 1 related
        

But Wants Trident To Go To Preservationist It was ironic when the personal airliner of former Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong was erected as a static display in the parking lot of an icon of capitalism -- a shopping mall in...

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China’s water-diversion scheme: A shortage of capital flows

economist.com
yesterday
        

Going thirsty so Beijing can drinkTHE water level at Wangkuai Reservoir, one of the biggest in Hebei province, is close to an historic high—in a region gripped by drought. This has been achieved by hoarding the water. Local...

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Tibet suffering ‘worst period of repression’ by China since the Cultural Revoloution

aftermathnews.wordpress.com
Oct 9, 2008 11 related
        

In this March 28, 2008 file photo, a Tibetan woman in exile enacts a scene of oppression by Chinese authorities during recent crackdowns on Tibet, at a protest rally in Bangalore, India. Tibet’s people are enduring the worst...

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How much can Americans know of China

people.com.cn
Oct 9, 2008 4 related
        

Foreigners who have never set foot on the Chinese soil might have only a blurred impression on China, a distant land lying beyond and far away from their own home. They can hardly form a realistic mind picture of China's...

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