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Saturday, February 04, 2012
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HIGHTLIGHT
 
photo Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead  
CAIRO At least 74 people have been killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said following an
Online illustrator’s newest book focuses on campus life  
Taiwan’s famous blogger and illustrator Wanwan published her latest book on campus life in January and will hold a book signing today at the 2012
Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt are released, officials say  
Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several hours later after negotiations with tribal leaders
 
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TAIWAN
 
 
U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading  
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$29.450 at 9:45 a.m. Saturday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange,
Taipei shares open higher  
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Saturday from its previous close, up 65.35 points
Online illustrator’s newest book focuses on campus life  
Taiwan’s famous blogger and illustrator Wanwan published her latest book on campus life in January and will hold a book signing today at the 2012
 


WORLD  
 
photo Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt are released, officials say  
Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several hours later after negotiations with tribal leaders
UN council meeting Saturday to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria  
The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits
Russian gas supplies fall as hundreds die in freezing Europe  
Supplies of natural gas from Russia to Europe have fallen due to increased domestic demand in Russia as the recent spate of freezing weather had
 

BUSINESS  
 
U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading  
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$29.450 at 9:45 a.m. Saturday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange,
Taipei shares open higher  
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index opened higher Saturday from its previous close, up 65.35 points
 
 
 

ASIA  
 
Rumors say Elizabeth II to abdicate in 2013  
English Prince Harry said that his grandmother Elizabeth II is still responsible; she is currently 85 years old though. It is Elizabeth II has been
Philippine central bank Governor Amando Tetangco says managing “hot money” is challenge  
Philippine central bank Governor Amando Tetangco stated that managing “hot money” is a challenge and a possible reversal of inflows a risk. “Capital flows to emerging-market
Chen is the most popular surname for foreigners naturalized in Taiwan  
Ministry of Interior loosened the restrictions for expatriates named Chinese name. At present, the toll of foreigners naturalized in Taiwan is over 70,000 and that
 

POLITIC
Taipower keeps lid on visit international experts to check Taiwan’s nuclear safety  
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Five international nuclear experts are about to visit Taiwan to check the safety of its four nuclear plants but the Taiwan
SOCIETY
Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead  
CAIRO At least 74 people have been killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said following an
 
 
SPORTS
Argentines Monaco, Chela into semifinals  
Top-seeded Juan Monaco and No. 2 Juan Ignacio Chela both overcame one-set deficits to win their quarterfinals at the Vina Del Mar VTR Open on
TRAVEL
Soul-stirring walks through Jerusalem's maze of religion and politics  
The rabbis see me before I see them. As I catch their gaze, the two rabbis bound up a flight of stairs to where I stand
 
 
CULTURE
No to love: Uzbekistan nixes Valentine's Day shows  
Authorities in Uzbekistan are, apparently, unwilling to give love a chance. The Russian news agency RIA-Novosti cited several local media in the Central Asian nation reporting
ENTERTAINMENT
Tsai Ying-wen and Ma Ying-jeou clashed on “1992 Consensus”  
Taiwanese three presidential candidates’ first televised campaign platform presentation aired on Friday. DPP presidential candidate Tsai and KMT Presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou clashed again on
 
 
EDITORIAL
One nation, under Gods  
By Eric Weiner Los Angeles Times Nearly half a century ago Time magazine famously asked: Is God Dead? The verdict is in. God is definitely not dead
OPINION
We are out of time to wait the 2015 pact! People should fight the global warming by themselves!  
Due to the results of COP17/CMP7 did not make much progress to confront the very urgent climate change and the global warming problem in Durban,
 
 

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