Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Ghali says China is playing an important role in the global arena.
Ghali made the comment in Beijing at an international symposium on the five principles of peaceful coexistence.
Ghali also hailed the constructive role China has taken in the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula’s nuclear issue.

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African countries have doubled spending against HIV/AIDS over the past decade, but far greater funding and a better distribution of treatment are needed to curb the pandemic.
This is the message from a gathering in Senegal's capital city of Dakar of about 43 African ministers responsible for population and development issues.
They have reviewed progress made in line with the commitments made at a 1994 international population conference in Cairo.

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The Tibet Autonomous Region has fixed five river basins in the region as key areas for the prevention of pollution.
The population in these river basins accounts for 57 per cent of total in Tibet.
The area is relatively advanced in terms of economic and industrial development.
However, environmental pollution in the area has become more and more serious over the past few years.

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Chess computer “Star of Unislendour” has beaten international grand master Zhu Chen by resignation to score a 2 nil victory over the former women's world champion in the first human vs. machine chess match held in China.