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1、Company LOGONewsNews TimeTimeHEADLINESThe worldChinaHenanZhengzhouHenan Agricultural UniversityAmerican General Sees No Sudden Afghan Drawdown Gen. John R. Allen testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday Quake Shakes South MexicovFirefighters worked to remove a bus damaged by a
2、bridge that collapsed following a strong quake that hit southwest Mexico on Tuesday.MEXICO CITY A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing at least 60 homes near the epicenter.Shooting at Jewish School Leaves Rabbi, 3 Kids Dead in FrancevA shooter opened
3、 fire on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, Monday morning just as students arrived, killing four, including a 30-year-old rabbi and his two children, officials said.The victimsWhat did the officials say?v French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is running for re-election, immediately flew to Toulou
4、se, which is about 425 miles south of Paris. v “Whatever happens,“ he said, “faced with this kind of toll, we can say that the French Republic as a whole has been hit by this appalling tragedy.“Wendys, not Burger King is No. 2 in sales vNEW YORK Wendys has dethroned Burger King as the countrys secon
5、d biggest hamburger chain. vA report by the food industry research firm Technomic set to be released in April will show that Wendys edged out Burger King in U.S. sales volume for the first time in 2011 since Wendys was founded in 1969. vWendys had sales of $8.5 billion in 2011, compared with $8.4 bi
6、llion for Burger King. McDonalds remained far larger than both with $34.2 billion in sales.Fashion WeekTrends: An equestrian theme pervades l Black leather rules the runways: from sharply tailored jackets to T-shirts and skirts. Minerals, metallics, shine: tweeds glint, jumpers sparkle, brocades shi
7、mmer and leather shines. Equestrian: from the Argentinean pampas to the show-jumping ring, designers indulge their mania for all things horse. Masculine outerwear shapes and manly jackets: championing a tough, working-girl look. Oversized furs - real and fake: slung across shoulders, on sleeves, tri
8、mming hems and overwhelming entire outfits. Dandy: the new statement in masculine-style trouser suits, but Le Smoking is holding its ground. Graphic black and whites: beauty found in contrast. Capes: from dramatic sweeping highwaymens capes and shorter jacket versions to sophisticated interpretation
9、s. Rock and crystal statement jewels: big necklaces, bold cuffs, large rocks. Peplum skirts: this feminine style is all the rage. High rounded collars: making their mark whether monastic or medieval. Moody darks: deep purple, pine green, Prussian blue mixed with bronze, copper and gold. Ready to wea
10、r or ready to Gaga?chinaPower games: Bo Bo Black SheepvThe dismissal of a powerful chief sends tremors across Chinas political landscape vOFFICIAL reports were as terse as usual: Bo Xilai, the party chief of the south- western region of Chongqing, had been replaced by a deputy prime minister, Zhang
11、Dejiang .Patrols safeguard sovereignty on seasTwo Chinese patrol ships detected a Japan Coast Guard vessel in the waters near the Diaoyu Islands during a routine patrol on Friday, according to a statement by the State Oceanic Administration. Fuel prices raised by 6.5-7%Higher global crude costs, fal
12、ling domestic inflation lead to decision.Vehicles queue to fill their tanks before the fuel price hike at midnight at a petrol station in Fuzhou, Fujian province March 19, 2012. Only 13 years?vFarmer gets 13 years for Forbidden City theft Shi Baikui is sentenced for stealing art from the Forbidden C
13、ity last year at the Second Intermediate Peoples Court in Beijing on Monday. Shi, 27, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, fined 13,000 yuan and was deprived of his political rights for three years. Shi, from Shandong Province, broke into the former home of Chinas emperors and stole nine art pieces
14、made of gold and jewels on May 8, 2011, the court said.First private jet store opens in ChinavChinas first private jet service, spares and sales and survey store opened in Zhuhai, Guangdong province last week and has already sold 14 planes since opening, Beijing Morning Post reports.New iPads reach
15、HK marketA few hours after the iPads arrived in Hong Kong, smuggled tablets could already be found on the Chinese online- shopping website T.Shenzhou-9 may take female astronaut to spacev BEIJING - Authorities have completed the initial selection of crew members for Chinas first manned space docking
16、 mission, and the roster includes female astronauts, an official with the countrys manned space program has said. v Confucius Spring memorial heldPeople donning ancient Chinese costumes pay tribute to Confucius (551BC - 479BC), a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, at a temple in Zhengding county, North Chinas Hebei province, March 17, 2012. More than 300 people took part in the ceremony.HenanHenanthe worship ceremonies of ancestors in 2012 Seventy percent buse