At the ongoing 57th UN General Assemby in New York, foreign ministers from the League of Arab States called on Iraq to allow UN weapons inspectors into Baghdad as soon as possible to avoid further worsening of the regional security situation.
Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud said after the meeting that only by resuming weapons inspections could regional stability be guaranteed.
He stressed that Arab countries unanimously opposed a military strike against Iraq, adding that it would bring new catastrophe to the Middle East .
The Iraqi foreign minister has said that under the condition that peace and security are guaranteed, Iraq will accept weapons inspectors into Baghdad.
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The United States and its allies vow to force Iraq to honor UN resolutions, as diplomats from around the world seek to convince Baghdad to readmit arms inspectors to avoid war.
Secretary of State Colin Powell says he expects quick action from the international community to condemn what he calls Iraq's defiance of Security Council resolutions.
Powell notes that the United States will give other countries a few days to consider President Bush's call for action to enforce 16 earlier UN resolutions, but hopes to begin drafting new resolutions by the end of this week.
Powell adds that any resolution should include a tight deadline for Iraq to declare "within weeks" its willingness to comply.
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US and British warplanes have bombed civil and military installations in southern Iraq.
A military spokesman says US and British planes, coming from Kuwait, carried out 38 armed sorties and bombed Iraqi installations in Thi Qar province.
Iraq's air defenses fired at the planes and forced them back to their bases in Kuwait.
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Palestinian militants have opened fire and hit an Israeli Apache helicopter flying over the West Bank town of Tulkarem.
Witnesses say the pilot was forced to land at a Palestinian farm near the town, where it was discovered that the helicopter had been hit by several gunshots.
It is the first time that Palestinian militants have hit a helicopter from the ground since an uprising broke out in September 2000 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip against the Israeli occupation.
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The 200 poisoned people in Tangshan Town in eastern China's Nanjing city are now in stable conditions, and no more people died in the food poisoning case.
On Saturday morning, over 200 people largely students and migrant workers are believed poisoned after eating breakfast like fried dough sticks, sesame cakes and glutinous rice in a local restaurant.
Immediately after the accident occurred, the local hospitals began their rescue work. The provincial and municipal government demanded very effort to save the poisoned.
So far no more poisoned cases have been disclosed. Though citizens in Nanjing are very concerned about the victims of the accident, they are not scared, and continued to enjoy the traditional breakfast.
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Senior government official Wang Zhongyu calls for efforts to speed up the transfer of certain government functions and encourage administration according to law.
Wang Zhongyu points out that governments at all levels have made marked progress in this area in recent years. However, problems still exist in some localities, including abuse of power, violation of the law by people in charge of executing it, and bending the law for personal gain.
The official calls for measures to promote the reform of administrative management systems and speed up the transfer of certain government functions to more appropriate bodies, such as specialized economic, market and public institutions. Wang stressed that this is necessary for the building of a clean, diligent, and efficient government that meets the requirements of democracy and the rule of law.
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China Eastern Airlines has received its first directly purchased Boeing 737-700.
The newest Boeing is the second of 11 such planes the airline will be acquiring through to June 2003. Four of them will be bought outright, while seven are to be leased from two foreign companies.
The new 737-700 model can accommodate 134 passengers.
Established in 1987, the Eastern Airlines has now expanded its fleet to 70 airplanes, with route networks extending throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States.
China's first international toy expo is to open in the middle of October in south China’s Guangzhou city.
The expo will be hosted by the China Toy Association in cooperation with its counterparts in Hong Kong and Taiwan and a Nuremberg-based toy Exhibition Company. The company hosts the world's largest toy show, the Nuremberg International Toy Fair.
Toy producers and dealers from throughout the world are expected to attend the expo.
China now produces about 70 percent of the world’s toys.
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The Hong Kong SAR government is promoting Putonghua among Hong Kong people by lauching Putonghua Month.
From now to Oct. 13, people who use standard Chinese when they shop in designated shops in Hong Kong will be given discounts if they have vouchers from certain newspapers.
It's the first time for the Hong Kong government to launch Putonghua Month, building on last year's first Putonghua Day, which proved a success in promoting the language.
On Sunday afternoon, about 2,000 people packed a shopping mall in Kowloon to mark the launch of Putonghua month.
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At the ongoing 57th UN General Assemby in New York, foreign ministers from the League of Arab States called on Iraq to allow UN weapons inspectors into Baghdad as soon as possible to avoid further worsening of the regional security situation.
There were a few shake ups at work while you were away. 你不在时，工作上有点小变动。
1--Do you want black or white coffee?
2--White, please.
1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
1--Not very much. Classical music sends me to sleep.
2--I don't believe you.
1--It's true.
2--You are funny!
1--So are you! How about another coffee?
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注解：
1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
4）How about...?（你以为）...怎么样？征询对方的意见时
常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等
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