HAVANA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Tropical storm Hanna killed at least 90 people in Haiti as it brought downpours when passing through the country, Civil Protection Bureau said Thursday.

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — POSCO, Korea’s biggest steel maker, opened the world’s biggest hydrogen fuel cell production plant in the southeastern city of Pohang, the Korea Herald reported Friday.

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LONDON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — London 2012 announced on Thursday its plans for the Cultural Olympiad, a four-year program designed to showcase Britain’s arts and culture to the rest of the world in the run up to the 2012 Games.

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BEIJING, Sept. 4 — Former world record holder Asafa Powell equaled the second fastest time ever over 100m when he clocked 9.72 seconds at the Lausanne grand prix on Tuesday.

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council welcomed on Thursday a recent peace and reconciliation agreement signed by Somalia’s warring parties and reiterated its willingness to consider sending peacekeepers to the troubled Horn of Africa nation.

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The United Nations said Thursday that rich countries are lagging behind in fulfilling their commitments to providing aid to developing countries.

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council welcomed on Thursday the launch of full-fledged negotiations between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities that are aimed at the reunification of the island.

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VIENNA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — Austrian President Hein Fischer and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano held phone talks on Thursday to coordinate their stand on the conflict between Georgia and Russia.

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MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for an arms embargo against Georgia which is getting military assistance from the United States.

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BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp) is expecting a loss in its August chemical production after reporting huge refining losses.

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