John Simpson

China minister speaks on Tibet

bbc.co.uk
14-Nov-2008 175 related
        

One of China's most senior ministers has spoken openly about Tibet, in an exclusive interview with the BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson. The minister's remarks come just a few days after Britain issued a surprise statement...

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'Tibet movement falls victim to financial crisis'

newstrackindia.com
15-Nov-2008 461 related
        

London, Nov 15 (IANS) A recent little-publicised decision by Britain to recognise Chinese sovereignty over Tibet may have been motivated by the need to bring Beijing into a new economic order, the BBC said Saturday.

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South Africa: A Black Diamond Booster

allafrica.com
14-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Posted to the web 14 November 2008 Roxzanne van Eyk Johannesburg THE growing black middle class, known as black diamonds, have provided a welcome avenue for expensive property sales. THE term black diamond was coined in 2005 by...

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Tim Cornwell's Diary: Desperately seeking city-centre spaces

scotsman.com
14-Nov-2008
        

Published Date: 14 November 2008 FIRST Fringe appeal of the 2009 year? Arts producer Dana Macleod, who works with La Clique in the festival, was sporting a massive shiner this week, a black eye so vivid it was almost an...

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Holmes Hanover gelding wins at Dover Downs

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14-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Fivedollarsforsox, an 8-1 shot, scored a 1:58 victory over a "sloppy" track on Thursday (Nov. 13) to win the $15,500 feature trot at Dover Downs. George Dennis and Fivedollarsforsox emerged from a crowded pack of trotters...

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New cable series include Joan Rivers interviewing rich people on TV Land, SoapNet's Real...

realityblurred.com
13-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Several cable networks have recently revealed plans for future reality series. SoapNet has announced two new unscripted series: Southern Belles is basically SoapNet's rip-off of The Real Housewives. The show "follows the lives...

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'Warhammer' invades Charm City

baltimoresun.com
13-Nov-2008 1 related
        

There's nothing quite like getting together with a few friends, assembling your troops and waging war in your parents' kitchen. That's what John Simpson of Ocean Township, N.J., does most weekends when he plays the tabletop...

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Gay channel Logo picks up Canada reality series (Reuters)

yahoo.com
12-Nov-2008
        

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV Networks' Logo channel has acquired the Canadian gay-themed reality series "Chris & John to the Rescue!" from Canada's OUTtv. Logo picked up three seasons of the camp series, which bowed on...

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Timeline: Japan

bbc.co.uk
10-Nov-2008 2 related
        

A chronology of key events: 1894 - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and permits Japan to trade in China. Japan joins World War I on the side of Britain and her allies. Emperor Akihito (left), from the world's oldest hereditary...

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Did BBC News fluff its lines on a night of American history?

independent.co.uk
10-Nov-2008 2 related
        

It is the morning after election night and a tired looking Peter Horrocks, the head of the BBC newsroom, sits back in the chair in his office to review his team’s performance. Already an exchange between David Dimbleby, the...

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