Chinese New Year fires up markets in Peking as Hare year begins
In Peking the Spring Festival brings record shopper crowds and strong sales across food clothing toys and watches with increases up to 300 percent from last year. The city glows with lanterns and fireworks while offices close for four days and production slows.
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Splinter Group Aims to Provoke Middle East War
George Habash leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine says his splinter guerrilla group will do everything to provoke a new war. He told L Orient Le Jour that Israel may win a quick war but a long war will favor them, harming U.S. interests. Habash criticizes oil embargoes and calls for nationalizing American oil interests.
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