Stories for February 29th 2004

Sunday, February 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Mandarin replaces English as the main language

English worldwide as the main language is declining surpassed by Chinese, and in half a century Arabic, Hindu languages and Spanish will also be ahead, forecasts scientist David Graddol.

Sunday, February 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Group of 15 Summit close yesterday in Venezuela

The 12th summit of the Group of 15 developing nations drew to a close Saturday marred by the slaying of one person and the wounding of dozens in violent clashes between opponents of President Hugo Chavez and his National Guard.

Sunday, February 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

“Cheers” with Havana Club rum

Fidel Castro from Cuba figures among the list of ten richest world leaders according to the US business magazine Forbes.