TheRepublic.com - Mark Williams News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/6b3592ced4984553b14aca9bfdfdbeb0 Mark Williams News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Survey shows China manufacturing contractinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/85472ec405f34c6aab795cfd82e235a9/AS--China-Manufacturinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/85472ec405f34c6aab795cfd82e235a9/AS--China-ManufacturingBEIJING - A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:20 -0400Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a royal rebukehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/53964964eab541fda6861346f658a6ec/EU--Britain-Helen-Mirrenhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/53964964eab541fda6861346f658a6ec/EU--Britain-Helen-Mirren

LONDON - Silence for the queen, please.]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:40:10 -0400