2nd LD: At least 7 killed, 150 missing i...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others went missing after a tailings dam owned by mining giant Vale collapsed Friday afternoon in
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2nd LD: At least 7 killed, 150 missing i...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others went missing after a tailings dam owned by mining giant Vale collapsed Friday afternoon in
3rd LD: At least 7 killed, 150 missing i...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others went missing after a tailings dam owned by mining giant Vale collapsed Friday afternoon in
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000...
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Afghan police have arrested 46 people, including three women, over allegedly drug-related offenses in the country's northern Kunduz province, local police said Friday. Amount o
Top new items in Ethiopia's major media ...
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Friday. -- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was responding to questions raised by members of
Merkel seeks continuous talks with Russi...
BERLIN, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that her government would use a 6-month notice period to keep negotiating with Russia over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Palestinian teenager dies after clashes ...
GAZA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 17-year-old teenager died on Tuesday night of his wounds sustained in eastern Gaza on Friday, medics said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry, told reporter
U.S. slaps travel curbs on DR Congo elec...
The United States on Friday imposed travel restrictions on five top officials from Democratic Republic of Congo, including the heads of the country's electoral body and constitutional court, accusing
Traffic accident injures almost 20 in Ge...
BERLIN, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A truck and a tramcar collided in Karlsruhe in Western Germany on Friday, injuring almost 20.
Sri Lanka's national air carrier operate...
COLOMBO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's national air carrier, SriLankan Airlines, operated its first all female crew flight from Colombo to Singapore and back on Friday to celebrate International Wo
Bargain buying pushes up CBOT wheat
CHICAGO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) crop futures traded mixed on Friday morning, with wheat rebounding following heavy losses in the past two sessions.As of 1633 GMT, the most
Spanish stocks lose 1.30 percent on Frid...
MADRID, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Spanish shares dropped 1.30 percent on Friday, with the benchmark index Ibex-35 falling from 9,249.90 to 9,129.30 points.Only six of the 35 of the selected large companies
Women on strike for equal rights in Belg...
BRUSSELS, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of women went on strike across Belgium on Friday during the International Women's Day to campaign for women's rights and gender equality, local media reported.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly l...
NEW YORK, March 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly lower on Friday with six of the top 10 stocks by weight in the SP U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on a downbeat not
Chinese shares close higher at midday Fr...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.54 percent at 3,036.76 points. The Shenzhen Comp
Chinese shares close higher Friday
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher Friday with stocks related to the free trade zone in Shanghai and brewing sector leading the gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index r
6 firefighters die after battling blaze ...
TAIYUAN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Six firefighters have died and one injured after battling a blaze in Qinyuan County in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said Friday. At about 5 p.m. Thur
China's key political meetings secure pi...
As the "two sessions," a key event in China's political calendar, came to an end Friday, the country has created decisive underpinning for navigating through complexities toward its goal to build a
Global climate change strike action draw...
Hundreds of thousands of school students worldwide walked out of their classrooms on Friday in a mass global protest against government inaction over climate change. From Australia to Mexico, South A
Chinese envoy criticizes "prejudice" aga...
A Chinese envoy on Friday criticized remarks made by a U.S. representative against the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as "contrary to the facts and fraught with prejudice." The United Nations Securi
Chinese-born humanitarian, art curator r...
NEW YORK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Noelle Xie, a Chinese-born humanitarian and art curator, on Friday was conferred the insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her exemplary contribution to prom