Chinese health authorities pledge cleane...

BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities have issued an action plan pledging to make all hospital toilets clean, hygienic and tidy by the end of 2019. The action plan, with a theme of jointly

John Cho will lead Netflix’s live ...

A live action version of the anime series “Cowboy Bebop” has been in and out of development for years, but it looks like Netflix is actually going to make it a reality.The streaming servic

ICRC head asks to protect principled hum...

UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday asked the international community to protect principled humanitarian action in the context th

ICRC head asks to protect principled hum...

UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday asked the international community to protect principled humanitarian action. "Throughout ICRC

Saudi FM calls for reforming mechanisms ...

TUNIS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi foreign minister on Friday called for reforming the mechanisms of joint Arab action to achieve an effective Arab League. "There is a need to reform and promote t

FTC tells ISPs to disclose exactly what ...

The Federal Trade Commission, in what could be considered a prelude to new regulatory action, has issued an order to several major internet service providers requiring them to share every detail of th

S. Africans urged to join national day o...

CAPE TOWN, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday urged South Africans suffering from a worsening power shortage to join a national day of action against what "is n

UNEP urges regional action plans to curb...

NAIROBI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Regional marine action plans are critical in order to mobilize finance toward elimination of ocean pollution, UN Environment said on Friday. Gaetano Leone, coordinator o

UN calls for urgent action on climate ch...

The United Nations has called for urgent action on climate change to help achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). According to the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) report, urgent actio

UN calls for urgent action on climate ch...

NAIROBI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations has called for urgent action on climate change to help achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). According to the sixth Global Environment Outlook