Durban to host Southern African Cup tour...
DURBAN, South Africa, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The 2019 Men's Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup tournament is scheduled to be held in Durban on May 25, said the local municipa
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Durban to host Southern African Cup tour...
DURBAN, South Africa, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The 2019 Men's Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup tournament is scheduled to be held in Durban on May 25, said the local municipa
Conservation group rescues 1000 animals ...
A conservation organization in Tanzania's Serengeti ecosystem has rescued more than 1,000 wild animals from snares mounted by poachers, a report by the organization said on Tuesday. Grumeti Fund, a c
Brazilian president not to interfere in ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he neither can nor wants to interfere in the pricing policies of state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras, Brazilian p
10 killed in road accident in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ten people, including three children, were killed when a passenger van collided with a bus in Mahiyanganaya, in Uva Sri Lanka on Wednesday, police said. Police said the
Turkey seeks to improve trade ties with ...
ANKARA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkey slammed the U.S. sanctions on Iran, seeking to set up new mechanisms to improve bilateral trade ties, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. Speaking at
Four killed, 5 injured in Mogadishu car ...
NAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and five others injured when a vehicle parked at Dabka junction in Mogadishu exploded on Wednesday, police and witnesses said. Zakia Hus
Ukraine to tighten security for presiden...
KIEV, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine will beef up security measures ahead of the second round of the country's presidential election scheduled for Sunday, the country's Interior Ministry said Wednesday
S. African official defends national min...
CAPE TOWN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior South African government official on Wednesday defended the controversial national minimum wage (NMW) which he said benefits 47 percent of the workforce. Whil
Switzerland pushes ahead with 5G network
GENEVA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's largest telecoms company Swisscom said Wednesday that its 5G mobile communications network was made available on the day, after competitor Sunrise launched
Spotlight: Films serve as bridge in Chin...
Cultural exchanges and collaborations, especially movies, could provide a bridge for building trusts and creating opportunities between the United States and China, experts have said recently at a f
China EconTalk: Global issues drag down ...
China's showed stabilization of growth. Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian Economics Research at HSBC said the GDP is a good guide to give a sense of direction but not the only measure. Neumann said
Interview: China's BRI important impetus...
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam on Wednesday said the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an important impetus to boost the airline's global presence. Ethiopia's nation
Road accident leaves 14 dead, 15 injured...
LUSAKA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people died while 15 others sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident in northwestern Zambia's Solwezi district, the police said on Thursday. Poli
Fiji reviews national minimum wage
SUVA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Fijian government will carry out the review of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) targeting employers and workers covered under the formal and informal sectors of the econ
10 dead, 2 injured in S. African car acc...
JOHANNESBURG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and two others injured when a speeding mini bus lost control and collided head on with a truck in South Africa's Limpopo Province on Thursday
Japan's TEPCO looks to foreigners to wor...
TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Thursday it will accept foreigners to work under Japan's new visa system on jobs including those re
Amazon adjusts business focus in China
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Amazon China said Thursday that it is adjusting its business focus in the Chinese market. "Over the past few years, we have been evolving our China online retail busines
Palestinians to launch campaign against ...
RAMALLAH, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Nabil Shaath, international relations advisor to the Palestinian president, said on Thursday that the Palestinians will launch a campaign to counter the U.S. Middle Eas
Mt. Aso in southwestern Japan erupts aga...
TOKYO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Mt. Aso in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto erupted on Friday, the weather agency here said. The eruption occurred at 8:24 a.m. local time (2324 GMT Thursd
News Analysis: Trump's veto proves U.S. ...
by Murad Abdo ADEN, Yemen, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni political analysts said that U.S. President Donald Trump's veto over a congressional resolution that sought to end the U.S. involvement in Yemen