The lonely death of Jibo, the social rob...
We knew this moment was coming — we just never expected it to arrive so soon. Jibo owners all over are reporting a final death rattle from their beloved home robot. The last message finds Jibo announc
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The lonely death of Jibo, the social rob...
We knew this moment was coming — we just never expected it to arrive so soon. Jibo owners all over are reporting a final death rattle from their beloved home robot. The last message finds Jibo announc
China treasury bond futures open higher ...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened higher on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in March 2019 having no trading at opening. The contract for settlemen
Turkey's ruling party leads in local ele...
The partial results showed Turkey's ruling party, which was leading in Sunday's local elections with the slightest margin in the Istanbul race, was set to lose capital Ankara. The People's Alliance,
ChiNext Index opens lower Friday
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 2.63 percent to open at 1,647.85 points Friday. The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhe
B&R Initiative is not "debt trap" but "e...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is not a "debt trap" that some countries may fall into but an "economic pie" that benefits local population, Chinese State Councilor an
Train crash in Austria leaves 15 injured
VIENNA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A train collided with a truck and derailed in Vienna on Thursday, leaving 15 people injured, local media reported. The incident took place as the truck was crossing a rail
U.S. airstrikes kill 12 al-Shabaab milit...
MOGADISHU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. army said Wednesday that it conducted two airstrikes in southeastern Somalia on Monday, killing 12 al-Shabaab militants. "The airstrikes on Feb. 11 were execut
Macao helps train civil servants from Po...
MACAO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launched its training program for civil servants from tourism offices of six Portuguese-speaking countries, each with a duration
Egypt's parliament to finish constitutio...
CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian House of Representatives said on Sunday that it will finish all procedures related to the anticipated constitutional amendments by mid-April for a public refe
Pharaonic tomb found under house near Gi...
CAIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian police announced on Sunday finding an ancient tomb beneath a house near the pyramids of Giza, which belonged to a man who illegally and secretly dug two trenche
Neonatal deaths increase to 15 in Tunisi...
TUNIS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of neonatal deaths in Tunisia increased to 15, Sofien Sliti, spokesman of Tunis Court of First Instance, confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "The Tunisian publi
Cypriot gov't says court ruling may have...
NICOSIA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Cypriot government said on Friday that it was worried about the economic stability of the country following a court decision declaring unconstitutional austerity mea
China Hushen 300 index futures open high...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures opened higher on Thursday, as the contract for settlement in March 2019 opened 0.36 percent higher at 3,835.60 points. The April 2019 con
Security Council discusses watchdog repo...
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss the latest findings by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of the
UN refugee commission evacuates over 4,0...
TRIPOLI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said it evacuated more than 4,000 refugees from Libya from 2018 to the end of January 2019. The commiss
French lawmakers approve anti-riot bill
PARIS, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The French National Assembly on Tuesday gave the green light to the government to implement an anti-riot law which would toughen sanctions against undeclared protests and tr
India, Pakistan discuss opening of pilgr...
NEW DELH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The first meeting on modalities and draft agreement for facilitating Indian pilgrims to visit a pilgrimage site in Pakistan was held Thursday at Attari international bo
Arab, EU leaders aim to build bridges at...
The League of Arab States (LAS) and the European Union will look to project unity on Sunday as leaders from the two blocs meet in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik. The two-day meeting of Arab an
Australia's Victoria hosts rare "haute c...
SYDNEY, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Some of the world's most iconic fashion pieces will be on display from Friday at the National Gallery in the Australian State of Victoria. The exhibition features 150 garm
Indonesia threatens to leave Paris accor...
JAKARTA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government on Wednesday threatened to quit the Paris accord on climate change if the European Union keeps moving with a plan to bar crude palm oil (CPO) f