Decoding Brexit: What happens next?
British MPs Wednesday voted narrowly in favor of legislation that would force the government to seek to delay Brexit beyond the current April 12 deadline.The vote passed by just one – 313 votes in fa
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Decoding Brexit: What happens next?
British MPs Wednesday voted narrowly in favor of legislation that would force the government to seek to delay Brexit beyond the current April 12 deadline.The vote passed by just one – 313 votes in fa
Dollar stays in mid-111 yen zone with op...
TOKYO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained in the mid-111 yen zone in Tokyo on Thursday as market players gained optimism amid the global trade situation and the U.S. jobs statistics. At 5:0
Syrian authorities to evacuate 4,000 fam...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian authorities will evacuate 4,000 families from damaged buildings in Aleppo city in northern Syria, following the death of 11 civilians when their building colla
Indonesian police arrest man for trying ...
JAKARTA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian man was arrested in eastern Papua province for attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 endangered turtles, police said on Friday. The police seized as many a
Highlights of China's science and techno...
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's science and technology news from the past week: -- China's lunar rover has conducted scientific detection on some stones on t
The West should stop hyping bias on Chin...
Editor’s note: Liu Huawen is the executive director of the Center for Human Rights Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The article reflects the author’s views and not necessarily th
China 5-year treasury bond futures close...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.07 percent lower at 98.72 yuan (about 14.70 U.S. dollars). The
Ammonia cloud triggers alert in Uusikaup...
HELSINKI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Major leak of ammonia occurred at a fertilizer production plant in Uusikaupunki, western Finland, on Tuesday morning, local media reported.The accident took place as li
UAE PM announces 8.7 bln USD housing pla...
DUBAI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Monday announced plans to build thousands of housing units for cit
To fund Y Combinator’s top startup...
Hundreds gathered this week at San Francisco’s Pier 48 to see the more than 200 companies in Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 cohort present their two-minute pitches. The audience of venture capitalis
Mueller completes Russia probe, submits ...
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Special counsel Robert Mueller has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William Barr, signaling an end to the nearly two-year Russia investigation, the
China Hushen 300 index futures close hig...
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Thursday, with the contract for March 2019 up 0.04 percent to finish at 3,677.4 points. The April 2019 contract gained 0
Chinese map app holds debtors in check
Location positioning has been applied in dating applications, news applications and food delivery services. The function has now extended to a new area -- exposing debtors. The Higher People's Court
Bordeaux footballer Samuel Kalu's mother...
The mother of Bordeaux and Nigeria winger Samuel Kalu has been kidnapped and a ransom demanded for her safe return, Police in the south-west on Nigeria reported on Monday. "The incident happened on t
British parliament to hold vote on withd...
British lawmakers will hold a vote on the withdrawal agreement on Friday in a fresh effort to break the current Brexit deadlock. The British House of Commons will hold the vote on Prime Minister The
Laos, Vietnam to cooperate in e-governme...
VIENTIANE, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Lao and Vietnamese governments have agreed to continue cooperation in the development of cyber security, e-government solution, and postal service. The commitment
Progress in U.S.-Taliban talks, but no f...
KABUL, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The peace talks between United States and Afghan Taliban has made progress after 16-day tough negotiations in Qatar's capital Doha and conditions for achieving peaceful se
5 killed in Egypt's Giza as man opens fi...
CAIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian police on Tuesday killed a gunman who opened fire at pedestrians in Egypt's Giza Province, leaving four dead and five wounded, official MENA news agency repor
Roundup: 40th session of UN Human Rights...
GENEVA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened its 40th regular session here on Monday. The delegates are to hear statements by some 100 high-level dignitaries in
AU urges Africa to combat mounting onlin...
ADDIS ABABA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Wednesday urged African countries to combat greater risk of online sexual exploitation on children. The AU made the "urgent call" as it comm