China renews yellow alert for thick fog

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory Tuesday continued to issue a yellow alert for thick fog that will shroud eastern part of the country. On Tuesday morning, thick fog will be

Ammonia cloud triggers alert in Uusikaup...

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 liquid form ammonia was offload

U.S. dollar drops amid rising sterling

NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. dollar decreased in late trading on Tuesday amid rising sterling.Downing Street confirmed Tuesday that British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to European Co

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

1 killed, hundreds injured in "fire fest...

TEHRAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed in the nationwide "fire festival" in Iran on Tuesday, state IRINN TV reported. In the celebrations of Chaharshanbe Suri, or the fire festiv

Spanish stock market rises by 0.88 perce...

MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish share values increased by 0.88 percent on Tuesday with the benchmark stock market index Ibex-35 opening on 9,409.10 points and closing on 9,492.30 points.Only fou

Namibia to provide fish to countries aff...

WINDHOEK, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's President and Southern African Development Community Chair, Hage Geingob, on Tuesday appealed to member sates in the region to stand in solidarity with the pe

Dredger sinks in Vietnam, captain goes m...

HO CHI MINH CITY, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A dredger with four Vietnamese people on board sank in a river in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday morning, and its captain went missing, Vietnam News Agency

Bangladeshi students block road in prote...

DHAKA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of students on Tuesday blocked a major road leading to Bangladesh's main airport in capital Dhaka in protest over the death of their friend. Owing to roadblock ag

Chinese shares close lower at midday Tue...

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.22 percent at 3,089.5 points. The Shenzhen Com