Pound pauses after UK parliament gives n...
The British pound paused for breath on Friday after the UK parliament voted overwhelmingly to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union while the yen looked to the Bank of Japan's guidan
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Pound pauses after UK parliament gives n...
The British pound paused for breath on Friday after the UK parliament voted overwhelmingly to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union while the yen looked to the Bank of Japan's guidan
Indonesia slams mass shootings in New Ze...
JAKARTA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government on Friday slammed the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which two Indonesian nationals were injured, Vice Presiden
90 suffocate from gas leak in eastern Ir...
BAGHDAD, March 15 (Xinhua) -- About 90 people suffocated from the leak of chlorine gas in Iraq's eastern city of Kut, capital of Wasit Province, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said Friday. The leakage
What can we expect from the Trump-Kim su...
Editor's note: Li Nan is an associate research fellow of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily th
Crimes in Budapest down by nearly 10 pct...
BUDAPEST, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of reported crimes in Budapest dropped by 9.8 percent in 2018 to 56,739 from 62,870 in 2017, according to an annual report submitted to the Budapest City Cou
China's 2nd CIIE to have more booth area...
The second China International Import Expo (CIIE) will feature larger exhibition area and be attended by more countries and enterprises, Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said Saturday. The booth area
18th China Chongli International Skiing ...
ZHANGJIAKOU, China, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The 18th China Chongli International Skiing Festival concluded on Saturday evening at Fulong ski resort in Chongli district, Zhangjiakou city. The 101-day skii
China treasury bond futures close mixed ...
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Monday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.09 percent lower at 99.50 yuan (about 14.8 U.S. dollars). The contract fo
1.92 tons of cannabis seized in northern...
RABAT, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities seized on Wednesday 1.92 tons of cannabis in the northern city of Tetouan. The seizure of this "significant quantity" was made through an ambush on
FDA tightens sales of flavored e-cigaret...
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposal on Wednesday to tighten sales of flavored e-cigarettes to teenagers. The proposal, open for public com
"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Wo...
Universal and DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" took the top spot of North American box office in its debut weekend with an estimated 55.52 million U.S. dollars, the biggest op
Bus crashes into pedestrians in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Some people were wounded on Thursday when a public bus crashed into pedestrians in Istanbul, local media reported. The incident happened in the Beyazit neighborhood of
U.S. dollar softens as risk appetite gro...
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday amid investors' rising risk appetite. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.10 pe
2 "terrorists" surrender to Algerian arm...
ALGIERS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two "terrorists" on Monday surrendered to the military authorities in the southernmost region of Algeria, Defense Ministry said on Tuesday in a statement.The two terroris
U.S. Air Force asks for 4.9 bln USD for ...
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday that it needs 4.9 billion U.S. dollars over the next three years to rebuild two military bases damaged by natural disasters. The
Germany extends Saudi arms export ban fo...
The German government announced on Thursday it would extend for further six months its ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia which had strained ties with fellow European arms exporters with which Germa
WHO warns against repeated attacks on Li...
TRIPOLI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned against repeated attacks on hospitals and medical workers in Libya. "The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of incr
U.S. Treasury imposes fresh sanctions ag...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Wednesday announced sanctions against two Iran-based entities and their associated indivi
Malta's parliament to vote nomination of...
VALLETTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Maltese parliament will be voting to approve the nomination of former Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella as the next president on April 2. The decision was made
Facebook says its new A.I. technology ca...
Facebook on Friday announced a new artificial intelligence powered tool that it says will help the social network detect revenge porn – the nonconsensually shared intimate images that, when post