Morocco busts IS-linked cell, arrests 5
RABAT, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities busted Friday a terror cell made of five people, including a former detainee under the anti-terrorism law, in the central city of Safi, Moroccan in
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Morocco busts IS-linked cell, arrests 5
RABAT, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities busted Friday a terror cell made of five people, including a former detainee under the anti-terrorism law, in the central city of Safi, Moroccan in
NCAA releases bracket of March Madness 2...
The NCAA on Sunday announced the bracket for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness." The First Four will start on March 19 in Dayton, Ohio, while the firs
Four nations launch 80th joint patrol on...
KUNMING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The 80th Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand started on Tuesday from Jinghong Port in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Five vessels par
Leverage in real economy sees first drop...
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The leverage ratio of China's real economy last year registered its first drop since 2011, a report said. The overall debt ratio of households, non-financial enterprises
VIENNA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate in Austria fell significantly in 2018 and more people were employed full time, a new report has revealed. The figures published by Statistics Austri
China's tech hub Shenzhen uses helicopte...
SHENZHEN, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Traffic police in the city of Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong Province, said Friday that they had established a helicopter rescue team for major traffic accidents.
Airport says chopper carrying Nepal's to...
KATHMANDU, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The helicopter carrying Nepal's Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari crashed on a hill in eastern district Taplejung, the airport said on Wedn
This year's BFA conference theme is "mos...
CANBERRA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The theme of this year's conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) - Shared Future, Concerted Action, Common Development" is most appropriate and timely," an Australi
Chinese company works on tunnel drilling...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese company launched two giant tunnel drilling machines here on Thursday for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project of the Malaysian capital. The two Tunnel Bor
NBA highlights on Mar. 5: Rockets rise t...
The Houston Rockets visited the Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday and defeated the Toronto Raptors 107-95 to rise to No.3 on the Western Conference. The Boston Celtics humiliated the Golden State Warriors
China 5-year treasury bond futures close...
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the contract for June 2019 closing 0.21 percent lower at 98.73 yuan (about 14.7 U.S. dollars). The
China conducts marine patrols to welcome...
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has started regular marine patrols to protect a herd of whales that have returned after decades of absence. The tourism authority of Weizhou Island on
S.Korea's money supply growth hits 4-mon...
SEOUL, March 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's money supply growth hit the lowest in four months on falling household debt, central bank data showed Wednesday. The M2, called broad money, grew 6.5 percent
Chinese icebreaker Xuelong ends odyssey ...
The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong with the 126 members of China's 35th research mission to Antarctica on board ended on Friday a nine-day odyssey through the infamous "roaring forties." Xuelong is taki
4 killed, 8 injured in passenger bus cra...
YANGON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus crashed in Myanmar's southern Bago region, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday. The crash
China hands over satellite TV project fo...
The Chinese government on Friday handed over a China-aided satellite television project to the Burundian government, which will benefit 300 villages in the central African country. The project is one
Kyrgyzstan eyes 5 pct inflation in 2019
BISHKEK, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan predicts 5 percent inflation by the end of 2019, the press service of the central bank reported on Tuesday. "The price dynamics in Kyrgyz
What's been said on social media, March ...
The following is a selection of the latest posts on social media. The European Council (@EUCouncilPress on Twitter) EU is working to ensure continuity of EU-UK train services in the event of a no-de
Chinese sisters with brittle bone diseas...
The Peng sisters don't remember how many times their bones fractured or broke. Last time, it was from trying to pick up a pair of chopsticks which dropped to the ground. The three siblings from a rur
AIIB approves first project in Laos
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the bank's first project in Laos and expects it to directly benefit over half a million people. The bank appr