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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services. His remarks came in response to statements by two of his extreme-right partners, in which they vowed to pass laws allowing …

Hefei, China | Xinhua | A group of Chinese scientists has developed a new method to preserve mouse follicles at a very low temperature, increasing their viability by more than 30 percent after recovering, compared with conventional methods. The results shed light on a promising approach for fertility preservation in women, …

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EU aims at reducing natural gas consumption by 30 percent by 2030, with the ultimate goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 Nicosia, Cyprus | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) will have to re-examine its commitment to cut the use of fossil fuels by 30 percent and reach a target of …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The COVID-19 pandemic has put health policies and governance capacities of countries around the globe to the test. When evaluating a nation’s performance in such a test for all of humanity, it is important to consider how well the lives and health of its citizens have …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran reiterated on Thursday that it has sent no military hardware to any side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The remarks by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani came in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “repeated …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Xinhua | Brazilian football legend Pele will spend the festive season in hospital as he fights advancing cancer, doctors and his family confirmed. The 82-year-old was admitted to Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital late last month to treat a respiratory infection and reassess chemotherapy. “[Pele] presents …

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | Turkey decided on Tuesday to start mass production of its indigenous air defense systems and its first national tactical ballistic missile Tayfun, the country’s defense industry executive committee said. The committee made such decisions regarding 25 important defense industry projects during a meeting chaired by President Recep …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Wednesday called for the restoration of Afghan women’s right to higher education after the Taliban-run administration barred them from university. The Taliban’s new order, announced Tuesday, effectively bans women from higher education, she said in a statement. “It is …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A former chairman and two other senior managers of Japanese major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. admitted in court Thursday to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive to win sponsorship rights for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hironori Aoki, 84, along …