WORLD

  Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The civilian suffering caused by various conflicts across the world combined with a worsening climate emergency and rising food and energy prices will make 2023 a year of vast humanitarian need, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Tuesday. In some regions …

London, UK | Xinhua | The increasing reports of people getting “long COVID” have exposed the challenges in combatting the pandemic. Experts said that long COVID is likely to result in growing pressure on social and medical resources, a shrinking labor force and economic downturn in the long run. UNDERESTIMATED FIGURE …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. cryptocurrency lender BlockFi Inc. may allow its clients to withdraw their assets soon according to the first hearing on Tuesday, one day after its announcement of voluntary bankruptcy. A motion could be filed quickly to allow BlockFi’s customers to withdraw from their personal wallets, …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ⚽ Ecuador 1 Senegal 2 ⚽ Netherlands 2 Qatar 0 ⚽ Iran 0 USA 1 ⚽ Wales 0 England 3 Doha, Qatar | XINHUA |  The Netherlands, Senegal, England and the United States advanced to the knockout stage on a drama-filled 10th day of action at the FIFA World Cup in …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog on Tuesday searched units of major advertising agencies ADK Holdings Inc. and Dentsu Group Inc. on suspicion of bid rigging for test events contrasts of last year’s Tokyo Olympics, local media reported. The investigation into ADK Marketing Solutions Inc. …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | An Australian study has found that higher vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term fracture-related hospitalization risk. Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and University of Western Australia probed into the relationship between fracture-related hospitalizations and vitamin K1 intake in nearly 1,400 older Australian women …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The U.S. Federal Reserve announced earlier this month the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike to cool record levels of inflation, another aggressive move leaving economists fearing a recession ahead. The Fed has committed to hawkish rate hikes to fight inflation while standing by as …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for action in three areas to prevent the disaster of biological weapons. Guterres made the appeal in a video message to participants of the Ninth Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference in Geneva. The first area of action is to …

United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), ahead of World AIDS Day, warned that progress in HIV prevention and treatment for children, adolescents, and pregnant women has nearly flatlined over the past three years, with many regions still not at pre-COVID-19 service coverage. Around 110,000 children and adolescents …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | To avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatization, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that the monkeypox virus be renamed “mpox.” Both names — mpox and monkeypox — will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out, the WHO said in a …