Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. Congressman-elect George Santos has admitted to lying about his educational history and professional biography. “My sins here are embellishing my resume,” Santos, elected in the 2022 midterm elections to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district, told The New York Post on Monday. Last week, The …
Read More »Russia to halt supply of oil, oil products if prices capped
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday introducing countermeasures to a price ceiling imposed by Western countries on Russian oil. The supply of Russian oil and petroleum products to foreign legal entities and individuals will be banned if a price cap is directly or …
Read More »Western policy of containing Russia could cause clash of nuclear powers: Lavrov
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Western policy of containing Russia is extremely dangerous and fraught with risk of a direct armed clash between nuclear powers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “Irresponsible speculation” that Russia is about to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine is unceasingly unfolding in the West, …
Read More »UN chief disturbed by reported Taliban ban on women working for NGOs
United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “deeply disturbed” by the reported order of the Taliban-run administration in Afghanistan banning women from working for national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), his spokesman said on Saturday. “The secretary-general reiterates the rights of all women to participate in the …
Read More »U.S. intelligence services, pharmaceutical companies involved in military bio studies in Ukraine: Russian Defense Ministry
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Defense Ministry disclosed on Saturday information of U.S. high-ranking participants in the military biological studies in Ukraine, many of whom are associated with U.S. intelligence services or pharmaceutical companies. The ministry has a document with names of all the key U.S. officials supervising Ukraine’s …
Read More »PM-designate Netanyahu vows not to allow anti-LGBT laws in Israel
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 …
Read More »Chinese scientists develop new method to preserve female fertility
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, …
Read More »Arsenal go 7 points clear as Premier League resumes after World Cup
🔴 Premier league ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Brentford 2-2 Tottenham ⚽ Southampton 1-3 Brighton ⚽ Leicester 0-3 Newcastle ⚽ Palance 0-3 Fulham ⚽ Everton 1-2 Wolves ⚽ Villa 1-3 Liverpool ⚽ Arsenal 3-1 West Ham ✳ TODAY ⚽ Chelsea vs Bournemouth 8.30pm ⚽ Man United vs Forest 11pm ✳ TOMORROW …
Read More »EU should re-examine green transition plans, says energy expert
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 …
Read More »What should be the yardstick to assess countries’ COVID responses?
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 …
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