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Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese researchers have found that increased daytime napping frequency is likely to be a potential causal risk factor for essential hypertension or ischemic stroke. For middle-aged and elderly people worldwide, hypertension is one of the main causes of death triggered by cardiovascular diseases, and stroke is …

Trump has been alleged to have taken classified materials from the White House to Mar-a-Lago when the Republican left office in January 2021 Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Concern is rising about more occurrence of political violence in the United States after the search of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua |  The Australian government has flagged an increase to the country’s migrant intake. Brendan O’Connor, minister for skills and training, said the new Labor government was considering raising the annual migration cap from its current level of 160,000 with more skilled migrants, including health care workers …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese government on Saturday announced several financial aid packages to the agricultural sector to mitigate the losses resulting from adverse weather conditions and the consequences of the Ukraine crisis. Agriculture Minister Maria do Ceu Antunes said 500,000 euros (515,000 U.S. dollars) will be distributed …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | The New York State and New York City (NYC) departments of health said Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified polioviruses from sewage samples in the largest city of the United States, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus. …

WHO officially declared monkeypox outbreak had turned into a public health emergency of international concern Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offense, the …

  Water level of river Rhine drops due to high temperature, drought in Germany Berlin, Germany | BBC | As Europe lives through a long, hot summer, one of the continent’s major rivers is getting drier – posing major problems for the people and businesses that rely on it. Captain Andre …

Zurich, Switzerland | Xinhua | The FIFA World Cup 2022 is rescheduled to kick off one day earlier with host Qatar to play in the opening match, FIFA announced on Thursday. According to the original calendar, the 2022 World Cup would raise the curtain with the opening match between Senegal and …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow on Thursday asked Western countries to contribute to the full implementation of the Istanbul grain deal, which includes the export of Russian food and fertilizers. The package of agreements not only allows grain export from three Ukrainian ports but also stipulates the promotion of Russian …

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday further revised down its forecasts for this year’s global economic growth and oil demand, following a previous downward revision in May. The oil alliance said in its monthly report that the world economy is expected to …