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Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Those wearing reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection as those who use daily disposables, according to a study published in the Ophthalmology journal. Conducted by researchers from University of New South Wales (UNSW), University College London …

ICAO’s latest analyses showed air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels Montreal, Canada | Xinhua | More than 2,500 delegates from around the world are gathering in Montreal, Canada, to secure the highest possible standards in global aviation with a focus …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Commission on Monday said it had secured over 10,000 tecovirimat vaccines against monkeypox, despite the declining number of cases in the European Union (EU). The Commission said the emergency procurement adds to the 334,000 vaccines already purchased by the EU. The purchase was funded …

Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | The Western countries’ sanctions against Russia have turned the “local” conflict between Russia and Ukraine into a “global economic war,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. An increasing number of countries across the world are becoming “victim” of the conflict in Ukraine, Orban said …

London, UK | Xinhua | The British pound fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Monday as the largest tax cuts announced by the United Kingdom’s (UK) government for half a century undermined international confidence. The pound tumbled more than 4 percent to trade as low as 1.035 …

United Nations | Xinhua | World officials on Saturday underscored the importance of upholding multilateralism and solidarity in their speeches at the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said his country believes that the only way forward is to uphold the …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) offered 1.25 trillion yuan (about 178.78 billion U.S. dollars) in loans to the foreign trade industry in the first eight months of 2022, up 26.03 percent year on year. By the end of August, the bank’s outstanding loans to …

The past four World Cup titles were won by France, Germany, Spain and Italy, and one has to go back as far as 2002 to find Brazil taking the trophy Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | To find several top European football teams in trouble at present seems a small consolation for …

New York, US | Xinhua | Humanitarian needs around the world have grown “exponentially” over the past 10 years due to rising armed conflicts and effects of climate change, pandemic as well as long-term development challenges, Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said on …

New York, US | Xinhua | The COVID-19 pandemic and an unequal recovery have cost the world three years of development progress, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday at the 46th Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China. Guterres said that advancing the …