Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | A woman carrying a fetus without a skull but denied abortion protested at the State Capitol of southern U.S. state of Louisiana on Friday, calling for the change of the state law. On the steps of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, the capital city of …
Read More »Former boxing champion Foreman accused of sexual assault in 1970s
Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles alleges that former Olympic gold medalist and two-time world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, loca media reported on Friday. The two women accused Foreman of sexually abusing them when they …
Read More »Economist warns of volatility as euro moves into parity with U.S. dollar
Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Parity between the dollar and the euro may persist for some time, evidence of a dramatic decline in the value of the main European currency. However, a leading economist in Italy has said that if exchange rates remain stable, European businesses will be able to cope. …
Read More »Cancer treatment could harm women’s fertility: Aussie researchers
Syndey, Australia | Xinhua | Australian researchers have released a report warning that a common form of cancer treatment could lead to a range of fertility problems for women. Oncologists from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center said their pre-clinical trial using mice showed that a medical treatment, known …
Read More »U.S. judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to seek the search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. “I find that the government has met its burden of showing a compelling reason/good …
Read More »China, African countries to strengthen media cooperation
Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Fifth Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation took place on Thursday in a combined online and offline mode, with delegates from the two sides agreeing to further strengthen media cooperation. Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central …
Read More »Kobe Bryant’s widow, co-plaintiff awarded 31 mln USD over crash photos
Kobe Bryant’s widow has been awarded $16m (£13.6m) in damages over leaked graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the US basketball star and his daughter in 2020 Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A jury Wednesday ordered Los Angeles County to pay 31 million U.S. dollars in damages over …
Read More »WHO, G20 members warn of potential “silent pandemic” from antimicrobial resistance
Bali, Indonesia | Xinhua | The World Health Organization and the Group of 20 members warned on Wednesday at a meeting in Indonesia’s Bali of a potential “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by overdosage of drugs and antibiotics. This meeting is a side event of the 3rd G20 Health …
Read More »Apple expands self service repair to Mac notebooks
San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple’s self service repair is available on Tuesday for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self service repair for iPhone launched earlier this …
Read More »UN fund for education in emergencies helps 7 mln young learners in 5 years
United Nations | Xinhua | Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, and strategic partners have reached about 7 million children and adolescents since the ECW became operational in 2017, said the fund in its annual report released Tuesday. Through its strategic partnerships, the …
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