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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. House Republicans on Friday morning voted for former President Donald Trump’s staunch defender Elise Stefanik to fill the No. 3 House GOP leadership position of conference chair. Publicly supported by Trump and top House Republican leaders, Stefanik was elected on a 134-46 vote. The voting came …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Researchers have not found any evidence of immune escape among mutant variants of the coronavirus so far, a Chinese official said Friday. He Qinghua, an official with the National Health Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing that COVID-19 variants are found in more countries and …

✳ Man United 2 Liverpool 4 London, UK  | THE INDEPENDENT | Roberto Firmino’s double helped Liverpool to victory in a thrilling win over Manchester United that boosts their top-four hopes. Bruno Fernandes had put Man Utd ahead on 10 minutes with a shot that deflected in off Nathaniel Phillips. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 is what …

Washington, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday expected the ongoing clashes between Israelis and Palestinians would be “closing down sooner than later,” while urging for restoring a sustainable calm. “My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has …

Jerusalem, Israel |  XINHUA |  The second day of fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group ruling the Gaza Strip left massive damage in Gaza and an increasing number of casualties on both sides on Wednesday. High-rise buildings were flattened by the Israeli air force in Gaza while over …

Dhaka, Bangladesh |  XINHUA |  A special plane of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) carrying the China-donated COVID-19 vaccines and AD syringes landed in capital Dhaka early on Wednesday. Chief of Air Staff of the BAF Masihuzzaman Serniabat along with other senior officials were present at the BAF Base Bangabandhu …

Geneva, Switzerland |  XINHUA |  A COVID-19 variant first identified in India has been found in 44 countries with a possible presence in five more, and is believed to be resistant to certain antibodies, including from vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. The variant, named B1617 and informally …

    London, UK |  XINHUA | British Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday announced a series of bills as the British government pledged to “level up” the country while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament, the Queen said in …

✅ Population 1.41178 billion, up by 5.38% ✅ Annual growth rate of 0.53% ✅ Urban residents up to 63.89% ✅ Gender ratio falls to 105.07 ✅ People aged 60 or above 18.7% ✅ Average age of the Chinese 38.8yrs ✅ working-age 16-59, 880 million China has maintained population growth over …

  Chicago, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12-15 for the prevention of COVID-19 vaccine caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The FDA has determined that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has …