WORLD

New York, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 100 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reached 100,032,461, with a total of 2,149,818 deaths worldwide, as of 2:22 p.m. local time (1922 GMT), …

United Nations, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged donor countries and banks to significantly increase the volume and predictability of their finance for climate change adaptation and resilience. “Donor countries and multilateral, regional and national development banks need to significantly increase the volume …

Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT |   Portuguese incumbent President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected in Sunday’s presidential election, partial results showed. With 98.87 percent of votes counted, Rebelo de Sousa won a landslide victory by garnering 61.3 percent of the votes, while former member of European Parliament (MEP) Ana …

  World Communications Day, established by Pope Paul VI in 1967, will be celebrated in many countries this year on Sunday, May 16 Vatican City, Italy | CNA  |  Pope Francis has issued a new warning about misinformation, weeks after he was the subject of a viral “fake news” story. …

COMMENT | Xinhua writer Lu Jiafei | At a critical juncture when the world is wrestling with a once-in-a-century global health crisis and the accompanying economic fallout, the importance of a stable and sound China-U.S. relationship cannot be overstated. When Joe Biden assumes the U.S. presidency later Wednesday, he will …

Jinan, China | XINHUA | Eleven miners were rescued on Sunday after being trapped underground for two weeks due to a blast in a gold mine in east China’s Shandong Province. Rescuers lifted two workers at around 3:18 p.m., bringing the number of rescued workers to 11. People on the …

  Los Angeles, US |  XINHUA |  Larry King, a veteran U.S. talk show host and former CNN interviewer, died on Saturday at the age of 87 after media reported earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. “With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty. “I am pleased to recognize today’s entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, …

Baghdad, Iraq | THE INDEPENDENT |     The Chinese Embassy in Iraq on Thursday delivered donation to Iraq, helping the Iraqi government confront the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the livelihood of Iraqi people. Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao and Iraqi Interior Ministry’s Senior Deputy Minister Hussein al-Awadi signed the handover …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his national strategy for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic as the country endures record levels of infections and deaths. “Our national strategy is comprehensive, it’s based on science, not politics. It’s based on truth, not denial, and it’s …