Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday for what one of his aide’s described as a “health checkup” although rumors have been swirling about Abe’s ill health. Kyodo News reported that Abe’s visit to Keio University Hospital in the …
Read More »Chinese Embassy in Poland opposes Pompeo’s erroneous claims on China
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Chinese Embassy in Poland on Sunday expressed its opposition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s erroneous claims on China during his visit to the European country. Pompeo once again spread false information, attacked and slandered China for no reason, and tried to sow …
Read More »Trump pushes to reopen school despite severe COVID-19 situation
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump has again pushed for schools to reopen despite the severe COVID-19 pandemic across the country, according to The Guardian newspaper. “We got to open up our schools and open our businesses,” Trump said on Wednesday. “Children often have only mild symptoms, …
Read More »Stable China-U.S. relations important for world development, says expert
Paris, France | XINHUA | Safeguarding and stabilizing the relations between China and the United States has an impact on peace, stability and development in the world, Sonia Bressler, a French writer and Sinologist, told Xinhua in an interview on Saturday. “The relations between China and the United States are …
Read More »New Zealand election to be delayed to Oct. 17 due to COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday that the general election will be held on Oct. 17, four weeks after Sept. 19 when the poll was originally scheduled for. “The Electoral Commission, via the Ministry of Justice, has advised me that a safe …
Read More »U.S. equities eke out modest weekly gains amid economic data, stimulus stalemate
New York, US | XINHUA | U.S. stocks posted modest gains in the week, as investors digested a slew of newly-released economic data while grappling with the uncertain fate of the further coronavirus stimulus in the country. For the week ending Friday, the Dow gained 1.8 percent, the S&P 500 …
Read More »Luuk de Jong strikes as Sevilla knock out Man United 2-1
Cologne, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Luuk de Jong struck 12 minutes from time as Sevilla advanced to their fourth UEFA Europa League final in seven years on Sunday. The Red Devils started aggressively, snapping into challenges, committing men forward and causing terror with their direct running. It soon brought …
Read More »U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo’s attempt to revive Cold War won’t succeed
Beijing, China | XINHUA | During his second trip to Europe in less than a month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unsurprisingly carried on his malign campaign, hurling insults at China, scrambling to indoctrinate “America’s friends” with slanders and lies, and contriving to revive a Cold War. Addressing a …
Read More »“Ugliest pigs on earth” popular among keepers in London Zoo
London, UK | XINHUA | “The ugliest pigs on earth” have proved to be popular among keepers after arriving at London Zoo, according to the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The ZSL said its keepers have been “squealing with delight” over the arrival of the zoo’s first “demon pigs” and plan …
Read More »Central America battling poverty, weak health systems during COVID-19 pandemic, say experts
Mexico City, Mexico | XINHUA | The COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty, expanded the size of the informal economy, and threatened the weak health systems of some countries in Central America, experts have said. According to the Inter-American Development Bank, 274,000 formal jobs could be lost in Guatemala, 130,000 in …
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