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United Nations | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the recovery of tourism from COVID-19 in a sustainable way. “It is imperative that we rebuild the tourism sector. But it must be in a way that is safe, equitable and climate friendly,” said Guterres in a …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Ronaldinho was released from house arrest in Paraguay on Monday after nearly six months in custody for using a fake passport. A judge suspended charges against the 40-year-old and his brother Roberto Assis after they struck a plea bargain with prosecutors. “The precautionary measure of …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The High Court in Christchurch of New Zealand started Monday the sentencing hearing of the gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings, who killed 51 people, mostly worshippers, on March 15, 2019. The 29-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, appeared emotionless as his actions on the day of …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for a second term on Monday at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trump arrived at the Charlotte Convention Center on Monday afternoon, where over …

Washington, US | XINHUA |  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) on Sunday for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. It is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19. Based on scientific evidence available, the FDA …

🇫🇷 PSG 0 🆚 Bayern 🇩🇪  1 (59′) #UCLfinal 🏆 1974 🏆 1975 🏆 1976 🏆 2001 🏆 2013 🏆 2020 Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA |  Bayern Munich have just won their sixth European Cup final after edging Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at Estadio da Luz, in Lisbon. Many missed chances …

🇫🇷 PSG 0 🆚 Bayern 🇩🇪  1 (59′) #UCLfinal 2nd half Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA |  Bayern Munich took a second half lead against Paris Saint-Germain as they battled for the title of the 65th UEFA Champions League at Estadio da Luz, in Lisbon. The many missed chances characterized …

New York, US | XINHUA | U.S. stocks eked out modest gains in the past week as Wall Street digested the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes and a slew of economic data. For the week ending Friday, the Dow was roughly unchanged, the S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent, and the Nasdaq …

Santiago, Colombia | XINHUA | The economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic is the “most synchronized” in history and its prospects of recovery is quite uncertain, Colombian economist Jose Antonio Ocampo said on Saturday during a virtual conference. “It is much faster than the Great Depression of the …

Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | The video-sharing social networking company TikTok confirmed Saturday that it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any U.S. transactions with its parent company ByteDance. ByteDance announced later that the lawsuit will be delivered next Monday. Los Angeles-based …