LONDON, UK | TASS | Republican nominee for US president Donald Trump said the United States will go to hell if he loses the November election. “Look, we gotta win, and if we don’t win, this country’s going to hell,” he said, The Guardian reported. “You know, there’s an expression, this could …
Read More »U.S. researchers develop mouse models revealing COVID-19 infection
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. researchers have developed six lines of humanized mice that can serve as valuable models for studying human cases of COVID-19, according to a newly published study. These mouse models, developed by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, are important for COVID-19 research because …
Read More »China’s green, low-carbon development nurtures new opportunities: official
BEIJING | XINHUA |Â China’s green and low-carbon development features bright spots and nurtures new opportunities, an official with the country’s energy administration has said. Wind power and photovoltaics have become major contributors to China’s newly added installed capacity and important forces in the country’s energy supply network, National Energy …
Read More »Israeli military vows retaliation after Iranian missile attack
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel’s military on Tuesday vowed to “carry out attacks throughout the Middle East tonight” to retaliate against the Iranian attacks. The military said around 200 missiles were fired by Iran at Israel in the evening, adding the attacks’ impact was still under review. Military spokesman Daniel …
Read More »China’s Xi urges greater national achievements, contributions to humanity’s peace, development
BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping on Monday said the Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of humanity. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the …
Read More »What to know about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Escalation between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fuels fears that the conflict will expand beyond many borders ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Clashes in the last year between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict — until now. In …
Read More »SpaceX’s Crew-9 Dragon capsule docks with space station
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | SpaceX’s Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft autonomously docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The spacecraft was launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the U.S. state of Florida on Saturday, and docked with the ISS at 5:30 p.m. …
Read More »Stadiums of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup announced
FIFA President Gianni Infantino: “The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will feature 12 fantastic stadiums where a new chapter in football’s global history will be written by great players from the 32 best clubs in the world” The official FIFA Club World Champions to be crowned at MetLife Stadium in …
Read More »Hezbollah confirms leader Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs
GAZA | Xinhua | Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the Israeli airstrikes targeting the militant group’s command headquarters a day earlier in Dahieh, Beirut’s southern suburbs. In a statement, the group mourned Nasrallah, describing him as “a great martyr” and “a heroic, …
Read More »Israel continues to pound Beirut early Saturday after deadly Hezbollah HQ strike
JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | Israel launched fresh attacks on targets in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh early Saturday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah weapons stored under civilian buildings. Eyewitnesses in Beirut reported Israeli warplanes flying over the city’s southern suburb and conducting several rounds of bombings within an hour in …
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