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U.S. universities see rise in coronavirus cases as schools reopen

On Saturday, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa reported that more than 1,000 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the campus reopened last week.According to the university'

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China's steel output hits record in July on strong domestic demand

VCG China's steel sector registered record high output last month on surging domestic demand due to a flurry of infrastructure projects, industry data showed, as the country introduced massive

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Miralem Pjanic tests positive for COVID-19, arrival at Barca delayed

Barcelona announced on Sunday that its midfielder Miralem Pjanic had tested positive for coronavirus.Pjanic recently joined Barca on loan from Juventus at the end of this season for 60 million eur

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HKSAR sets Oct. 14 as start date for ordinary session of LegCo

The Legislative Council building of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. /CFPThe Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regi

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Mali to reopen land, air borders after mutiny: CNSP

The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a transitional governing body set up by mutinous Malian soldiers, informed Thursday night that the land and air borders of Mali are to

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Palestine slams UAE-Israeli peace deal as "flagrant departure from Arab consensus"

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday slammed the U.S.-sponsored peace deal signed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Israel as "a flagrant departu

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Ireland to return 5.5 mln euros in Abacha loot to Nigeria: Statement

FILE PHOTO: The late ruler Sani Abacha is suspected to have embezzled about $2.2bn from Nigeria's central bank. /Government of Nigeria Ireland has reached a deal to give back to Nigeria 5.5 mi

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China probes polyphenylene ether imports from U.S.

China's commerce ministry said Friday that it had started an anti-subsidy investigation into polyphenylene ether imports from the United States. The probe was launched

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Colombia surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 cases with record daily new additions

Citizens wearing face masks are seen on a bus in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on April 2, 2020.(Photo by John Paz/Xinhua)The health ministry reported that over the la

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China's top legislature approves extending sixth HK LegCo operation

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to continue perf

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Turkey re-sends seismic vessel to east Med

ANKARA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Monday issued a new Navigation Telex (NAVTEX) for seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean to be conducted by its vessel Oruc Reis, a move escalating tension wi

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More than 500 inmates in U.S. prison test positive for COVID-19

More than 500 inmates -- almost half of the population -- at a prison in the U.S. state of Arizona have tested positive for COVID-19, local prison officials have said.

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COVID-19 deaths in Brazil top 97,000

Brazil on Wednesday recorded 1,437 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 97,256. Tests also detected 57,152 new infections, bringing the total caseload t

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Online voting opens for China's Hundred Flowers film awards

Online voting has opened for Chinese audiences to nominate candidates for the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, a top film award handed out once every two years based on pu

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Cruise ships return to Greece after four-month ban

00:45 Greece reopened six of its ports to cruise ships on Saturday,four months after they were banned because of COVID-19. But ships are not expected to dock at these ports until 20 Au

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Sketch exhibition on renowned artist opens in Beijing

An exhibition on the works of late Chinese painter and art educator Ye Qianyu has commenced at the art gallery of the China National Academy of Painting in Beijing.An e

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China moves to cut costs for enterprises

Chinese authorities have issued a circular to further cut costs for enterprises to help them tide over the COVID-19 pandemic.The average costs of broadband for enterpri