Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday on rejigged his Cabinet, inducting 21 new ministers, in his first major expansion since assuming office in May this year.
Latvia's new government, the second headed by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, took office this Wednesday amid questions about its programme, which is being criticized by the local media and experts for vagueness and lack of focus.
A new dengue vaccine tested in Brazil has proven to be effective in alleviating the disease, the state news agency Agencia Brasil announced Monday.
New research has shown a protein that controls the growth of new blood vessels could potentially reduce the effects of cardiovascular disease in patients' legs, including risks of leg ulcers, gangrene, and amputation.
China will establish a new anti-graft body to further strengthen pressure on corrupt officials, deputy Procurator-General Qiu Xueqiang has said.
The prefecture of Rio de Janeiro has launched a tender for a 52 million-real (about 21.8 million U.S. dollars) revamp of the city's 2016 Olympic athletics stadium.
Austrian steel-based technology company voestalpine AG announced Wednesday it has decided to invest about 180 million U.S. dollars to build a new plant in China.
Like many displaced by the south-to-north water diversion project, Zhao Jiufu will never forget the day he moved out of his ancestral home four years ago.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday applauded the election for a new parliament in Tunisia, calling it "an important milestone" in the North African country's political transition.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he is "cautiously optimistic" about the Ebola situation in the United States, as his government announced a new program that will actively monitor for 21 days every person coming from West African nations hard hit by the deadly virus.
Britain's highest honor for architecture, the Royal Institute for British Architecture (Riba)' s Stirling Prize was awarded Thursday to Britain's newest theatre, Liverpool's newly rebuilt Everyman.
Cuba and Vietnam on Wednesday signed an agreement to boost cooperation in various areas, local media reported.
A senior Indonesian official overseeing investment said on Thursday that the current political upheaval in the country does not affect intentions of investors to place their investments, adding that they are enthusiastic to see policies set by the new government.
Samsung to invest 14.6 bln USD in new semiconductor plants
The final Eurozone Composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 52.0 in September, down from 52.5 in August, Markit reported Friday.
World Cyber Arena (WCA) 2014, a new event for world cyber gamers, kicked off in Yinchuan, capital city of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Oct 2.
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