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U.S. grants Huawei 45-day extension from proposed ban

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday that it would grant Chinese telecoms giant Huawei another 45-day extension from a proposed ban on buying U.S. products and services to avoid adverse

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Beijing vows fresher air this year

Beijing Municipality has announced measures to further reduce air pollution in 2020 after the air quality has improved remarkably in recent years. The average concentr

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Investment banks: Coronavirus to largely affect China's Q1 GDP growth

Global investment banks believe the impact of the coronavirus on China's economy will largely be in the first quarter of 2020, if the outbreak is contained by the end o

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UEFA teams up with Disney in a bid to help more girls play football

Ball girls with Lionel Messi (back, left) of Barcelona prior to a La Liga match in Barcelona, Spain, September 24, 2019. /VCG Photo The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has teame

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UEFA teams up with Disney in a bid to help more girls play football

Ball girls with Lionel Messi (back, left) of Barcelona prior to a La Liga match in Barcelona, Spain, September 24, 2019. /VCG Photo The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has teame

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Trump sees 'good chance' for accord with Taliban by end of month

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thinks there is a "good chance" the United States would reach an agreement with the Taliban by the end of February on a

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Parents' love shapes children's lives: study

A recent study has shown that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life. The study, co-authored by researchers at the Univer

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Analysis: Tragic fall of German football icon Klinsmann

The surprising resignation of Juergen Klinsmann as head coach of Hertha BSC has further consequences. The 55-year-old former German national and US national team coach is going to lose his seat in t

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Israeli military introduces 4-year plan to enhance lethality, assault capabilities

Israel's military released on Thursday a four-year plan aimed at enhancing its lethality and assault capabilities, especially against Iran. "Execution of the 'Momentum

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Innovaccer wants to be the service that unifies all healthcare data

The holy grail for technology companies working in the healthcare industry is becoming the gateway for all healthcare data.Big legacy providers like Epic and Cerner are trying to reach out to hospital

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Scientists find car-sized turtle fossil

Scientists in South America have dug up fossils from one of the largest turtles that ever lived.The car-sized turtle, called Stupendemys geographicus, lived about 13 million to 7

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White House's controversial Fed nominee faces doubts, worries in confirmation hearing

A controversial nominee for the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors handpicked by the White House was questioned by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as senators worried whether the nominee would b

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Former US attorney resigns from Treasury after nomination withdrawal

FILE PHOTO: Jessie Liu, the former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during the Washington Area Law Enforcement Memorial Service. /Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Jessie Liu, t

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7-month-old Simsim secures $16M for its social commerce in India

Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in seven months of its existence as it attempts to replicate the offline retail experience in the digital world wit

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Earth sees hottest January on record: NOAA

The hot January, without an El Nino impact, provides more solid evidences to the fact of global warming. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- January 2020 was the hottest January in the 141-year global

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Business expert Tao Zhang on U.S. racketeering charge against Huawei

02:04 U.S. prosecutors on Thursday accused Huawei of stealing trade secrets and helping Iran track protesters in its latest indictment against the Chinese company, escalating the U.S.

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Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it ‘impossible’ to do job

Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and open case