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UEFA Champions League to resume on August 7

A UEFA Champions League ball. /VCG The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) confirmed Wednesday that the Champions League will resume on August 7.UEFA reveals its plans to complete t

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EU exerts efforts to halt implementing Israeli annexation plan: official

A senior European Union official said on Wednesday that the EU exerts efforts with all parties to halt implementing the Israeli plan of annexing large parts of lands i

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UN rights body begins urgent debate on racism, police brutality in U.S.

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday afternoon began its urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the follow-up to the killing of George Floyd in the United States, following a request mad

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Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 starts, Xi chairs

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in Beijing. The summit, held via video link, was jointly proposed by China, Sout

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43 African countries under border closure as COVID-19 cases top 225,000 continentwide

As COVID-19 caseload surpassed 225,105 on Saturday across the African continent, 43 African countries are now under full border closure due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The death toll fro

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UK economy sees record monthly slump with GDP dropping by 20.4 pct in April

Britain's gross domestic product (GDP) plunged by 20.4 percent in April compared with the previous month, hitting the biggest monthly fall since 1997, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS) F

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European Chamber: European firms call for wider market reform in China

Despite the difficult global environment and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, European companies overall remain strongly committed to China.A business sur

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China donates more medical supplies to Myanmar to fight against COVID-19

The Chinese government has donated the fourth batch of medical supplies to Myanmar to assist in the fight against COVID-19, according to a release from the Chinese Emb

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Former Secretary of State: Trump has drifted from the constitution

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized President Donald Trump for threatening to use active-duty U.S. troops against protesters, saying it shows he has "drifted away" from the U.S.

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African nations get 90 million virus test kits for next six months

African countries have secured 90 million test kits for the novel coronavirus for the next six months. /China Daily African countries have secured 90 million test kits for the novel coronaviru

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Myanmar minister supports China's national security legislation for Hong Kong

Myanmar Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin has extended his support for China's national security legislation for Hong Kong, the Chinese Embassy i

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Germany wants to swap EU travel warning for softer guidelines this week

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that the German cabinet would on Wednesday discuss a resolution on downgrading the travel warnings currently in force for European Unio

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Britain, EU start fourth round of trade talks for post-Brexit era

Britain and the European Union are scheduled to start a fourth round of talks on a post-Brexit trade deal on Tuesday. Negotiators from London and Brussels will engage in intensive talks over the comi

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58 pct of EU citizens pessimistic about their country's future: survey

Fifty-eight percent of EU citizens were pessimistic about their country's future, according to a survey published by the German Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. Meanwhile, just as many European

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European Commission proposes borrowing 750 bln euros as recovery fund

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed borrowing 750 billion euros (826 billion U.S. dollars) in its name from the financial market to help the world's largest

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Sudan, U.S. agree to end UNAMID mission in Oct.

Sudan and the U.S. have agreed to end the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in October, Sudan's Sovereign Council said Tuesday. Chairman of Sudan

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Japan, EU leaders discuss COVID-19 response at video conference

TOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday held a video conference with European Union (EU) leaders to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak, with both sides agreeing to strength