German Chancellor Angela Merkel and representatives of Fridays for Future, a global climate strike movement, Thursday agreed that industrialized countries had a "special responsibility" to tack
Lebanese President Michel Aoun called upon the Lebanese on Tuesday to protect the country from civil strife, which was the main goal of late prime minister Rafic Harir
FILE PHOTO: A handout satellite image shows a closeup view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia July 12, 2020. /Reuters The tripartite negotiations
CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Egypt sent on Monday the third batch of aid to Lebanon to provide emergency assistance to the heavily burdened country that suffered a deadly explosion in the capital Beiru
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - GENEVA -- The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Americas has crossed the 10 million mark, acc
Shanghai reported seven new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically transmitted cases Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday. All the se
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe on Thursday took a phone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper upon invitation. The two si
The medical unit of the Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon said it will provide medical aid to Beirut following the deadly explosions at the port of the Lebanese c
Incumbent banks acquiring fintechs is nothing new, and amidst the coronavirus crisis, we can likely expect to see that trend continue. The latest such move comes from publicly-listed Metro Bank which
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan poses on the red carpet for the 4th Asian Film Awards ceremony at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. /VCG Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's be
Shanghai reported four new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically transmitted cases on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday. Two of t
The police in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have ordered the official arrest of six people on suspicion of violating the Law of the People's Repub
A man washes his hands before entering a shopping arcade in Kampala, Uganda, July 22, 2020. /Xinhua Uganda reported a second COVID-19 death, the ministry of health said on Sunday.According to
04:44 HSBC released a statement on Saturday saying the bank was not involved in initiating the investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice which led to the arrest o
The national security law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is "consistent with China's constitutional scheme which places supreme power in the central government, as befitting
The national security law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is "consistent with China's constitutional scheme which places supreme power in the central government, as befitting
Sierra Leone is the latest country in Africa to cancel its domestic football season due to the coronavirus pandemic. /CAF The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) cancelled the Sierra Leon