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Los Angeles opens temporary homeless shelters amid COVID-19 pandemic

03:02 Los Angeles has long failed to address its homeless crisis. It has several encampments that were already a public health concern.Now, COVID-19 has compelled city officials to ena

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Xi quotes love song to extend welcome to global leaders at Boao

ChinesePresidentXiJinpinghasborrowedwordsfromalocalfolksongtoextendhisgreetingstoglobalshakersandmoversintherealmofpoliticsandbusiness,tellinginternationalleade

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Chinese researchers find evidence of start of rice cultivation

Chineseresearchershavefoundevidenceoftheshiftfromwildricetoricecultivation,whichwouldhelpintheresearchintotheoriginsofrice.ResearchersfromtheChineseAcademyofSci

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Football transfer rumours: Liverpool or Barcelona to land Houssem Aouar?

Today’srumoursareinforthelonghaulYoumightthinkJackWilshereisthemostoverratedplayerontheplanet.Youmightthinkhewasthebest17-year-oldyouhaveeverseenplayintheflesh,

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New Horizons probe captures images at record distance from Earth

Voyager1hasheldthedistancerecordforacapturedimageforthepast27yearsthankstoitslegendary"PaleBlueDot"photo(3.75billionmilesawayfromEarth),butthatmilestonejustgots

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100 million-year-old spider with tail found in amber

TwoteamsofChinesescientistshavebegunstudyofaspeciesofspiderwithalongtail,whichisfoundinamberatleast100millionyearsold.TheChimerarachnefoundinMyanmarfillsagapint

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Alstom testing automated freight train in the Netherlands

FrenchtrainengineeringgiantAlstomistotestautomatedfreighttrainsintheNetherlandsthisyear.Theautomatedtrainprototypecantravelforabout100km(60miles)withoutdriverin

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NBA: Isaiah Thomas speaks ahead of his debut with Cavaliers<br>

NBAstarIsaiahThomasissettomakehislongawaiteddebutfortheClevelandCavaliers.TheguardwaspartofablockbusterdealwithBoston,whichsawKyrieIrvinggotheotherway.Thediminu

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China to press for long-term coal supply deals

Chinawillcontinuetosupportlong-termsupplydealsbetweencoalproducersandbuyers,amidrisingdemandforthecommodityduringtheheatingseason,accordingtothecountry'stopecon

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Chinese cities, companies jump on bid to spur rental housing

MajorChinesecities,developersandthefinancialsectoraremovingquicklytojoinagovernment-ledcampaigntodeveloptherentalhousingmarket.Thiscomesasthecountry'stopauthori

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U.S. could be in Afghanistan for years amid broader anti-terror fight

TheUnitedStatescouldbeinAfghanistanforyearstocome,after16yearsofpresenceinthewar-torncountry,U.S.expertssaid.ThefightinAfghanistanwillprobablybea"generation-lon

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Uber chief to take leave from company

UberCEOTravisKalanicktoldemployeesonTuesdayheplanstotaketimeawayfromthecompany,andcouldreturninadiminishedrole.Hismovecomesafteramonths-longinvestigationofmanag

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Green energy is the future, but fossil fuels are still needed

The Astana World Expo has offered a glimpse of the drive towards a fossil fuel free future, which is moving faster than many analysts predicted.

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Green energy is the future, but fossil fuels are still needed

TheAstanaWorldExpohasofferedaglimpseofthedrivetowardsafossilfuelfreefuture,whichismovingfasterthanmanyanalystspredicted.ThethemeoftheAstanaExpoisFutureEnergy.Co

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Opinion: Why Qatar won't let a crisis turn into a disaster

Thecurrent"diplomaticcrisis"betweenQatarandSaudiArabiaisunlikelytolastlongasbothsidesneedeachother,especiallytheQataris.TheisolationofQatarbySaudiArabiawhichwas

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CSIS: Populism rising

Populism’sglobalrisewastestedonSundaywhenFrenchvoterswenttothepollsinthefinalballotsofthe2017presidentialelectionthere.Centristinternationalismwon,thoughstrands

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Movie-inspired Fendi designs treat Milan's fashion elite

Milan's fashion elite strolled down an elegant street in "Rome" on Thursday, sporting subtle and elegant creations that recalled the timeless movie scenes of yesteryear.