The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) on Thursday, modernizing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that has been blamed for ho
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Germany is to phase out climate-damaging electricity generation from lignite and hard coal. (Credit: Julian Stratenschulte/AP) Germany is aiming to phase out its coal-fired power stations by 2
Procuratorial organs across China in 2019 approved the arrest of 1,599 suspects in criminal cases of wage defaults, up 10.6 percent year on year, the Supreme People's
The government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said it has planned to help over 2.7 million rural residents find jobs in 2020. Measures such as s
China's capital city will improve the doctor-patient communication mechanism to ensure the safety of medical staff and create an orderly hospital environment, accordin
The University of Tokyo on Wednesday fired an associate professor for a number of racist, anti-Chinese remarks he made on Twitter starting in November last year. Known
Qian Fuwang and Wang Xinling, a couple of tunnel workers in Taiyuan city, north China's Shanxi province, have been breaking ice that is inside tunnels for nearly 30 ye
There is a global shift in paying with digital wallets instead of the traditional wallets and the use of credit cards, said Arik Shtilman, CEO and co-founder of Rapyd, a global fintech organization.
A man guides an excavator operator as they clear snow-covered road to make way to reach the areas affected by heavy snowfall and avalanches, in Neelum Valley near line of control (LoC), Pakist
Speaking for farmers, Hu Huishu, 43, felt a strong sense of responsibility at the local annual legislative session in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. "As a fa
In the end, Emmanuel Macron seems prepared to compromise. After six weeks of strikes involving rail employees, teachers, nurses, ballet dancers, lawyers, concierges, pi
In the end, Emmanuel Macron seems prepared to compromise. After six weeks of strikes involving rail employees, teachers, nurses, ballet dancers, lawyers, concierges, pi
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Logos relating to Australian bushfire relief efforts are shown during the inaugural 24-nation tennis event ATP Cup in Sydney, Australia, January 11, 2020. The International Tennis Federation (
Malaysia is concerned about India’s new curbs on imports of palm oil after a diplomatic row, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday, but indicated he would con
The death toll has risen to nine in a road collapse accident in the city of Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Authorities put the number of injured at 17, all of whom are in sta
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