Senior United Nations (UN) and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its grain and fertilizer
The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many in the region will likely find it harder than befor
President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening.The move will
Shortly after President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russian banks and elites -- but not on Russian President Vladimir Putin himself -- a top Senate
Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o
An English pub that claims to be the oldest in Britain is closing due to financial problems worsened by the pandemic.Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, just north of
Disruptions in basic health services, such as vaccination programs and treatment of diseases like AIDS, were reported in 92 percent of 129 countries, a World Health Org
FILE PIC: A military convoy of South Africa National Defence Forces rides along a dirt road in the Maringanha district in Pemba, Mozambique. /AFP The Southern African Development Community (SA
Two people are still missing and feared dead after a wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder County, Colorado, and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, authorities said on
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in north China's Tianjin, July 28, 2021. /Xinhua Editor's
Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, Canadian government inspectors frequently deemed the employers of migrant workers compliant with health and safety rules despite a lack
The leaders of Australia, the UK, and the U.S. announced a new trilateral military alliance on September 15 – called AUKUS – which will facilitate the sharing of techno
The big ideaHuman activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land in
The big ideaHuman activities, such as burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have worsened the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land in
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), an independent U.S.watchdog created in 2008, has concluded that while two decades of rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan has "yi
Syrian businesswoman Rama Khalil at her house in Damascus, Syria. /CGTN After a decade-long war in Syria, life has changed for Syrian women whose sufferings continue unabated due to a never-en