France has been under a second national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of November. /CFP France will start easing its strict coronavirus restrictions this weekend so
CFPThe Chinese government on Tuesday issued a new national plan to help the elderly adapt to life with smart technologies.The challenges for the elderly and technology
A man holds his child at the Al-Dhale'e Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Yemen. /AFP Raising alarm over "an imminent catastrophe" in war-ravaged Yemen, the head of the UN Children's
06:50 The past four years witnessed the U.S.' ill-advised departure from its four-decade-long engagement with China. Several political scientists predict a Cold War 2.0 while others st
File photo of ROK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. /CFP Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Kyung-wha said on Tuesday that she had met with people considered closed to Joe Bid
People lining up to receive relief food amid COVID-19 in Burkina Faso. /AFP People in four food insecurity "hotspots" inside Burkina Faso, north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan, and Yemen, need h
Gymnasia y Esgrima coach Diego Maradona has a surgery for a blood clot in his brain. /CFP Diego Maradona, widely considered one of the all-time football greats, is suffering from complications
Air quality in India's capital New Delhi remained in the "severe" category for a third straight day on Saturday due to increased stubble fires and vehicle emissions, SAFAR, the country's main envi
After nearly 50 years in public life and three tries for the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the presidency, defeating incumbent
President Donald Trump was narrowly leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday, while other competitive swing states that
Pensioner Esperanza Chacón, 89, prays every day for Donald Trump to lose the U.S. presidential election. Like many Cubans, her livelihood has been threatened by Trump’s
By APD writer AliceUS-China relations are definitely those of most concern today. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade and technology tensions betwee
Faraday Future, the electric vehicle startup with a messy and complicated past, is planning to go public through a special-purchase acquisition company (SPAC) deal.The company’s chief executive Carste
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called for new European Union sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internat
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a political impasse over government formation, dealing a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to
Refugees from Syria are seen at a temporary settlement in Hatay, Turkey, February 26, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Was
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a "massive" drop in earnings.In a
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