Tens of thousands of people remained stranded on Thursday evening while attempting to flee bushfire-ravaged areas of the south-east Australian coast – having earlier be
LONDON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the British manufacturing sector dropped to 47.5 in December 2019, according to a survey published on Thursday by The IHS Markit/CI
Scientists are trying to infect the mosquitoes that spread the virus by injecting them with a bacteria that blocks its dispersal.
by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- As nations across the globe celebrate the arrival of year 2020, it is time to reflect on the past and make New Year's resolutions. And one co
Thousands of people are fleeing a vast "tourist leave zone" in Australia amid forecasts of ferocious bushfire conditions in coming days.Since September, Australia's bus
SYDNEY, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have been told to vacate a 250-km stretch of Australia's southeast coast before Saturday, due to a heightened threat of bushfire -- however fuel and supply shortag
Cars drive down a freeway as smoke shrouds Canberra, January 1, 2020. /AP Photo Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal communities as Austral