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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States has spent more than 250 million U.S. dollars on military biological activities in Ukraine since 2005, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. The ministry has been studying the work of U.S.-funded biological weapons programs in Ukraine and other regions, and has recently obtained …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | The new aid of 1 billion euros that was approved by the European Parliament for Kiev on Thursday will be used to ensure Ukraine’s financial stability, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said. “The European Union (EU) Macro-Financial Assistance will be directed to the financing of priority …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being fatally shot on Friday by a gunman during a speech in the western city of Nara when campaigning for Sunday’s upper house election, local media reported. Abe, 67, fell to the ground and was seen bleeding after …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia is open to peace talks, and the negotiations with Ukraine will get more difficult with time passing by, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “We do not refuse peace negotiations, but those who refuse should know that the more time they waste, the more …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe collapsed and showed no sign of life after being shot twice on Friday when he was delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, local media reported. Abe fell to the ground and was seen bleeding after he …

Education is not a privilege, nor is it an opportunity, it is a human right United Nations | Xinhua | Academics, experts, government officials and representatives of educational organizations on Wednesday called for efforts and actions to improve the quality of education across the world and place student needs at the …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Boris Johnson will step down as leader of the Conservative Party immediately, and will be replaced as  British Prime Minister in October, the BBC has reported. A Conservative leadership race will take place this summer and a new prime minister will be in place …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fired Cabinet minister Michael Gove, as Downing Street fought off a rebellion within the ruling party. Resignations on Tuesday cabinet ministers Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid left the Prime Minister struggling to keep the Conservative Party together. …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Drinking beer is beneficial to the intestine and has the potential to prevent chronic diseases, according to a research by the Center for Research in Health Technologies and Services (CINTESIS), a non-profit research and development unit, in the city of Porto in northern Portugal. “Beer …

Damascus, Syria | Xinhua | Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said his country welcomes any role played by Iran in easing the tension between Syria and Turkey and achieving political progress. The tension has been brewing for weeks after Ankara declared a plan to impose a buffer zone in …