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New Delhi, India | Xinhua | The Indian government on Monday issued an advisory to all kinds of media platforms to ban publishing, telecasting or promoting advertisements about online betting and gambling in the country. Issued by the federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the advisory came after a number of …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects around a quarter of the adult population in the world Beijing, China | Xinhua | A study by Chinese scientists and their German counterparts has revealed that microbes in one’s gut can be used as risk indicators for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD, in which …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The successor to McDonald’s in Russia, “Vkusno – i tochka,” reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia. Oleg Paroev, general director of the company, announced the new …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries. On Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States must fulfill its obligations under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), which is essential for international security. Russia …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua |  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said here Saturday that the commission will finalize the assessment on granting Ukraine European Union (EU) candidate status by the end of next week, the Ukrinform news agency reported. “The European Commission is currently preparing its recommendations — …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on Friday authorizing the country’s withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The proposal was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which had reached an agreement with relevant government bodies, according to the published order. UNWTO members …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. household wealth declined for the first time in two years in the first quarter this year, edging down to 149.3 trillion U.S. dollars, Reuters reported. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday released figures on the financial health of U.S. households in a report for …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to swipe at the press, saying they can go “swimming in the pond,” as many international and local news outlets questioned the representation of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Biden made the remarks during …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed two separate decrees imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and more than 200 Russian officials, the presidential press service reported. The restrictions targeting Putin banned him from carrying out trade operations such as exports and imports, transiting through …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices fell on Thursday after hitting their highest levels in three months in the prior session. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery lost 60 cents, or 0.5 percent, to settle at 121.51 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …