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Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Russia’s Hermitage museum is seeking the return from Italy of a painting by Pablo Picasso it loaned, a Rome museum confirmed Thursday. The Hermitage, based in St. Petersburg, Russia, has also reportedly requested the return of other paintings on loan in Italy. The Italian media is …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday said the United States should conduct a credible, independent and impartial investigation into civilian casualties caused by U.S. air strikes, and hold those concerned accountable. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily news briefing, saying that this …

SARS-CoV-2 emergence very likely resulted from at least two zoonotic events Beijing, China | Xinhua | Three reports newly published by different research teams from different countries have revealed more evidence that some zoonotic origins were behind the spread of SARS-CoV-2, which caused the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The studies were conducted …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens stored in the country’s labs to prevent “any potential spills,” the UN agency said on Thursday. In an emailed response, the WHO told Reuters that it has “strongly recommended the Ministry of Health in …

Frankfurt, Germany | Xinhua | The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled on Thursday a roadmap to wind down stimulus policies and possibly raise interest rates later in 2022. The decision to taper and possibly reverse a years-long policy of negative interest rates came at a time when inflation in the euro …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that utmost efforts should be made to support Russia and Ukraine in overcoming difficulties to carry forward ceasefire negotiations, and China supports and encourages all efforts that are conducive to a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine. Speaking …

United Nations | Xinhua | The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on Friday to discuss the United States’ alleged military biological research in Ukraine at Russia’s request. Dmitry Polyanskiy, first deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN, tweeted this request on Thursday. Russia has been holding that there …

  People who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine may be hesitant to complete their vaccine regimen Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. researchers are conducting a clinical trial designed to help understand rare but potentially serious systemic allergic reactions to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, the U.S. National …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine “has the champagne corks quietly popping in the Pentagon, on K Street, in the defense industry, and throughout the halls of Congress,” wrote Franklin C. Spinney, a former military analyst for the Pentagon, in a recent commentary. “Taxpayers are …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said the United States criticizes China’s position on Ukraine to “seek space for the plot of simultaneously suppressing China and Russia.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks in response to the media report that the two New York Times …