Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The world’s first person receiving a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig two months ago has died, the U.S. Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced on Wednesday. David Bennett, the 57-year-old American patient, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Doctors did …
Read More »Russia urges U.S. to explain purpose of biological labs in Ukraine
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Washington must explain to the international community the purpose of U.S.-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine. “We remember for how many years and with what bloody results the United States searched for various types of chemical, biological, bacteriological weapons …
Read More »Iraq’s oil supply compatible with global demand: statement
Planned increases by the OPEC+ countries are sufficient to address any shortages that may occur in the crude oil supplies to the world markets Baghdad, Iraq | Xinhua | Iraq said on Wednesday that its crude oil exports are in line with the consumption in the world oil market, ruling out …
Read More »Biden signs executive order on cryptocurrencies, places urgency on research of digital dollar
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order calling on the whole government to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies, placing great urgency on the research and development of a possible digital U.S. dollar. “Digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, have seen explosive growth in …
Read More »NATO countries use Ukraine crisis to pursue militaristic projects: report
U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a record 770-billion dollar military budget for 2023 Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are using the Ukraine crisis to pursue longer-term militaristic projects, according to a U.S. media outlet report. “After the end of the United States’ …
Read More »OPEC chief warns of global oil shortage due to sanctions on Russia
Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned on Tuesday that the world cannot replace Russia’s share of oil exports, calling for energy depoliticization. “The issue at stake here is the capacity of the world to meet these perceived shortages,” OPEC Secretary General …
Read More »Global COVID-19 death toll tops 6million: WHO
Death toll inflicted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed six million Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Globally, as of 4:31 p.m. CET on Tuesday, …
Read More »Kiev destroyed deadly samples from U.S.-funded biowarfare labs: Russia
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that authorities in Kiev destroyed dangerous pathogens of deadly diseases stored in U.S.-funded laboratories in the country. The ministry received documentation from employees at Ukrainian biological laboratories confirming the urgent destruction of dangerous pathogens such as plague, anthrax, tularemia, …
Read More »Biden announces imposition of energy embargo on Russia
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the imposition of an energy embargo on Russia, banning U.S. imports of oil, liquified natural gas and coal from Russia over its ongoing military operations in Ukraine. “This means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable to U.S. ports,” …
Read More »Research finds white supremacy propaganda on rise in U.S.
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. white-supremacist groups continued in 2021 to distribute propaganda at a historically high rate, part of what some experts call “an increasingly panicked reaction to growing diversity in America,” The Washington Post last week cited a recent report. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) research found 4,851 …
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