Guterres stressed the need to protect the right to quality education for everyone United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for action in five areas to transform education. At the Transforming Education Summit, Guterres stressed the need to protect the right to quality education for …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Britain holds state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen’s coffin will be taken to Windsor Castle where she will be buried together with her husband Prince Philip, who died last year at 99 London, UK | Xinhua | Britain held a state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s longest-reigning monarch, at Westminster Abbey on Monday, attended …
Read More »Swedish agency warns of major risks with winter’s electricity shortage
Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Patients on life-sustaining medical equipment may be in danger this winter as there is a possibility of power cuts in Sweden due to the energy crunch, according to a government agency on Sunday. “There is always a risk for people who need life-sustaining machines or …
Read More »Long COVID-19 a problem for U.S. workforce
Washington, US | Xinhua | Charles Gill, 41, a teacher in Pennsylvania, had COVID-19 a few months back. While many of his friends only had symptoms for a few days, his have lingered a few months. “I recovered but I’m still tired a lot,” he told Xinhua, adding that he …
Read More »Tennis great Roger Federer leaves with love, respect
Beijing, China | Xinhua | Retirement, a necessary end, will come when it will come. But after Roger Federer announced it from tennis, there was an instant outpouring of emotion among athletes and fans all over the world. The Swiss legend said on Thursday that he would leave the court after …
Read More »Western countries not always honest about aid they provide: Foreign Affairs
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States and other high-income Western countries insist that they offer a more honest, open partnership with developing countries than their rivals do, but in truth, they are not always honest about the assistance they provide, reported Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. “They find ways …
Read More »US judge names ‘special master’ to review seized items in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago searc
Washington, USA | Xinhua | A federal judge named a “special master” on Thursday to review items seized by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. In a court order, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Aileen Cannon …
Read More »Cuba to present resolution to lift U.S. trade embargo at UN General Assembly
Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | Cuba will again submit a resolution against the U.S. trade embargo at this year’s United Nations General Assembly in November, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Thursday. “After more than 60 years of siege, that policy impacts, like never before, Cuban families inside and …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Thousands pay tributes to late Queen in London, Britain
London, UK | XINHUA | Thousands of people waited patiently in long lines to give their final respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »ENI CEO: Italy can get through winter without Russian gas
Rome, Italy | XINHUA | The head of Eni, Italy’s largest oil and gas company said he thought his country would be able to make it through the upcoming winter without major problems despite Russia’s decision to cut off gas supplies, Italian media reported on Thursday. Based on increased gas …
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