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Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA |    Sudan and U.S. have signed an agreement to restore Sudan’s sovereign immunity, said Sudan’s Justice Ministry. “Sudan’s government signed a bilateral agreement with the government of the United States on Friday to settle the cases filed against Sudan at U.S. courts, including the bombing of …

Istanbul, Turkey | XINHUA |   The death toll in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey’s western province of Izmir increased to 25, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD) said on Saturday. In a written statement, the AFAD announced that a total of 804 people were wounded at …

Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA |    Tributes flowed for Diego Maradona on Friday as the Argentinian football legend celebrated his 60th birthday. The former Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors forward was also honored with the unveiling of a giant mural showing him kissing the 1986 FIFA World Cup trophy in …

Beijing, China | XINHUA |     A handful of U.S. politicians cannot deceive the world by smearing China, nor can they stop China from pursuing peaceful development and achieving national rejuvenation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily news briefing when asked …

New York, USA | XINHUA |    The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 9 million on Friday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 9,007,298, with the national death toll reaching 229,293, as …

Accra, Ghana | XINHUA |    Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad Ahmad has tested positive for COVID-19, a statement from the continental football governing body said on Friday. “After his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday, October 28, Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, President of CAF, presented mild flu symptoms and …

Singapore, Republic of Singapore | XINHUA |    Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) and Department of Statistics (DOS) on Friday released survey reports about business expectations, showing companies in the country are less pessimistic about business for the six months starting this October. The survey report, Business Expectations of the Manufacturing …

Washington, USA | XINHUA |   U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday gave contrasting messages over the COVID-19 pandemic response when addressing supporters in the critical swing state of Florida. Trump held a “Make America Great Again” rally in the western coastal city of Tampa, …

United Nations, USA | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Caribbean community (CARICOM) to make great efforts to build greener, bluer, and inclusive economies in the post-COVID-19 recovery. The UN chief virtually told the 41st regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government …

Houston, USA | XINHUA |    Over half a million people were without power in the U.S. state of Louisiana after Category 2 Hurricane Zeta made landfall Wednesday afternoon along the Gulf Coast, authorities said Thursday. At the peak, about 531,000 people were without power in the state, Louisiana governor’s office …