LATAKIA, Syria, | XINHUA | Charred trees and burnt soil filled the horizon while white smoke filled the air, telling the story of wildfires that engulfed areas in Syria over the past 48 hours, turning the once picture-perfect sceneries into sad stories of dead crops. Farmers and families are in …
Read More »Police officer wounded in shooting outside Croatian gov’t building
Zagreb, Croatia | XINHUA | A police officer was wounded in a shooting on Monday morning outside the Croatian government building here, while the suspected gunman has fled the scene and committed suicide, according to local police. The shooting occured at around 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) at St. …
Read More »Trump claims he is “immune” from coronavirus
WASHINGTON,USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that he is now “immune” from the coronavirus, though medical research has suggested it is possible to be reinfected with the virus. “It seems like I’m immune, so I can go way out of a basement,” Trump said in …
Read More »Job’s Finished: Lakers win 17th NBA Championship
Los Angeles, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | LeBron James is used to delivering historic performances on The Finals stage. What he did in Game 6 of the 2020 Finals, though, puts him in a category all by himself. James was named Finals MVP after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the …
Read More »Scientists voice concern, criticism as coronavirus resurges in multiple countries
Beijing, China | Xinhua | The latest infections across the world indicate that a resurgence of the coronavirus is likely occurring, which poses great challenges to global health and urges a more efficient response from countries. The United States — ranking first in the world in terms of both case number …
Read More »Asian Americans face record job losses from COVID-19: survey
New York, US | Xinhua | Asian American unemployment rates this year increased from 2.5 percent in February to 14.5 percent in April, and 15 percent in May, the greatest among all racial groups across the United States, said a recent survey. “The far-reaching economic impact of COVID-19 has been felt …
Read More »Trump’s doctor says president “no longer” a transmission risk
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1, is “no longer considered a transmission risk to others,” his doctor said on Saturday as the president prepared to resume campaign rallies. In a new memo on the president’s status, White House physician …
Read More »More people with extra artery shows modern human evolving at fast rate
Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Over generations, more people born with an extra artery in their forearm shows modern humans are evolving at the fastest rate in the past 250 years and the natural selection could be the major reason, Australian researchers said. The recently published study showed the number of …
Read More »China’s industrial internet sees rapid growth with 5G technology
Shanghai, China | Xinhua | A computer screen connected to a numerically-controlled machine tool shows the amplitude curve of the machine in real-time. A total of 38 sensors installed in the machine tool collect information in time to forewarn malfunction. This is a scene at an experimental base for numerical control …
Read More »Second presidential debate in limbo as Trump, Biden campaigns at odds over format
Washington, US | Xinhua | The second U.S. presidential debate appears in limbo as the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are at odds over its format. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced on Thursday that the second Trump-Biden encounter, originally scheduled for Oct. 15, …
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