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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The COVID-19 “pandemic is making a global childcare crisis even worse,” Henrietta Fore, head of the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned Tuesday. Fore’s remark came after the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed out on …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | Europe should resist U.S. pressure to isolate China and remain independent in its decision making in the face of so-called security concerns, a Spanish expert has said. “If the U.S. wants to include Europe in its ‘anti-China’ strategy because it does not want anyone to …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump resumed his press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, admitting that the situation in the country will “get worse.” “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better — something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the …

New York, US | XINHUA | The U.S. dollar dropped noticeably in late trading on Tuesday as the euro extended gains after European Union (EU) leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-battered economies. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell …

Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday instructing the government to implement a set of national development goals by 2030. The decree published by the Kremlin said the country aims to achieve breakthrough developments, increase its population and raise living standards. Other goals include …

Paris, France | XINHUA | French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed as “historic” a European Union (EU) deal on a post-pandemic recovery fund that would help build a “green and prosperous Europe” and further improve European solidarity. “A historic day for Europe! A massive recovery plan is adopted: a …

London, UK | XINHUA | U.S. stock markets have been “a gold rush” for Chinese companies, but this may come to an end, as the U.S. administration has used its market as a “potential new front in a battle with China,” the British newspaper Daily Telegraph has reported. In May, …

Washington, US | XINHUA | The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States is raising the risk of a double-dip recession if the country is unable to reign in the pandemic, economists have warned. A total of 34 U.S. states have seen increasing rates of COVID-19 infection since the Memorial …

Washington, US | XINHUA | A new nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shown hints of protection and immunity by safely eliciting the production of antibodies and antiviral T cell responses in mice and pigtail macaques, according to a new preclinical study published Monday in Science …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to promote justice and combat racism in all its manifestations. “Every day, in our work across the world, we must strive to do our part to promote inclusion, justice and dignity. We must combat …