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United Nations ,USA | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that 2.99 billion U.S. dollars is needed in 2021 to fully implement the mandates entrusted to the organization. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 2.99 billion U.S. dollars, …

London, UK | XINHUA |    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a new three-level COVID-19 alert system that will be implemented across England, with Liverpool moved to the highest tier as the level being decided according to local infection rates. Outlining the new strategy, Johnson said it simplify …

Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA |   The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet dropped from last month when Suga took office after his predecessor Shinzo Abe stepped down for health reasons, a nationwide poll showed on Monday. According to the survey conducted by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK between …

WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA |   White House physician Sean Conley said on Monday that President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19, 12 days after the president tested positive with the virus. Trump has tested negative “on consecutive days” and is “not infectious to others,” according to a memo from …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …