ROME, ITALY | TASS | Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized with double pneumonia since February 14, will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, March 23, doctors treating him at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital said. However, the doctors added that the 88-year-old pontiff would continue to receive rehabilitation treatment, which …
Read More »Trump revokes security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revoked security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan were among several others who had their security clearance revoked. …
Read More »At least 130 killed by Israeli army in Gaza in 48 hours
GAZA | Xinhua | At least 130 Palestinians were killed, and 263 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip over the past 48 hours, the Gaza-based health authorities said on Saturday. This brought the death toll to 49,747 and injuries to 113,213 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out …
Read More »More than 47 million people sign call for clean air for better health
GENEVA | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people’s health from its devastating impacts. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental …
Read More »Nature’s groceries and safety net: how forests help feed the world better
OPINION | Dr QU Dongyu | Our forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain billions of people and biodiversity. Yet we continue to lose them at an alarming rate through deforestation and land degradation. Between 2015 and …
Read More »Why does Trump want to dismantle U.S. Education Department?
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all.” This move, as local media described it, fulfilled decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency. …
Read More »Heathrow Airport in London closed due to power outage from nearby fire
LONDON | Xinhua | London’s Heathrow Airport remains closed until midnight Friday due to a “significant power outage” caused by a fire at a nearby electricity substation, a spokesperson said. The outage has affected the entire airport, with no clear timeline for power restoration. “To maintain the safety of our …
Read More »Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the “core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the …
Read More »What the new Kennedy assassination file reveals
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The U.S. National Archives on Tuesday released thousands of pages of declassified records related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK). The initial release on Tuesday contained 1,123 records, totaling 32,000 pages. A subsequent release on Tuesday night contained 1,059 records, totaling …
Read More »🟥Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry is new Olympic Committee boss
Coventry will be the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement, taking office on 23 June for an 8-year term 🟦 Results of the election for the 10th IOC President: ✳ Kirsty Coventry 49 ✳ Juan Antonio Samaranch 28 ✳ Lord Sebastian Coe 8 ✳ Morinari Watanabe …
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