Air quality in New Delhi worsened in the days after a grand festival and at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was attending the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow. From "poor" air quality recorded on Nov 1, air…
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Iraqi PM says failed assassins identified
BAGHDAD－Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Sunday that the perpetrators of the assassination attempt at his residence in the capital Baghdad have been identified. "We will pursue those who committed the crime. We know them well, and we will…
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 250 mln: Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK -- Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 250,015,789, with 5,052,148 deaths worldwide, as of 8:21 am local time (1321 GMT), showed the data.…
China committed to multilateralism: diplomat
GENEVA - China will continue to firmly follow the path of multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, and actively contribute its wisdom and strength to the cause of international peace and development, a…
Europe once again COVID-19 epicenter: WHO
COPENHAGEN - Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Europe, called on Thursday for an end to "complacency" as the latest COVID-19 statistics revealed that "Europe is back at the epicenter of the pandemic - where we…
Shanghai pledges to open up further and bolster talent acquisition
Gong said the city will constantly welcome foreign investment, protect the legal rights and interests of foreign invested enterprises and provide better services for them. One of the measures taken will accelerate the opening-up of regulations and standards in Pudong…
China's power supply back to normal: State Grid
BEIJING -- The State Grid Corporation of China on Sunday said that the supply and demand of power in areas operated by the company have returned to normal. The thermal coal inventory in the company's operating area has rebounded to…
Beijing announces special rules for snow clearing during epidemic
The Beijing government announced a special snow clearing requirement during the COVID-19 epidemic, stating snow piles and drifts should not be transported outside of communities which are under control at present. During the recent COVID-19 outbreak, several residential communities where…
Climate-threatened islands struggle to have voices heard
Editor's Note: As delegates meet in the hope for a meaningful agreement at the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, calls are growing for concrete action to aid nations most at risk from global warming.Though the COP 26 climate summit…
UK, French leaders fail to defuse fishing row
ROME－French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stuck to rival positions on Sunday in their countries' post-Brexit dispute over fishing in the English Channel, with France maintaining its threat to impose sanctions starting from Tuesday that could…