World
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UN launches first-ever Int’l Finance Facility for Education
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his special envoy for global education, Gordon Brown, on Saturday launched a multi-billion-dollar International Finance…
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China’s natural gas output up 6.3 pct in August
China’s natural gas output maintained a steady increase last month, official data showed. The output of natural gas in the…
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Chinese envoy calls for lifting sanctions against South Sudan
A Chinese envoy on Friday called for the lifting of sanctions against South Sudan and for the provision of more…
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Black Americans want reparations to slavers’ descendants
Up to 77 percent of Black Americans said the descendants of people enslaved in U.S. history should be repaid in…
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Study mutation-targeted prodrug for leukemia treatment may help more patients
A new study conducted by experts at Australia’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Center has found a prodrug for treating blood cancers…
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Aussie researchers discover 380-million-year-old heart of ancient fish
Aussie researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart — the oldest ever found — in an ancient jawed fish, alongside a…
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Americans to pay for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments: report
Americans will have to pay for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments as soon as in January 2023, as U.S. Congress has…
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U.S. police agencies illegally track people’s phones: report
U.S. police agencies, without search warrants, have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool to follow people’s movements, a U.S.…
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73,000 evacuated from conflict-hit areas in Ukraine in past month
More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the past month,…
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Developed countries responsible for vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions through history
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that developed economies are responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions…
