Press convention on nation’s battle in opposition to poverty held throughout NPC session
Liu Yongfu, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, attends a press conference on the country's battle against poverty for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March...
Jakarta’s 1st subway to ease frustration, sweat and fumes
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Commuting in Indonesia’s gridlocked capital will for some involve less frustration, sweat and fumes when its first subway line opens later this month. The line is the latest of infrastructure improvements nationwide that officials hope will help...
Alphabet’s auto-driving agency to promote laser-based distance measuring sensors
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Alphabet's auto-driving company Waymo said Wednesday it will begin to sell laser-based distance measuring sensors to customers outside the self-driving industry. Waymo said it has been developing for many years the sensor product...
NBA and e-commerce large Alibaba develop China partnership
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- NBA China and the Alibaba Group have announced an expansion of their partnership that will see NBA content on Alibaba's platforms for the first time, along with an enhanced online shopping experience for consumers in China. An "NBA...
Police Commissioner Mike Bush says Australian suspect carried out mosque assaults alone however could have had help
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Police Commissioner Mike Bush says Australian suspect carried out mosque attacks alone but may have had...
Israel’s spacecraft snaps first selfie on technique to moon
JERUSALEM, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon has taken a first selfie on its journey to the moon. The photo was taken when the lander, dubbed Beresheet, or Genesis in Hebrew, was 37,600 km from Earth, Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL...
U.S. oil manufacturing stays similar final week
HOUSTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production stayed the same during the week ending March 1, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. According to the EIA, the weekly U.S. production of crude oil averaged 12.1 million barrels per...
China says 13,000 Xinjiang ‘terrorists’ arrested since 2014
BEIJING — China has arrested nearly 13,000 people it describes as terrorists and has broken up hundreds of “terrorist gangs” in Xinjiang since 2014, the government said in a report Monday issued to counter criticism of internment camps and other oppressive security in...
15 pct of younger folks in Germany are “danger avid gamers”: research
BERLIN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 15 percent of children and youths in Germany are showing "risky or pathological gambling behavior in terms of gaming addiction", said a study by the German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ) and...
Creations of Louis Vuitton offered throughout vogue week in Paris
A model presents creations of Louis Vuitton for its fall/winter 2019/20 ready-to-wear collection during the fashion week in Paris, France, March 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)
Boy, 2, virtually died after a bit of popcorn acquired lodged in his LUNG inflicting bacterial pneumonia
A two-year-old boy almost died from eating popcorn after a kernel that got trapped in his lungs, causing a bacterial infection that developed into pneumonia. Nash Goddard, two, briefly choked on his snack, but recovered almost immediately while watching a movie with...
Illinois financial institution robber, 82, will get jail, residence confinement
BENTON, Ill. — An 82-year-old man who says he was desperate when he robbed an Illinois bank has been sentenced to 10 weekends in jail. Federal Judge Phil Gilbert told Arthur Bays that he’s never seen a criminal as old as him. He says he struggled with a sentence...
Mississippi governor indicators ‘heartbeat’ abortion legislation
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. Bryant’s action came despite a federal...
Medical doctors pull out 38 steel objects from inside man’s abdomen
Nearly 40 metal objects - including keys, coins and a SIM card - have been removed from an Indian man's stomach. Surgeons also found a pencil sharpener blade, as well as a magnet that most of the items were stuck to among the collection. The 52-year-old, known only...
‘Thrones’ actress Emilia Clarke says she’s had 2 aneurysms
NEW YORK — “Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke revealed Thursday that she has had two life-threatening aneurysms, and two brain surgeries, since the show began. An unknown actress before landing the role, Clarke had just finished filming her first season as...
NFL gamers’ greater hearts might damage them a long time after retiring
'Athlete's heart' may plague NFL players decades after they retire from football, a new study finds. The condition, an enlarged heart caused by intensive strength training, is often brushed off by players and coaches as a fleeting issue with no long-term impact. But...
American skier, 20, dies in fall from cliff in Swiss Alps
GENEVA — Police in southwestern Switzerland say a 20-year-old American who was skiing off-piste has died after falling dozens of meters off a rocky cliff. The Wallis regional police force said prosecutors were investigating Thursday after the man’s body was found in...
Wells-next-the-Sea has the worst ambulance delays in Britain
Patients with life-threatening emergencies in rural parts of Britain face waits of 20 minutes for an ambulance, figures have revealed. Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, home to around 2,000 people, has an average wait of 21 minutes and four seconds for an emergency...
California metropolis to close automobile entry to ‘super bloom’ space
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A Southern California city overwhelmed by throngs of visitors seeking out a rare wildflower bloom says it has a parking plan. Lake Elsinore police chief Michael Lujan said Thursday that weekend visitors will no longer be allowed to park on...
Cradling kids, migrant households cross border in waves
MCALLEN, Texas — A mother cradled a crying toddler as she waited in line with 20 other women to shower. Dozens of fathers quietly held their children’s hands in an enclosure made of chain-link fencing. While these families were held at an overcrowded Border Patrol...