Highlight: China-built hydropower mission in Cambodia Ensures the best way house for fish
by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan STUNG TRENG, Cambodia, April 20 (Xinhua) -- In early April in Sesan District of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, the reservoir of Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Station was sparkling with water merging with the azure sky. On the right bank of the...
Fognini, Lajovic make breakthroughs with semifinal wins at ATP Monte-Carlo Masters
PARIS, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Fabio Fognini of Italy shocked 11-time champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals of the ATP Monte-Carlo Masters, reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final. Fognini will meet first-time tour-level finalist Dusan Lajovic for the trophy...
Bayern edge Bremen 1-Zero to remain atop Bundesliga standings
BERLIN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Niklas Sule's goal secured Bayern Munich a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Werder Bremen at the 30th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. It was a tough piece of work for the "Bavarians" as Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka staged a strong...
Throughout China: Agriclutural drones nice helpers for Xinjiang’s fruit farmers
URUMQI, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A mass application of drones for artificial pollination is helping fruit farmers in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to take advantage of a full-blossom period of fruit plants in the next two weeks to grow premium...
Fabio Fognini beats Rafael Nadal 2-Zero at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tennis event
Fabio Fognini of Italy hits a return during the men's singles semifinal match against Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tennis tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, April 20, 2019. Fabio Fognini won 2-0. (Xinhua/Nicolas...
Beijing Int’l Horticultural Exhibition to kick off on April 29
Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2019 shows the China Pavilion of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition (Expo 2019 Beijing) in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China. The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition is slated to kick off...
eighth Amman Jazz Competition held in downtown Amman, Jordan
Artists perform a free street concert in downtown Amman, the capital of Jordan, on April 20, 2019. The 8th Amman Jazz Festival is held here between April 19 and 25. (Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
Folks go to Comicdom Con Athens 2019 in Greece
Vasilis Lolos, a Greek comics artist, autographs his book at the Comicdom Con Athens 2019 in Athens, Greece, on April 20, 2019. Comicdom Con Athens 2019 takes place in Athens from April 19 to 21, in which comics exhibitions, film screenings, workshops and bazaar of...
Creations introduced on final day of “Hum Showcase” Style Week
Models present creations by Pakistani designer Munib Nawaz on the last day of the "Hum Showcase" Fashion Week in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on April 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Stringer)
Hoffenheim, Leipzig reap wins in German Bundesliga
BERLIN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Ishak Belfodil's brace helped Hoffenheim to ease 5-2 past struggling Schalke, and Leipzig sealed their fifth straight win after beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 at the 30th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Schalke grabbed the better...
New York county bans measles victims from all public areas forward of Passover
Officials trying to contain a measles outbreak in a county north of New York City on Tuesday ordered all unvaccinated people exposed to the disease barred from public gathering places, including houses of worship, for up to three weeks. The order, issued by Rockland...
US officers warn drug 100 occasions stronger than fentanyl is driving a brand new spike in overdoses
Carfentanil, fentanyl's even more lethal cousin, is now widespread in the US drug supply and driving an uptick in overdoses, US officials warn. The drug is not new, but until now it had been on the fringes of the opioid epidemic. In recent months, however, it has...
Intercourse positions with deep penetration do NOT enhance your possibilities of conceiving, say consultants
Sex positions that penetrate the vagina deeper do not make it more likely that a woman will get pregnant, experts have said. And lying on their back with their legs in the air also has no effect on their chances of conception, according to a group of gynaecologists....
Three-month-old child boy born with out pores and skin under the neck to get life-saving therapy
A three-month-old baby boy born with a rare disease that left him without any skin below the neck could soon be receiving life-saving treatment. Ja'bari Gray was born on New Year's Day in San Antonio, Texas, with his eyelids fused together and skin missing from almost...
From outdated mall to modern meals corridor: Ballston will get a restaurant refresh
The food court inside the three-story shopping center that sits on the corner of Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, is not your typical mall food court. For starters, you won’t find soft pretzels coated in salt and...
Michigan’s ‘Affected person Zero’ for measles: Israeli charity employee touring the US to fund-raise
A man traveling the country to fund-raise for charity in Orthodox Jewish communities is responsible for 38 cases of measles in Michigan after driving from Brooklyn to Detroit for a business trip full of community meetings. The Israeli traveler, dubbed 'Michigan's...
Lacking boy’s grandmother hopes hoax will generate new leads
WOOSTER, Ohio — The grandmother of a boy who went missing in 2011 from Illinois said she believes her grandson is still alive and hopes publicity surrounding a hoax perpetrated by an Ohio man claiming to be the 14-year-old boy will generate new leads in the...
Autism has surged by 43% amongst New Jersey youngsters, report finds
Autism rates have been steadily increasing across the US for decades - but nowhere so steeply as in New Jersey, according to a new report. While modest increases were seen in five other states tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report,...
Damaged coronary heart syndrome: How emotional stress can mimic coronary heart assault signs
BY: DR. JOSHUA ROSENBLATT (NEW YORK) — “Where do broken hearts go?” Whitney Houston famously asked this in her 1987 song. For some, the answer might be to go to the doctor because the high-stress levels after an emotional period in a person’s life can cause symptoms...
As Havana turns 500, US curiosity in Cuba journey lags
Havana, Cuba, turns 500 years old in November, but a survey finds that fewer people in the U.S. are interested than last year in visiting the island. In a survey of 1,500 adults by the travel assurance and assistance company Allianz Global Assistance, only 2.4% of...