Presidential election in North Macedonia well-run, however reform nonetheless wanted: observers
SKOPJE, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The presidential election held on Sunday in North Macedonia was well-run, peaceful, orderly and transparent but a wide-reaching electoral reform is still needed, the international observers said in a statement released on Monday. According...
Chinese language debutant Luo suffers whitewash at snooker worlds
SHEFFIELD, England, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Luo Honghao suffered a 10-0 whitewash to former champion Shaun Murhy in the first round of the world snooker championship here on Monday. The 19-year-old Luo, making his debut at the Crucible Theatre, became the first...
Syrian military targets rebels in Idlib
DAMASCUS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army on Monday conducted shelling on rebels' fortifications in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold in Syria, according to the state news agency SANA. The Syrian shelling targeted the...
UNGA president requires pressing cultural change to guard Earth
UNITED NATIONS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces on Monday appealed to all parties to find balance between the needs of human beings and the resources that the planet provides. Speaking at the Interactive Dialogue on...
Iranian protection minister to go to Moscow for safety convention
TEHRAN, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami will leave Tehran for Moscow on Tuesday to attend the eighth Moscow Conference on International Security, Tehran Times daily reported Monday. Hatami's visit comes at the invitation of his Russian...
Iran’s non-oil commerce with ROK declines to three.76 bln USD in 11 months
TEHRAN, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran traded 4.143 million tons of non-oil commodities worth 3.76 billion U.S. dollars with the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the 11 months to Feb. 19, Eghtesadonline reported Monday. The figures registered a 60.1-percent drop in weight...
Britain to have a good time 75th anniversary of D-Day landings
LONDON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Around 300 World War II veterans, all in their 90s, are to be saluted in June to mark the 75th anniversary of the famous D-Day landings. Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Monday that 4,000 military personnel will take part in a...
Hezbollah chief blasts Trump’s plan to eradicate Iran’s oil exports
BEIRUT, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah blasted on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to push Iran's oil exports to zero, local TV channel Al-Manar reported. The Hezbollah leader said that this decision will pose challenges for...
Yemen’s rebels say shot down 2 Saudi-led spy drones in Hodeidah
SANAA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said they shot down two spy drones over the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Monday. "The two spy drones run by Saudi-led coalition forces were downed over Kilo 16 area," the rebel TV al-Masirah reported...
Harare residents spend dry holidays after native authority fails to produce water
HARARE, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Many Harare residents spent the Independence Day and Easter holidays without water after Harare City Council failed to provide them with the commodity, ostensibly because of foreign currency shortages to buy purification chemicals....
Authorities will launch marketing campaign in opposition to botched Botox and fillers
The Government will launch a campaign to crack down on botched Botox and filler injections which NHS doctors are being left to repair. Health officials will warn people considering the cosmetic procedures not to use unqualified beauticians or risk injuring themselves...
Nationwide Zoo attracts crowd of households for Earth Day, Easter Monday
Beautiful weather and a trifecta of celebrations drew a crowd to the National Zoo on Monday. “It’s a very busy day. It’s Earth Day, it’s Earth Optimism Day and it is Easter Monday — all at the Smithsonian National Zoo,” zoo spokeswoman Devin Murphy said. Friends of...
Infants might be given an ‘weight problems danger rating’ at BIRTH, research suggests
Doctors may soon give babies an obesity risk score thanks to a newly-developed inexpensive genetic test. About two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and scientists have long known that both DNA and lifestyle determine who will reach an unhealthy weight. ...
Trump threatens crackdown on excessive visa overstay nations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering suspending or limiting entry to the U.S. for individuals from countries with high rates of short-term visa overstays — a proposal vaguely reminiscent of the controversial travel bans President Donald Trump pursued...
Michigan lady contracts uncommon parasitic eye an infection from contact lenses
A Michigan woman contracted a parasitic eye infection from her contact lenses. Traci Lawson's left eye began turning red in September 2017 and, when she went to an eye doctor, she was diagnosed with pink eye. But her condition got worse and worse. Her eye was severely...
SeaWorld publishes many years of orca information to assist wild whales
SEATTLE — The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, instead of being fed a steady diet of baitfish and multivitamins. Their playful...
At-home mind stimulation machine might deal with despair – however consultants warn it might do injury
Scientists in Australia want people living in rural areas to try giving themselves brain stimulation treatments for depression at home. Brain-zapping has shown promise in clinical environments in many studies, but they are mostly off the table for people who live too...
Animal rights teams sue Iowa over its newest ag-gag legislation
DES MOINES, Iowa — Animal rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a new Iowa law that makes it a trespass crime to conduct undercover investigations at livestock farms, a measure the Legislature approved just weeks after a federal judge struck down a...
Court docket sides with Philly over same-sex mother and father in foster care
Philadelphia city government can require that contractor Catholic Social Services does not discriminate against same-sex couples in its foster care program, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the city after it stopped...
There are 23.1 MILLION lacking feminine births on the earth since 1970
Pressures in countries such as China and India for people to produce boys and not girls has led to a spike in gender-based abortions, a shock study has found. There are now 23.1 million 'missing' females in the world as a result of people terminating pregnancies...