1,000 Swiss franc banknote to be circulated
GENEVA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Swiss National Bank said on Wednesday that the latest version of the 1,000 Swiss franc note will go into circulation on March 13. The 1,000 Swiss franc note is worth 999 U.S. dollar or 882 euros, but a team from Swissinfo, the website of...
Flash floods, slides in japanese Indonesia kill not less than 58
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and leaving thousands homeless, disaster officials said Sunday. Rescuers...
Two-week-old South African giraffe calf seen at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
A two-week-old South African giraffe calf (R) is seen at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, on March 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen)
Senior U.S. lawmakers urge quick motion to revamp crumbling infrastructure
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Several senior U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for immediate action to upgrade the country's crumbling infrastructure. "We need real, sustainable federal investment to shore up our nation's infrastructure and we need it now. There is...
Asian shares advance as buyers watch US-China commerce talks
TOKYO — Shares rose in Asia on Monday as investors awaited signs the U.S. and China could be making progress in negotiations on resolving the trade war between the two biggest economies. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7 percent in morning trading to 21,591.90....
Chicago crop futures fall sharply on renewed fund promoting
CHICAGO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled sharply lower on Wednesday, with both wheat and soybeans falling by double digits over renewed fund selling. The most active wheat contract for May delivery was down 12.75 cents,...
Analysts decrease Brazil’s 2019 progress forecast to 2.Three pct: Central Financial institution
BRASILIA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's financial analysts reduced the country's 2019 growth forecast from 2.48 percent to 2.3 percent, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Central Bank. Analysts however upgraded their forecast for 2020 from 2.65 percent to...
Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill over 80
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — The number of people killed after torrential downpours triggered flash floods and mudslides that tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province has climbed to 79, with dozens of others missing, officials said Monday. On...
U.S. commerce deficit soars to 10-year excessive in 2018
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. trade deficit soared to 621 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, the highest in a decade, data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed. The 68.8-billion-dollar annual increase, or 12.5 percent, came along with a net...
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...
Avocado Firm Remembers Fruits Bought In 6 States For Potential Listeria Contamination
Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling its avocados sold in bulk in retail stores across six states due to potential listeria contamination. Conventional and organic avocados produced by Henry Avocado Corp. which are sold in California, Arizona, Florida,...
Diabetic Prisoner Annabella Landsberg Dies After Being Left On Ground With out Meals And Drugs For Almost A Day
A female inmate who was suffering from diabetes was reportedly left to die on the floor after being denied medication by prison staff. Forty-five-year-old Annabella Landsberg was restrained by officers at HMP Peterborough after allegedly grabbing the legs of prison...
Museum is glad to lastly hear: Sure, it’s actually a Van Gogh
HARTFORD, Conn. — A painting at a Connecticut museum that has long been thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated as such by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford announced Friday that the oil painting “Vase with Poppies” has been...
CVS Shops Now Promote Hashish-Derived CBD Merchandise In eight States
Residents of eight states are getting cannabis-derived products from their local CVS: Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and Tennessee. Cannabis Products Make Their Way To CVS CVS Pharmacy announced their plans to make topical...
Ebola Outbreak In Congo Hits 1,000-Case Mark
The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is being touted as the second worst in history has crossed 1,000-case mark. According to the Congolese health ministry, 944 of the 1,000 cases were confirmed to be Ebola while 65 are still probable. The...
Low-calorie food plan `can reverse sort 2 diabetes’
A diet of soups and shakes can reverse type 2 diabetes in the long term, scientists revealed yesterday. More than a third of patients put on the daily regime of just 850 calories were free of the illness after two years. By then they were eating normal portions after...
Exiled Thai chief is father of the bride forward of election
HONG KONG — Thailand’s exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won’t know until Sunday whether people in his homeland are still fans of his politics, but he was happy as he hosted a wedding reception in Hong Kong for his youngest daughter. Though ostensibly a...
Greater than 200 Georgia highschool college students examined for tuberculosis
More than 200 Georgia high school students have been called into the school nurse to get tested for tuberculosis after one student was diagnosed with the life-threatening, infectious disease. A letter was sent to parents on Friday from the principal of Discovery High...
Knitting with a repurpose: Lady makes go well with of plastic baggage
GREECE, N.Y. — Rosa Ferrigno’s new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than 300 plastic grocery bags. The 75-year-old woman from Greece in western New York whiled away the winter knitting a skirt and jacket from filmy brown bags scissored...
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...