GENEVA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — An estimated 5.3 million people in Syria may have been left homeless by the earthquake that struck the country and Türkiye earlier this week, a United Nations (UN) official
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White House communications director to step down
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The White House announced on Friday that its communications director Kate Bedingfield will leave her role at the end of the month.Bedingfield, who has served in the pos
Guns become No. 1 killer of children in the U.S.: report
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Guns have become the No. 1 killer of children and teens under 18 in the United States, British newspaper The Guardian has reported.The report, published Thursday, cited dat
China\’s new yuan loans at 4.9 trln yuan in January
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — China\’s new yuan-denominated loans totaled 4.9 trillion yuan (about 721.82 billion U.S. dollars) in January, central bank data showed Friday.The figure increased by 922.7
Senior CPC official stresses advancing Chinese modernization
Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, addresses the c
Senior CPC official meets with visiting KMT vice chairperson
Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) p
Earthquake death toll in Türkiye surpasses 20,000
Rescue workers transfer a survivor in Antakya, Hatay province, Trkiye, on Feb. 10, 2023. The death toll from Monday\’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 20,213 in Trkiye, while another 80,052 injuries
Renowned journalist says U.S. navy behind Nord Stream explosions
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Navy was involved in the Nord Stream explosions, American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said Wednesday on the U.S. portal Substack.According to Hersh, a
Syria says U.S. claims to waive sanctions for earthquake relief "misleading"
DAMASCUS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The U.S. latest move to ease the sanctions imposed on Syria to support earthquake relief efforts is \”misleading and aims to give a false humanitarian impression,\” the Syr
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75 pct in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States this week, according to th