BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday made a statement responding to the United States Department of Defense\’s claim that China declined a U.S. proposal for a phone co
China men\’s basketball team to play World Cup qualifiers in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — China\’s national men\’s basketball team is gearing up for the sixth window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers at Tsuen Wan Sports Center in Hong Kong.H
Another 17 rescue volunteers from Shenzhen head for Türkiye to offer assistance in quake-relief efforts
Rescuers of Shenzhen Rescue Volunteers Federation (SRVF) receive a portable water purifier donated by a company at Shenzhenwan Port in Shenzhen, south China\’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 9, 2023. Another
U.S. federal official warns of 191 bln USD in COVID-19 unemployment aid misspent: media
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. government may have misspent roughly 191 billion U.S. dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits, a top federal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday, as Washington
China\’s first round of aid reaches quake-hit Syria
(Photos: People\’s Daily)China\’s first round of humanitarian aid to Syria arrived in Damascus at 7:30 pm local time on Thursday.The supplies, which arrived at Damascus International Airport, were mobil
UK housing market gloom continues amid high rates, surveys show
A man walks past an estate agent in Manchester, Britain on May 14, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)In January, prices on the UK\’s housing market fell most markedly since April 2009 amid elevated mort
America\’s deep-seated drug problem
America\’s deep-seated drug problem. Cartoon: Liu Rui/GT
Kremlin urges investigation into Nord Stream incident following U.S. journalist report
MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that American journalist Seymour Hersh\’s article on the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks confirmed the need for an investigation
Race hate in U.S., UK "similar": The Guardian
LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) — The race problems in the U.S. (United States) and the UK (United Kingdom) are \”similar\” and policing still devalues Black lives in both countries, British newspaper The Guar
Racism, inequity affect vaccine intentions, uptake in U.S.: Nature
A child receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. (Xinhua)The COVID-19 pandemic has re-illuminated how racism and social and structural inequities in this c