BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) — To date, China has eliminated 23 types of toxic chemicals listed in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), according to the Ministry of Ecology
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U.S. children victimized by rampant gun violence: Newsweek
NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) — Guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States, and simply being exposed to gun violence at an early age causes significant harm to childr
Black men most frequent victims of killings by U.S. off-duty officers: YaleNews
NEW YORK, June 8 (Xinhua) — Black men are the most common victims of killings committed by off-duty police officers in the United States, YaleNews on Wednesday cited a new study published in the jour
Despite fighting during shaky ceasefire, humanitarians deliver truckloads of aid: UN
UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (Xinhua) — Despite a tenuous Sudan ceasefire, 129 relief trucks, sometimes dodging fighting, managed recently to complete deliveries in several regions, UN humanitarians said o
Chinese diplomats, doctors visit orphanage in Algeria before Int\’l Children\’s Day
Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian (L) hands over the donation to Sofiane Guercif, director of Draria Children\’s Village, in Algiers, Algeria, on May 31, 2023. The orphanage on Wednesday welcomed a
China launches campaign to improve quality of medical treatment
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese health authorities have initiated a campaign to improve the quality and safety of medical treatment in medical institutions across the country.
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Chinese medical team offers free clinical services in Paola, Malta
Shi Xinying (R), member of the 18th Chinese medical team for Malta, gives a lecture on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment in Paola, Malta, on May 22, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
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Hyping up Taiwan-related issues at WHA doomed to fail: spokesperson
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — Any attempt to hype up Taiwan-related issues at the World Health Assembly (WHA) is doomed to fail, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State C
Iraq reports 119 hemorrhagic fever cases, 18 deaths
BAGHDAD, May 18 (Xinhua) — Iraq registered up to 119 cases of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), including 18 deaths, since the beginning of this year, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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China\’s Tibet consolidates achievement in eliminating endemic disease
LHASA, May 17 (Xinhua) — There have been no new cases of Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD) in southwest China\’s Tibet Autonomous Region since 2018 and all 54 risk areas in the region have eliminated the end