DHAKA, May 17 (Xinhua) — The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 51 percent of the Bangladeshi poor people into poverty in 2022, said the country\’s leading think tank Wednesday.
According t
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American Heart Association warns of racial inequities in stroke care
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Xinhua) — Stroke care is rife with inequities, and fixing them will require more research into issues such as structural racism and other \”upstream\” social factors that affect wh
Venezuela advances social inclusion policies despite U.S. blockade, says ambassador to UNESCO
CARACAS, May 16 (Xinhua) — Venezuela has made progress in social inclusion policies despite the U.S. blockade, said the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura
UN humanitarian chief calls for extension of Black Sea grain deal
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths (on screens) speaks via a video link at a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 15, 2023. Griffiths on
China Photographers Association elects new head
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — Li Ge has been elected as the new president of the China Photographers Association at the organization\’s 10th national congress.
The event was held in Beijing from Tuesday
China Quyi Artists Association elects new head
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — Feng Gong, a well-known Chinese crosstalk artist, has been elected as the new president of the China Quyi Artists Association, at the conclusion of the organization\’s ninth
Gun violence causes lingering trauma for people in U.S.
(Cartoon by Ma Hongliang)
Since the beginning of 2023, at least 172 mass shootings have taken place in the U.S., and the number of deaths from gun-related incidents in the country has reached 13,497,
Ukraine implements 18 pct of NATO standards: defense minister
KIEV, May 2 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that his country had implemented 18 percent of the standards of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Interfax-Ukr
UN, partners deliver possible relief as Sudan truce extension welcomed
UNITED NATIONS, April 28 (Xinhua) — With humanitarian aid deliveries wherever possible in Sudan during a spotty truce, authorities across the globe welcomed the ceasefire extension, a UN spokesman sa
How China helps preserve cultural heritage sites in Asia
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) — A devastating earthquake jolted Kathmandu Valley in 2015, causing great damage to many of Nepal\’s historical building complexes, including the nine-story Basantapur templ