WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden approved early Sunday a disaster declaration for the southern state of Mississippi after deadly tornadoes.Biden ordered federal aid to supplem
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Former head of China\’s National Religious Affairs Administration under investigation
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) — Cui Maohu, former director of the National Religious Affairs Administration, has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and t
Former senior Chongqing municipal legislator under probe
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — A former senior legislator in southwest China\’s Chongqing Municipality is under probe for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an offici
Feature: Severe water scarcity worries Istanbulites amid driest season in decades
This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a water reserve tank at the Istanbul Water Control and Automation Center in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Xinhua/Shadati)ISTANBUL, March 9 (Xinhua) — Sevda Ozdemir cooks
U.S. California drought conditions ease after winter storms
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Xinhua) — The recent rain and snow from a series of winter storms topped annual precipitation averages across the U.S. West, especially over the Sierra and coastal ranges and Ro
California governor declares state of emergency for 13 counties due to severe winter storms
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Xinhua) — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a state of emergency in 13 counties of the most populous U.S. state due to severe winter storms.The emergency p
Xi Jinping delivers speech at meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on COVID-19 prevention and control work
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Feb. 16 to hear a report on the recent COVID-19 pr
China achieves major, decisive victory in COVID response: CPC leadership
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said at a meeting on Thursday that China has achieved a major and de
Former deputy general manager of China Energy under investigation
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Li Dong, former deputy general manager of the China Energy Investment Corporation (China Energy), has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Par