WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug cartels to “flourish,” according to a statement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. “President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to …
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XIAMEN, China | Xinhua | Industry leaders at last month’s Future Investment Forum in Xiamen identified artificial intelligence (AI) and cross-sector integration as the key forces transforming the sports investment landscape, pointing to a wave of opportunities driven by technological innovation and supportive government policies. How AI reshaping the game …
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Egypt peace summit showed that it is more showbiz extravaganza than the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ COMMENT | DAVID HASTINGS DUNN | Following the Middle East summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal has been compared in the media to the Good Friday agreement which brought …
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GENEVA | Xinhua | Despite a ceasefire in Gaza and an increase in aid, hunger and disease persist, putting children’s lives at risk as the flow of aid remains only a fraction of what is needed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. “The situation still remains catastrophic because what’s …
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VATICAN | VATICAN NEWS | After a meeting in the Apostolic Palace earlier in the morning, Pope Leo XIV, King Charles III and Queen Camilla of Great Britain gathered together for an ecumenical prayer service in the Sistine Chapel. They were joined by the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, the 98th …
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NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk predicted a future where all human jobs will be performed by robots and artificial intelligence (AI). “AI and robots will replace all jobs. Working will be optional, like growing your own vegetables, instead of buying them …
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LONDON | Xinhua | Bank of China on Monday hosted a roadshow in London to promote the global use of the renminbi (RMB), as officials, financiers and policymakers from China and Britain explore new ways to deepen cross-border financial cooperation. Nearly 100 representatives from the People’s Bank of China, …
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BEIJING | XINHUA | China has become a crucial stabilizer and driving force for the global economy, with its green transformation and innovation breakthroughs offering significant value, said an official with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). “Despite a complex and fast-changing external environment during the 14th Five-Year Plan period …
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Can he be first to run marathon under 2hrs? COVER STORY | BY AGENCIES | Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, in just his second ever competitive run over 42.195KM, dominated to win the men’s 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23. That win has reawakened a question that Sean Ingle, the …
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across 2,700 U.S. cities and towns on Saturday for the second round of the nationwide “No Kings” protests, the largest single-day demonstration in American history. Following the first nationwide “No Kings” protest on June 14, …
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