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Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Xinhua | Award-winning rat Magawa will retire this month after spending five years detecting landmines in Cambodia, a landmines detection charity APOPO said in a press release on Saturday. The African giant pouched rat was awarded in September 2020 a gold medal from British veterinary charity People’s …

San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Facebook on Friday suspended U.S. former President Donald Trump for two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures, from its former indefinite ban set on Jan. 7, 2021. “We are today announcing new enforcement protocols to be …

GlobE Network to ensure all countries and their independent anti-corruption authorities have contacts and tools they need to track, investigate and prosecute cross-border corruption United Nations | Xinhua | With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the United Nations launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter. Trump’s senior aide Jason Miller confirmed to U.S. media on Wednesday that the webpage, dubbed “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has …

HarmonyOS is an alternative to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS Shenzhen, China | Xinhua | Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday officially launched its operating system HarmonyOS 2 for smartphones, providing customers worldwide with a competitive alternative that works on a diverse range of devices. HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in Chinese, is …

A panel of experts recommends the use of Sinovac’s jab for adults, with a second dose two to four weeks later Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that …

  London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  Britain remains in “a vulnerable position” in fighting coronavirus despite the progress of the country’s vaccination program, a scientist advising the British government said Tuesday. Professor Adam Finn from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advises the government on vaccine priority, …

Baghdad, Iraq | XINHUA |  Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said on Tuesday that the country exported 89.88 million barrels of crude oil in May, bringing in revenues of about 5.88 billion U.S. dollars. The average selling price for crude oil last month was 65.45 dollars per barrel, according to a …

    Beijing, China | XINHUA | China is willing to work with all other parties to promote green recovery for a better future for mankind, Premier Li Keqiang said via video link at the 2021 Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Seoul Summit on Sunday. …

China relaxes family planning rules to allow three children per couple Beijing, CHINA |  XINHUA |  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to hear reports on major policy measures …