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Washington, USA  |  XINHUA |   The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged at the record-low level of near zero, as economic recovery gathers momentum on COVID-19 vaccination progress and strong fiscal support. “Amid progress on vaccinations and strong policy support, indicators of economic activity and …

Beijing, China |  XINHUA |  Over the past week, India has been reporting more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases each day, while medical oxygen is running out and patients are still waiting for treatment in overloaded hospitals. The international community has pledged assistance for India, with many countries agreeing to …

Brussels, Belgium |  XINHUA |  The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly gave its seal of approval to the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) that had been agreed on Christmas Eve last year. The decision was adopted by  660 votes in favour, five against …

Sarajevo, Bosnia |  XINHUA |   Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) can learn a great deal from China, said members of BiH’s Parliamentary Assembly after a video meeting with Chinese legislators on Monday. “It was impressive what four of us heard during the presentation of our colleagues from China. Not only about …

EU’s executive body says AstraZeneca has failed to honour its obligations toward the 27-member bloc. Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) has brought pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to court over its failure to respect the commitment to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to its member states, said a European Commission …

Henry won the Golden Boot award four times and scored a club-record 175 Premier League goals in 258 matches for Arsenal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Premier League record goal scorer Alan Shearer and four-time Premier League Golden Boot winner Thierry Henry have today been announced as the first two players …

  United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday commended all countries that have reached the target of zero malaria. “We commend all countries that have reached the ambitious target of zero malaria,” said the secretary-general in his message for the World Malaria Day, which falls on …

London, UK | XINHUA | Aymeric Laporte’s 82nd-minute header gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final to give Pep Guardiola’s side their first title of the season. Laporte nodded home a free kick taken by Kevin de Bruyne. Manchester City dominated the game from …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the mass killing against Armenians more than a century ago as a “genocide,” a move that could further worsen relations between the United States and Turkey. “The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that …

Moscow, Russia |  XINHUA |  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree on countermeasures to “unfriendly actions” of foreign states amid an intensified diplomatic row with the United States and some European countries. In accordance with the decree published by the Kremlin, Putin ordered the government to make a …