Kampala, Uganda | URN | Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite being just 9% of the global population, young children suffer from …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | China on Thursday released a national action plan to enhance human rights over the next five years at the ongoing 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, where attendees from home and abroad hailed China’s progress in this field. The National Human Rights Action Plan of …
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Across the Global South, the food- and energy-price shock has morphed into a debt shock that demands an urgent international response COMMENT | MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT | As everyone knows, the war in the Middle East has caused a sharp spike in oil, gas, and food prices, creating severe …
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ATHENS | Xinhua | The Second World Conference of Classics attracted more than 200 participants in Athens on Tuesday, with discussions focused on issues related to classical civilizations and promoting academic exchanges and consensus-building in global classical studies. The two-day conference, themed “Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern: Contemporary Inspiration from …
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PYONGYANG | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Tuesday that he reached important consensus with General Secretary Kim Jong Un on developing relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the …
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PYONGYANG | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of …
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MANILA | Xinhua | The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) canceled the tsunami warning issued earlier Monday morning, based on an analysis of continuous monitoring results of tsunami activity following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning. …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Currently, relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stand at a new historical starting point, facing new development opportunities and shouldering new missions of the times, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) June 8 to 9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party …
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ST. PETERSBURG | Xinhua | The Russian edition of the first volume of “China’s Governance Under Xi Jinping’s Leadership” was launched at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday. Roughly over 100 representatives from media outlets, think tanks and government authorities of China, Russia and other countries …
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