Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption and a lifetime ban from holding public office. An Argentine court on Tuesday convicted her of “fraudulent administration” over irregular public works contracts awarded during her two-term presidency …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Almost 23 percent of people in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a recent survey conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners. The survey, first of its kind and published on Monday, found …
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Lausanne, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced Monday the finalization of the re-analysis of samples from the Olympic Games London 2012, which resulted in 73 anti-doping rule violations. As a result of the program, 31 medals of the London 2012 were withdrawn and 46 medals in …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Morocco vs Spain 6pm ⚽ Portugal vs Switzerland 10pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | As the World Cup moves towards the quarterfinals, one thing is clear. Although there were shocks in the group stage, there were no surprises in the last 16 of the tournament, with the favorites coming …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | People from all walks of life in the national capital line the streets to see off their beloved Comrade Jiang Zemin, expressing their deep sorrow as the hearse journeys from the Chinese PLA General Hospital to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Japan 1 Croatia 1 (1-3) ⚽ Brazil 4 South Korea 1 Doha, Qatar | XINHUA | Brazil forward Neymar sent his best wishes to football legend Pele on Monday after the South American team advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over South …
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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s state-owned defense company Rafael and U.S. weapon manufacturer Lockheed Martin have signed an agreement to jointly develop a high-energy laser weapon system. The agreement includes the developing, testing, and manufacturing of the system in the United States and Israel, the companies said on Monday …
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Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The Iranian foreign minister on Sunday accused the United States, along with some other Western countries, of “seeking to cause chaos” in Iran to force its concessions in the talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the accusation at a joint press conference …
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United Nations, USA | Xinhua | Innovation and technology can be powerful tools for building an accessible and equitable world for all, including persons with disabilities, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday. The world is confronting a cascade of crises that are disproportionally impacting persons with disabilities, said Guterres …
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Shanghai, China | Xinhua | A Chinese research group found that the low-carb, high-fat diet may help alleviate the adverse effect in blood for those cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The study published on Thursday in the journal Science Translational Medicine showed that the ketogenic diets given to rodents and humans could …
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