Sri Lankan PM resigns following new president elected

2024/09/23 15:21

COLOMBO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena submitted his resignation on Monday morning following Anura Kumara Dissanayake's election as the country's new president.In his r...

Malaysian biz group sees new opportunities

2024/09/20 13:54

A Malaysian business group in China sees new opportunities for cooperation with firms in China, the Southeast Asian nation's major trading partner, in booming areas such as the new-energy vehicle (NEV) sector, alo...

California police found to hide misconduct with secret agreements

2024/09/19 16:56

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- California has long used secret legal agreements to hide police misconduct, allowing officers with wrongdoing records to continue working in law enforcement and othe...

Polling of votes begins in Indian-controlled Kashmir

2024/09/18 16:12

NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Polling of votes began in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, confirmed a local government official to Xinhua over the phone.Voting will continue till 6:00 p.m. local time...

New data show U.S. adult obesity prevalence remains high

2024/09/13 14:56

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least one in five adults in each U.S. state is living with obesity, according to new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.The populat...

California's homeless crisis persists despite efforts

2024/09/12 14:53

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Despite ongoing state and local efforts, California's homeless population grew to nearly 186,000 people, according to the latest point-in-time count data analyze...

Indian capital gov't bans firecrackers to combat air pollution

2024/09/11 15:00

NEW DELHI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Local government in the Indian capital has imposed a complete ban on production, storage, sale and use of firecrackers to control air pollution.The announcement was made by Delhi Enviro...

Wildfires rage across western U.S. amid intense heat wave

2024/09/10 13:42

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fueled by excessive heat and drought, several large wildfires raged across the western United States on Sunday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes an...

China, US hold meeting on enhancing climate action

2024/09/09 12:00

The China-U.S. Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s held its second meeting from Wednesday to Friday in Beijing to continue discussions on addressing the climate crisis.The meeting was co-chaired by ...

131 dead in 30 mass killings in U.S. so far this year: data

2024/09/06 13:54

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The latest mass shooting in the United States, which happened in Georgia on Wednesday killing four people, was the country's 30th mass killing this year, according to a database maint...

Postal voting for Sri Lankan presidential election commences

2024/09/05 11:35

COLOMBO, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Postal voting for the Sri Lankan presidential election, scheduled for Sept. 21, commenced Wednesday morning and will continue until Sept. 6, the Elections Commission said.Commissioner Gene...

Ukrainian FM tenders resignation

2024/09/04 19:12

KIEV, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation to the parliament, parliament's chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk said on Facebook.Stefanchuk said the par...

4 killed on commuter train shooting in Chicago area

2024/09/03 14:03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Four people were fatally shot on a commuter train in the Chicago area early Monday, and it appears the victims were attacked while sleeping in their seats, police reported Monday aftern...

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

2024/09/02 19:31

Three years after the United States' abrupt and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Asian nation continues to suffer the consequences of Washington's 20-year military intervention, with millions of Afghan...

Soil erosion threatens California's water supply after wildfires: study

2024/08/30 15:22

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- A recent study has found that wildfires in California are causing significant soil erosion, posing a threat to water resources and flood safety.The research, publishe...

U.S. reports more illnesses, deaths in Listeria outbreak

2024/08/29 14:10

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United States has reported more than 50 illnesses and eight deaths in Listeria outbreak, according to the latest data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

1 killed, 1 injured in U.S. Seattle shooting

2024/08/28 13:47

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- A man was shot and killed Monday night inside a car in U.S. Seattle's North Beacon Hill neighborhood, police said.Officers who responded to a 911 call found a woman and a man ins...

U.S. heat-related deaths double over 25 years

2024/08/27 14:30

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A new study revealed a disturbing trend in heat-related deaths across the United States, with mortality rates more than doubling over the 25 years.The study, published Monday in the Jo...

Iran, Azerbaijan urge greater dynamism in bilateral ties

2024/08/26 16:52

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on Sunday called for greater dynamism in bilateral relations and expansion of cooperation.In a...

Harris accepts presidential nomination at Democratic National Convention

2024/08/23 14:59

CHICAGO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday night officially accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) held at the United Ce...