As the UK braces for the end of the Brexit transition period, the Northern Irish town of Warrenpoint reflects on four years at the heart of Britain's turbulent
2020-12-21Hungary's government will extend a moratorium on household and business loan repayments until July and halve a local business tax collected by municipalities, a
2020-12-21Photo taken on December 14, shows Christmas decorations on a street in Rome, Italy. Photo: Xinhua
Millions of people in England and Italy will celebrate Chr
The overlook of the Lusail Stadium for the World Cup 2022. Photo: VCG
Lusail Stadium, the main stadium for the 2022 World Cup, is featured on the new 10-riyal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd right) attends a ceremony to mark the arrival of a plane of the international courier company DHL carrying the
2020-12-21U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, Nov. 17, 2020. U.S. Democra
2020-12-21Ezra Vogel, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University Photo: VCG
The death of Ezra Vogel, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and a leading American sch
A firefighter battles against wildfires in Orange County, the United States, Oct. 26, 2020. (Xinhua)
An advisory panel of the US Centers for Disease Control an
US lawmakers are making a final push in 2020 to win approval of landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies new airplanes in the
2020-12-21US President-elect Joe Biden Photo: AFP
US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his environmental team and said his administration
Joe Biden Photo: AFP
US President-elect Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez ­Obrador, nicknamed AMLO, on Saturday made a commitment to wo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Photo: AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has put himself under isolation after coming into contact with a person who test
File Photo: Weibo
US Democratic House lawmaker Cedric Richmond, a close adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, has tested positive for coronavirus, the Biden
Medical workers carry a patient from an ambulance to George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., the United States. File Photo: Xinhua
US COVID-19
The communication satellite CMS-01 onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle -- PSLV-C50 is launched from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC
2020-12-18vaccine Photo: VCG
The European Union (EU) will start vaccination for COVID-19 after Christmas, the bloc's executive chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on T
Photo taken on June 23, 2020 shows the logo of Australian Strategic Policy Institute in an office building, in Canberra, Australia. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese expert
Fiji declared a state of natural disaster on Thursday, ordering its entire population to take shelter ahead of a nightly curfew as a potentially devastating cyc
2020-12-18French President Emmanuel Macron Photo: AFP
French President Macron tests positive for Covid-19: presidency
South Korean President Moon Jae-in temporarily suspended the country's prosecutor general this week, the latest move in a row that has sent the president's rati
2020-12-18A sign is seen at the Research Centers of America on August 18 during the phase 3 COVID-19 trial of the Moderna vaccine in Hollywood, Florida, the US. Photo: AF
2020-12-18People line up outside a food pantry in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Nov. 12, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 310,000
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike in seismic activity that has intrigued re
2020-12-18Flags of the EU fly in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, June 29, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
A host of European leaders ar
A nearly "zero-emissions" building site in Oslo, using electric machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world's urban areas swell by the e
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