Gold up on continued worries over U.S. political uncertainty
CHICAGO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday as continued political uncertainty in the U.S. gave support to…
Iran says renegotiation of nuclear deal “unacceptable”
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Iranian nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, is an international deal and its renegotiation is not acceptable, Tehran…
Levante Prof: The Italian Food Fair addressed to the Balkans
Aimed mainly at sector professionals and buyers coming from the Balkan Peninsula, Levante PROF, taking place in Bari from March 12th to 15th, is devoted to artisan bread, pastry, pizza and fresh…
Gaza woman sells homemade food on social media
by Osama Radi, Emad Drimly GAZA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Due to a hard living situation and amid a high rate of unemployment, Nagham Skeik, a 31-year-old housewife in Gaza,…
Turkey detains 763 IS suspects during anti-terrorism operations
ANKARA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces has detained 763 Islamic State (IS) suspects during raids at 29 provinces across Turkey since Feb. 5, as part of an operation…
Trump’s economic policies to negatively impact Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump-proposed economic policies will have a negative impact on Brazil's sluggish growth, local economic analysts told Xinhua recently. Trump has…
Weather forecast for world cities — Feb. 4
BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities (20:00 Feb. 4 -- 20:00 Feb. 5, Beijing Time, temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -2 …
Trump’s travel ban hits “litigation wall”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to temporarily ban people from seven Middle Eastern and North American countries from entering the United States has met…
Britain’s best days still to come outside EU, says Brexit chief
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A policy paper spelling out the British government's plans for exiting the European Union was published Thursday. Brexit Secretary David Davis listed 12 main points…
News Analysis: Merkel wants to secure refugee deal with Turkey
ANKARA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a visit to Turkey on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Malta whose main focus is refugee issue, because…
Analysis: Turkey will have to face Kurdish autonomy in Syria
ISTANBUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkey could do little to prevent the emergence of a Kurdish autonomous region in Syria if the new U.S. president's decision to establish safe zones…
Oil prices rise despite rising U.S. supply
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled higher Wednesday despite increasing U.S. crude supply. Crude oil inventories rose 6.5 million barrels in the January 27 week to 494.8…
UN agency says 26,000 Somali refugees affected by U.S. travel ban
NAIROBI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- About 26,000 Somali refugees, who fled to Kenya from fighting in their country and had planned to resettle in the United States, are now stranded…
Saudi Arabia to privatize 16 gov’t organizations
RIYADH, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia will privatize 16 government authorities, as part of its "Saudi 2030" economic vision, reported the local Al Hayat newspaper on Wednesday. The government…
Across China: New bridges open villages to outside world
CHENGDU, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Wang Wenxiang, 42, has never experienced such a festive New Year before. The little mountainous region he inhabits in southwest China's Sichuan Province used to…
Weather forecast for world cities
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities (20:00 Jan. 31 -- 20:00 Feb. 1, Beijing Time, temperatures in Celsius): Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing -4 …
Dutch gov’t rejects Trump’s “Muslim ban”
THE HAGUE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government declared late Sunday it rejects the executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump banning entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries…
Moscow, Washington could closely cooperate on combatting terrorism
MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia and the new U.S. administration have broad prospects for cooperation, primarily regarding anti-terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. "There is a determination…
Singapore’s Changi Airport handles record 58.7 mln passengers
SINGAPORE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Changi Airport recorded an all-time high of 58.7 million passenger movements in 2016, a 5.9 percent increase from the previous year, said Changi Airport…
Trump pushes forward agenda, yet does nothing to narrow divide
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- One week into his presidency, Donald Trump wasted no time in pushing forward on promises made during his campaign, but the dazzling assembly of executive…
Hundreds protest at L.A. in’l airport against Trump’s “Muslim ban”
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 protesters gathered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Saturday evening to demonstrate solidarity with Muslim immigrants and refugees detained under President Donald…
Beijing parks receive 180,000 tourists on Spring Festival
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's 11 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Garden and Landscape Architecture received a total of 180,000 tourists on Saturday, the first day of…
Gold falls slightly as U.S. dollar strengthens
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar showed moderate strength. The most active…
Iran tests advanced generation of IR-8 centrifuges
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) began the test of advanced generation of IR-8 centrifuges by injecting uranium hexafluoride (UF6), Iranian Students News Agency reported…
Kolakovic candidate to lead Iran’s volleyball team
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Igor Kolakovic will arrive in the capital Tehran on Monday to have negotiations with Iranian officials on coaching the country's national volleyball team, Tasnim news…
U.S. dollar rises after GDP report
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies on Friday as investors digested the country' s economic growth data for the fourth quarter of…
Mexico’s president, Trump agree to keep wall dispute private
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday agreed to keep a bitter and ongoing dispute over a border…
Ireland should not rule out joining Britain in quitting EU
LONDON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A former leading Irish diplomat said Friday that Ireland might have to opt for an "Irexit" and quit the European Union (EU). Ray Bassett, Ireland's…
Iran begins exports of condensate to Japan
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Iran has started exporting condensate, a form of ultra-light oil, from its South Pars gas field to Japan, Press TV reported on Friday, quoting an…
Celebration of Chinese New Year abroad highlights China’s growing soft power
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The far-flung celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year around the world offer people beyond the country an opportunity to feel the charm of China's…
Kia Motors see earnings growth in 2016 on SUV sales
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kia Motors, South Korea's second-biggest automaker, posted earnings growth last year thanks to strong demand for new models and robust sports utility vehicle (SUV) sales,…
Experts says border wall only increases U.S. unemployment
By Victoria Arguello and Jose Aguiar CARACAS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the Mexican border on Wednesday was criticized by Venezuelan…
Trump’s order to build border wall draws strong response from Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- New U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to "build a large physical barrier on the southern border" with Mexico, causing…
Australian Open results
MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles semifinals 2-Serena Williams, United States, bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia,…
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan
TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, the weather agency said on Thursday. According…
Gold down on stronger U.S. data, dollar
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as U.S. data and the U.S. dollar strengthened. The most…
Israeli tanks strike Gaza after gunmen attack Israeli soldiers
GAZA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli tanks stationed on the borders with central Gaza Strip struck an Islamic Hamas movement military post with shells after gunmen fired at Israeli army…
EU urges Macedonia to form new gov’t soon
TIRANA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia needs to form a government as soon as possible in order to initiate reforms and resolve its name issue with Greece as these issues…
Trump asks FBI’s Comey to stay
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has asked James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stay on, U.S. media reported Tuesday. The New…
Alibaba revenue surges 54 pct in 3rd fiscal quarter
HANGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Tuesday that its quarterly revenue had jumped 54 percent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ending December.…
Trump signs executive orders on TPP, abortion-supporting foreign NGOs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed three memorandums, ordering the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a freeze on federal hiring and a ban…
U.S. Senate clears Pompeo as CIA director
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Mike Pompeo as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 100-seat chamber…
Investigation begins into Australian music video shooting
SYDNEY, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have started investigations into an accident during which a stuntman was shot dead when filming with hip hop group Bliss n Eso's latest…
U.S. stocks fluctuate for holiday-shortened Week
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks wavered for the holiday-shortened week as Wall Street pondered over a batch of global economic and political events. On Monday, U.S. stocks…
Medvedev re-elected chair of Russia’s governing party
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday was re-elected as the chairman of the country's ruling United Russia party for a next five-year term. Boris…
Bank of China officially opens branch in Serbia
BELGRADE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Bank of China opened its branch in Serbia on Saturday, becoming the first Chinese bank starting operation in the country. The official opening ceremony took…
Protesters march in London against Trump
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Protesters who are against Donald Trump's presidency took to the street in London on Saturday, as similar protests were seen in other major cities in…
U.S. President Trump signs waiver to clear way for defense secretary nominee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed a legislation Friday to clear a legal barrier for James Mattis, his nominee for defense secretary, to take office. Trump…
U.S. President Trump to eliminate Obama’s Climate Action Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office Friday, the newly updated White House website said the new administration will eliminate the Climate…
U.S. stocks rise amid Trump’s inauguration
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Friday, as Wall Street meditated on President Donald Trump's inauguration speech amid earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
