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Crude oil futures prices dropped on Thursday on a report of a possible deal between Iran and the United States.The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery lost 1.24 U.S. dollars, or 1.71 percent, to settle at 71.29 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for August ...
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The Philippines' Mayon Volcano in Albay province, approximately 500 km southeast of Manila, is "quietly erupting," said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday. The institute warned of a "potential explosive activity within weeks or even days" ...
Russia's GDP is projected to grow by 1 percent this year, accompanied by an anticipated increase in real income for the population, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday. "Russia fully complies with its budgetary obligations," Siluanov said. "In terms of the...
Russia will continue to provide notifications of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launches under the relevant 1988 agreement to avoid dangerous escalations, an official said on Saturday."We have certainly taken note of the U.S. intention,...
On the eve of International Children's Day, a 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Alifa Chin, received an extraordinary gift -- a reply letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping.When the girl was born in 2010, her mother suffered a difficult delivery due to a severe heart problem. At that time, the Chi...
A total of three commuters were killed and 20 others injured in two different road crashes in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Saturday, said a statement of provincial traffic police released here Sunday. In the first accident, a mini-bus collided with another vehicle coming from t...
The foreign trade of China's economic hub Shanghai registered a steady recovery this year, customs data shows.In the first four months, the total value of Shanghai's foreign trade reached 1.39 trillion yuan (about 198.1 billion U.S. dollars), up 13.5 percent year on year.Taking a closer look...
A freight train carrying cargo from Indonesia, which left a station at Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday, is running towards southwest China's Chongqing and scheduled to arrive at the municipality in three days.The New International Land-Sea Trade Cor...
Brazil will have a record harvest of cereals, beans and oilseeds in 2023, reaching 302.1 million tons, 14.8 percent more than last year, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Thursday.According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production, released by I...
China will make comprehensive efforts to ensure services for the upcoming China-Central & Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Expo and promote the high-quality development of economic ties between China and the CEECs, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.The third China-CEEC Expo & Intern...
UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi on Thursday called for debt relief, as well as equitable access to new technologies, for middle-income countries. The 110 middle-income countries, which account for three-quarters of the global population and nearly one-third of global GDP, are central driv...
To Li Yuting's delight, even on the last day of the second phase of the 133rd Canton Fair, visitors still made inquiries at the booth of Tianjin Golden Success International Corporation, where she worked as a salesperson.The 133rd Canton Fair, also known as the China Import and Export Fair, conc...
The Sri Lankan government will announce the country's debt restructuring strategy within this month, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Thursday.Siyambalapitiya said that the government will reduce taxes and reduce the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio in the next...
The UN relief chief said on Wednesday his colleagues are ready to distribute aid supplies in Sudan but need firm commitments of protection from hostilities."We have a plan for where we would deploy," UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths told reporters in a b...
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Food inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) rose to 15.7 percent in the year to April, up from 15.0 percent in March, reaching the highest in the food category on record, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Tuesday.Fresh food inflation also accelerated in April to a record 17.8 percent, up fro...
Chinese authorities have initiated a special campaign for 2023 to optimize business environment at key ports and further advance the facilitation of cross-border trade.The campaign, initiated by six government agencies including the General Administration of Customs, will last for five months in 17 ...
The United Nations has officially expressed to the United States the world body's concern over reported surveillance on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday."UN officially expressed to the host country its concern regarding recent reports that the communicat...
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The United States eavesdropped on conversations of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other UN officials, according to a report by The Washington Post citing leaked classified intelligence documents the newspaper obtained.Guterres expressed to UN officials and world leaders hi...
The 12th China-ASEAN Mining Cooperation Forum and Exhibition will be held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from May 17 to 21, organizers said on Tuesday.Guangxi will take advantage of the event to expand exchanges and cooperation with Association of Southeas...
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