FIFA underlines complete safety for football matches to resume
Football competitions could resume only once complete safety of spectators and athletes is guaranteed, FIFA president required. By Zhang Rongfeng (Xinhua) — Football [...]
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COVID-19 hits U.S., French aircraft carriers
Crew members on board of several U.S. aircraft carriers, including USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Ronald Reagan, and Charles de Gaulle, flagship of the French Navy and [...]
Italian PM extends national coronavirus lockdown to at least May 3
“Our hope is that after May 3 we can gradually start again, with caution, gradually,” Conte said. “But this will depend on the efforts we make between now [...]
Friendship with Chinese cities counts: deputy mayor of Italy’s Padova
After receiving the latest batch of medical supplies – 50,000 masks – this week from its sister city of Handan in north China, Italian city Padova’s deputy [...]
Asia Album: People wait in circles marked on ground outside pharmacy in India
(Xinhua) — “PLEASE KEEP DISTANCE”! People wait for their turn to buy medicine in the circles marked on the ground outside a pharmacy in Agartala, [...]
France mulls “temporary” nationalization of companies hit by COVID-19: minister
“It is simply a matter of having the state protect companies, for a limited period, by taking a stake or possibly by making a temporary nationalization,” said [...]
U.S. economy to decline by 7 pct in Q2: Congressional Budget Office
The economic downturn stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has been “rapid and sharp,” and it’s impossible to know at this point how deep the recession will [...]
Trump says supports firing “whistleblower” captain of virus-stricken USS Roosevelt
Trump said Brett Crozier’s “five-page” letter, which pleaded help from his superiors and called for protecting the sailors, “looked terrible” [...]
Yemen’s historic castle in Saada stands at risk
For hundreds of years, Al-Qashla Castle struggles to survive conflicts and war in Yemen’s northern historic city of Saada. (Xinhua) — It stands tall for more [...]
China Focus: Tourist sites eye virtual tours to keep business rolling
Take a virtual tour to China’s scenic spots! (Xinhua) — Walking past traditional Chinese buildings with cream-colored walls topped with dark tiles, a golden sea [...]
Putin approves feasibility study for new gas pipeline to China
The project is expected to deliver up to 50 billion cubic meters of gas to China via Mongolia each year. (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday approved [...]
Wuhan resumes China-Europe freight train services
The train left the railway station in Wuhan at 10 a.m. on Saturday, heading for Germany, which marked the service resumption of China-Europe freight trains in Wuhan. (Xinhua) [...]
APEC economies urged to end trade-restrictive policies to help fight COVID-19
The APEC Business Advisory Council urges APEC economies to put an end to trade-restrictive policies to help fight the COVID-19, warning protectionism of any sort impedes the [...]
COVID-19 cases in Portugal top 5,000
Health Minister Marta Temido said that lethality rate is “in the largest of 70 years — 7.9 percent.” (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed infections [...]
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