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Human Rights Record of the United States in 2018

[2019-03-15 08:09]

On March 13 local time, the State Department of the United States released its 2018 country reports on human rights practices, and continued pointing fingers at and slandering human rights situations in over 190 countries, while blindly ignoring its own serious human rights problems. If one takes a glimpse into the human rights situation in the United States in 2018, it will not be difficult to find that the United States government, a self-styled "human rights defender", has a human rights record which is flawed and lackluster, and the double standards of human rights it pursues are obvious.

UN highlights chemical pollutants

[2019-03-14 07:24]

Minimizing the impacts of chemicals and waste will not be achieved by 2020 unless urgent actions are taken to contain chemical pollution, according to a United Nations report released this week.

Entrepreneurs improve Tibetan environment

[2019-03-14 07:24]

Chinese entrepreneurs are committed to sharing their solutions for the protection of the environment of Tibet, considered the be part of the earth's "third pole", according to Li Xikui, secretary-general of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, or CPAFFC.

Cardinal jailed for six years for 'appalling' abuse of choirboys

[2019-03-14 07:24]

Australian Cardinal George Pell was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for the "brazen" sexual abuse of two choirboys, in what the judge lambasted as a "grave" abuse of power, The Agence France-Presse reported.

Talks make progress, but no final agreement

[2019-03-14 07:24]

KABUL - The peace talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban have made progress after 16-day tough negotiations in Qatar's capital Doha, and conditions for achieving peaceful settlement have improved, US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.

Japanese sleeping pods enter Barcelona on the sly

[2019-03-14 07:24]

BARCELONA, Spain - For the past few weeks, Harry Kajevic has been sleeping in a 2.4-square-meter capsule apartment in a clandestine location.

More airlines ban Boeing 737 MAX jets

[2019-03-13 07:20]

Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom on Tuesday banned Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspaces and airlines around the world grounded the jets following a second deadly accident in just five months.

Relaxed visa rules fuel tourist numbers in Osaka

[2019-03-13 07:20]

OSAKA/TOKYO - Osaka, long Japan's "second city", is winning the race against Tokyo to draw foreign tourists, but its retailers and property developers are adapting to shifting tourism spending patterns.

Algeria's Bouteflika won't run for 5th term

[2019-03-13 07:20]

ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday announced that he would not run for a fifth presidential term, but he indefinitely postponed presidential elections slated for April 18, the official APS news agency reported.

Widodo holds lead ahead of presidential polls

[2019-03-13 07:20]

JAKARTA, Indonesia - With just over a month to go before the presidential election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds a double-digit lead over his challenger, retired general Prabowo Subianto, according to an opinion poll released this week.

Icy St. Peter's Basilica in Slovakia draws visitors closer to heavens

[2019-03-13 07:20]

HREBIENOK, Slovakia - A young nun breathes deeply as she peers up at a statue of an angel bathed in softly colored light streaming through a church, and as she exhales, you can see her breath.

Modi seeks new term as elections to begin

[2019-03-12 07:20]

NEW DELHI - National elections in India will begin on April 11, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party seeks a second term.

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