Premier Li Keqiang Meets the Press

The Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference at the Great Hall of the People on 15 March 2019. Premier Li Keqiang met with Chinese and foreign reporters and answered their questions at the invitation of Spokesperson Mr Zhang Yesui.

Dozens killed in N. Zealand shootings

Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left 49 dead on Friday, with one gunman - identified as an Australian extremist - livestreaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city.

FAA's 'self-certification' criticized after 737 crash

The US aircraft industry is moving toward using its own employees to certify the safety of aircraft, a departure from prior practices at the Federal Aviation Administration that could endanger air safety, said the former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

UK MPs give nod to Brexit delay

British MPs have voted to ask the European Union to delay Brexit, with just two weeks to go until the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the bloc.

Kenya, France agree $3 billion deals as Macron visits

Economic deals worth more than $3 billion were signed between Kenya and France on Wednesday, which are expected to improve the East African country's infrastructure, food, security and technology.

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Human Rights Record of the United States in 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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