NAIROBI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday vowed to deal decisively with corruption blamed for under- development in the country and urged Kenyans to forge a united front against problems facing the country. Speaking at the...
92-year-old Harriette Thompson completed the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. She finished the 42.1-kilometer race in 7 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. On this course my son was with me...
According to health authorities in Guangdong, the condition of China's first MERS patient has worsened and more medical experts have been dispatched. The patient, a South Korean national, is now receiving medical treatment in Huizhou City after testi...
The next time you reach for a glass of water, remember this; you could be about to sip on dinosaur pee. 记住，下次你拿起一杯水时，你可能正要喝下恐龙尿。 This is according to science YouTube channel, Curious Minds, which explai...
An 8.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's Ogasawara islands on Saturday evening and then rattled most of the country. Koji Nakamura is an Official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and offers an analysis of the quake. The epicenter of this earthq...
UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Sunday called for more efforts to put an end to the illicit trade in cheaper tobacco products in order to advance public health and sustainable development. The secretary-general...
The death toll of the heat wave spreading across India has risen to over 22-hundered. Local meteorological officials report that a high temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius has been recorded at the country's central state. Professor at Allahabad Unive...
Google has introduced its updated android mobile software and a mobile payment system at the company's annual developers conference in San Francisco. The Android M mobile software features an upgraded version of Google Now, the voice-activated assist...
Recent internet mishaps that victimized giant online service providers Alipay and Ctrip have again sparked concerns over information security in China. Chen Wei from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology calls on the country's software...
GENEVA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday held here a six-hour talk on the remaining differences of the Iran nuclear issue. With just four weeks ahead of the June 30 dea...
The removal of Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism is seen as a step toward normalizing relations between the US and Cuba. The change of status follows a 45-day congressional review of the decision and was a prerequisite for opening a U...
A 44-year-old man from South Korea is being treated in isolation. Medical staff say he suffers from a high fever and a possibly infectious pneumonia. According to authorities, the man had close contact with his father and sister, the third and fourth...
Gucci is shedding all signs of Frida Giannini, a process thats been sped up thanks to this epic Gucci sale happening in China. 古奇正在清理所有弗里达贾娜妮设计的款型，多亏了这次在中国具有史诗般意义的促销，清理库...
The country has the most generous national minimum wage in the developed world, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 经济合作发展组织的一份报告显示，澳大利亚在发达国家中享有最...
Chinese authorities are taking another step toward opening up the capital markets to foreign investors. The Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Financial Futures Exchange have agreed to set up a joint venture with Deutsche Boerse. The new company, base...
