• H5N1 mutation detected in US dairy herds prompts caution on pandemic potential
    2025-03-13

    FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. [PhotoAgencies] SACRAMENTO, the United States -- Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four dairy cow herds, as t...

  • Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, founder of start-up Butterfly Effect says
    2025-03-13

    Founder and CEO Red Xiao Hong said the AI agent is ‘more like a human being’ than chatbots in terms of performance

  • Democratic strategist James Carville believes that Donald Trump faces a "massive collapse" in just 30 days, adding "it's over."
    2025-03-13

    "It's collapsing right now," he said. "We're in the midst of a collapse. This is the lowest approval, not even close, that any president has ever had at a comparable time."

  • Plane carrying ex-Philippine President Duterte lands in Netherlands
    2025-03-13

    A plane carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived on Wednesday afternoon at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands.

  • China and Austria are in the same boat
    2025-03-13

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  • UN chief welcomes Ukraine's readiness to accept proposal for 30-day ceasefire
    2025-03-13

    The UN chief expressed his hope that the move will pave the way for a just peace in Ukraine that abides by the UN Charter and international law.

  • Taiwan Affairs Office slams US for claiming to ‘support Taiwan’ while taking actions that harm the island
    2025-03-13

    Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office In response to a US official's remarks that "everything the US does in Taiwan is to make Taiwan stronger, safer, and more prosperous" and can build a "supply chain in areas such as drones and robotics," Chen Binhua, a spokesp...

  • Trump’s trade war: A double-edged sword for China
    2025-03-12

    On March 4, US President Donald Trump turned his trade war threats into reality by imposing sweeping 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada, with the exception of Canadian energy imports, which faced relatively lower 10 percent tariffs. He further escalated tariffs on Chinese goods, ...

  • US-Ukraine talks collapse as Trump, Zelensky engage in heated dispute
    2025-03-12

    US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky openly clashed at the White House on Feb 28, derailing discussions that were expected to finalize a crucial US-Ukraine minerals deal. The tense exchange led Zelensky to leave the White House early, leaving the highly anticipated ag...

  • Greenland's residents vote in crucial election
    2025-03-12

    New ballot boxes are being prepared at Godthaab Hall during the general elections, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 11, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] Greenland residents took part in a general election on Tuesday that could have massive significance for the Arctic island coveted by United States President Donal...

  • Chinese works make big impression during London Book Fair
    2025-03-12

    Publishers display their offerings at the London Book Fair, in the United Kingdom capital’s Olympia exhibition center, which continues until Thursday. [Han Jing China Daily] Some 4,000 titles brought by more than 50 Chinese publishers to this year's London Book Fair highlight such things as Chin...

  • Philippine ex-leader Duterte is being flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity
    2025-03-12

    MANILA, Philippines AP — Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Tuesday and sent him by plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, President Ferdinand Marcos said. The global court in The Hague had order...

  • US House Republicans pass stopgap bill to fund government
    2025-03-12

    WASHINGTON, March 11 Reuters - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded past Friday, averting a partial shutdown beginning this weekend even as President Donald Trump dramatically cuts the government. The bill passed in...

  • US stock market plunges amid recession fears
    2025-03-11

    US stocks plunged on Monday after US President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a recession this year in a Fox News interview following his tariff policies. At market close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.08 percent, the SP 500 fell 2.70 percent and the Nasdaq Compos...

  • In a lonely place
    2025-03-11

    Rather than benefiting from siding with the US, Canada is now feeling the strain Being the United States' closest ally and neighbor used to be Canada's biggest geopolitical advantages. The two countries share the world's longest international border. The US is Canada's single most important trading...