Jihadi rebels hit town in north Mozambique near gas project Jihadi rebels are fighting to capture Palma, a strategic town in northern Mozambique where fighting continued Thursday after launching a three-pronged assault on the center a day earlier By AND...

Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister's visit Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press March 25, 2021, 2:32...

US jobless claims fall to 684,000, fewest since pandemic The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign the economy is improving By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP...

Poland orders stricter pandemic measures for Easter period Poland’s government has ordered stricter pandemic restrictions for the two-week period surrounding Easter By VANESSA GERA Associated Press March 25, 2021, 2:30 PM • 3 min read The Associated...

Former Google CEO gives $150M for research in biology, AI Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have given $150 million to establish a center that aims to battle diseases with a mix of biological and data science studies By HALELUYA HADERO...

Slovak coalition party completes withdrawal from government A party in Slovakia’s ruling coalition has completed its withdrawal from the government amid a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s coronavirus vaccine By The Associa...

The Associated Press In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, a passer-by walks past stoves on display at a Home Depot location, in Boston. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that orders for durable goods declined last month for the fi...

The Tencent Holdings Ltd booth during an expo in Shanghai. (China Daily/Fan Jianlei） Tencent Holdings Ltd head Pony Ma said he will cooperate with antitrust regulators as big technology companies in China are facing intense scrutiny for monopolistic b...

The Associated Press FILE- In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a demonstrator holds a terrestrial globe in Lisbon during a worldwide protest demanding action on climate change. The European Union's top court definitively rejected an effort by a Scandinav...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will push the post-pandemic recovery of service sectors of its member countries and facilitate service trade, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The agreement contains opening-up comm...