欧美文化:South African President Ramaphosa vows to address energy challenges, fight against crime and co

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday pledged to address energy challenges and enhance efforts to fight against crime and corruptio

欧美文化:Ban on bump stocks for rapid gunfire blocked by U.S. appeals court

HOUSTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. appeals court in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday blocked a ban on certain types of bump stocks, which enable semi-automatic rifles to fire

欧美文化:U.S. fashion tech company to lay off 20 pct of salaried staff

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fashion tech company Stitch Fix announced on Thursday that it is laying off 20 percent of its 1,700 salaried employees and the company's

欧美文化:Man fatally shoots 7 family members, including wife, 5 children before suicide in U.S. Utah

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A 42-year-old man fatally shot seven other family members, including his wife and their five children, inside their home in the U.S. state of Ut

欧美文化:UN urges Libyan rivaling factions to reach final, time-bound election arrangements

TRIPOLI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday urged the Libyan House of Representatives (parliament) and the High Council of Stat

欧美文化:Aid delivery improves in northern Ethiopia, humanitarian problems remain: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Aid delivery in northern Ethiopia has markedly improved while some areas remain hard to reach, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. Since the c

欧美文化:U.S., Germany to send Ukraine fighting vehicles

欧美文化:Poland buys more battle tanks from U.S.

WARSAW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Polish government on Wednesday signed a 1.4-billion-U.S. dollar deal to buy 116 battle tanks from the United States. The U.S. Department of Sta

欧美文化:UN releases 7 mln USD to help 423,000 people impacted by insecurity in Mali

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The UN Central Emergency Response Fund on Wednesday released 7 million U.S. dollars for people suffering insecurity in Mali's north, a UN spo

欧美文化:European countries cull poultry to fend off avian flu

ROME, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Poultry farmers across Europe have been forced to cull their flocks in the latest effort to slow the spread of the highly-contagious avian influenza on

欧美文化:U.S. stocks rise after Fed minutes, economic data

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday as Wall Street pored through the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes and a slew of economic data. The Dow J

欧美文化:Iraqi protesters blast U.S. for violating sovereignty on 3rd anniversary of deadly drone strike

BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iraqis on Tuesday rallied to mark the third anniversary of the assassination of two Iraqi and Iranian commanders in a U.S. drone attack, condemning

欧美文化:Ukrainian PM outlines government priorities for 2023

KIEV, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday outlined 10 priorities of the government for 2023, including support for the army and the whole secur

欧美文化:Consecutive ballots fail to elect House speaker after divided U.S. Congress convenes

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two consecutive ballots on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon failed to elect a new speaker. U.S. Congressman

欧美文化:Poland asks UN to help secure WWII damages from Germany

WARSAW, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Poland had asked for the intervention of the United Nations (UN) over World War II reparations with Germany, a Polish deputy foreign minister said on

欧美文化:Divided U.S. Congress convenes in scandal, with McCarthy failing initial vote to be elected Hou

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A divided and new U.S. Congress convened Tuesday noon amid a bitter House leadership battle and the snowballing scandal of a congressman-elect lying

欧美文化:Tesla reports Q4 deliveries

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. electric carmaker Tesla reported on Monday that 405,278 vehicles were delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022. Its deliveries in the qu

欧美文化:CES 2023 to kick off in U.S. Las Vegas this week

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in the U.S. city of Las Vegas this week. The show, whic

欧美文化:Libyan gov't ready to hold elections in 2023: PM

TRIPOLI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his government is ready to hold general elections in the year 2023. "The Government of Na

欧美文化:Australian businesses hope for better relations with China: FT

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tensions between Australia and China have dealt a blow to the Australian economy and businesses in the country are hopeful of better relations with C

欧美文化:Floating book fair brings hope, joy to Lebanese in hard times

BEIRUT, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- At the turn of the year, tens of thousands of Lebanese had a chance to get on board of the ship Logos Hope to bid farewell to 2022 and greet the New

欧美文化:Roundup: Palestinians wish for peaceful new year after turbulent 2022

GAZA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- "Neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians would like to live with so many deadly conflicts," said Mohammed Abu Shakrah, a resident of the Palestinian

欧美文化:Dutch welcome new year without national fireworks show

THE HAGUE, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch are welcoming the turn of the year with disappointment as national fireworks shows planned at major cities have been scrapped because o

欧美文化:Croatia enters eurozone, Schengen area

ZAGREB, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year's Day. This was the first time a European country

欧美文化:Interview: Top UK chef warns restaurants to face bleak winter without gov't help

LONDON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- One of Britain's top chefs has warned that he fears for the future of restaurants across the country unless government offers a helping hand. "I'm