DHAKA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- With almost three out of 10 children (28.9 percent) living in multidimensional poverty, significantly higher than the rate for adults (21.44 percent), children are ...

COLOMBO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government on Thursday gazetted the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, aiming to abolish special privileges granted to former presidents and their ...

China has rolled out its first nationwide cash subsidy program for families with children under three since the founding of ...

SUVA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva has reported over 560 diabetes-related foot surgeries in the first half of this year, with nearly 30 percent being major ...

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that the Chinese government will conduct reviews and supervision on the sales of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited's overseas port ...

Mercedes-Benz was hit harder. The premium brand reported a 56 percent plunge in net profit to 2.7 billion euros for the first half, down from 6.1 billion euros a year earlier. It blamed the drop on ...

BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A State Council executive meeting on Thursday called for consolidating and boosting the momentum of economic recovery in the second half of the year.

TALLINN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Estonian government has decided to impose a cap on the renewable energy fee for energy-intensive companies, which will reduce electricity costs for major consumers by ...

LISBON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said on Thursday that the government intends to consult President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and all political parties represented in ...

The teams had split previous encounters, with two-time Olympic gold medalist France sweeping Slovenia 3-0 during the Burgas leg of the VNL in late June. However, Olympic debutant Slovenia edged host ...

TEHRAN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- There will be no deal between Iran and the United States as long as Washington demands that Iran agree to zero uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas ...

SYDNEY, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A new international study involving Australian scientists has found that migrating whales travel up to 20 percent farther than previously thought.