Centrist Emmanuel Macron becomes France’s youngest president

WFP calls for international funding for drought-hit Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) called for urgent injection of international funding to curb drought in Ethiopia. “WFP is less than 20...

Technique developed for turning Mars or moon rocks into concrete

SAN FRANCISCO–Civil engineers at Stanford University have worked with colleagues at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a form of concrete that...

UN honors midwives as family “partners for life” to mark Int’l Day

UNITED NATIONS–The UN population agency on Friday marked the International Day of the Midwife by honoring midwives as family “partners for life”. The UN Population Fund...

Contaminated meat products recalled in several US states

Macao to embrace accelerated aging population

MACAO–Macao’s statistic department on Saturday published the detailed results of 2016 population by-census carried out in the special administrative region (SAR), showing an accelerated population growth...

Yemen confirms 69 new cholera cases in capital

SANAA– A total of 69 new cases of cholera were registered to a state-run hospital in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa over the past week, a hospital...

249 quake-hit pagodas in Myanmar’s Bagan renovated so far

YANGON–A total of 249 out of the 389 earthquake-hit pagodas in Myanmar’s Bagan city have been renovated so far, the official Global New Light of Myanmar...

85 students hospitalised after gas leakage in south-east Delhi

NEW DELHI—Eighty-five school students were hospitalised Saturday after they complained of irritation in the eyes due to gas leakage from a container depot near their school...

French campaign watchdog examines election eve Macron leak

PARIS — France’s election campaign watchdog is investigating a hacking attack and document leak targeting presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron that his political movement calls a last-ditch...