DHAKA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- In a significant step to address the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Bangladesh's 35 ministries and divisions signed a "Declaration on Control of NCDs" ...

KIEV, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's grain and oilseed harvest is projected to drop by 5 percent in the 2025-2026 marketing year to about 73.4 million tons, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club ...

CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has sent 1,288 humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing between July 27 and Aug. 17, according to a statistical chart released by ...

LA MORRA, Italy, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- In the rolling vineyards of the renowned Barolo wine region in northern Italy, the harvest season of "Nebbiolo" grapes is just weeks away. The bountiful clusters ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged concerted efforts to write a splendid chapter of Chinese modernization in ...

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sail Amsterdam, the Netherlands' major maritime festival first held 50 years ago, kicked off its 10th edition on Wednesday after a decade-long break. The festival ...

The study, published in Nature and featured on its cover, describes the supernova, SN2021yfj, as unusually rich in heavy elements such as silicon, sulfur and argon. Most supernovae typically reveal ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could return to Iran with approval from the ...

BEIRUT, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army said on Wednesday it has arrested three Palestinians at the entrance to the southern city of Saida in a security operation targeting militant groups.

DAMASCUS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities said on Wednesday that all humanitarian aid must enter the country through Damascus-approved channels, rejecting calls to establish alternative ...

He noted that 15 people were killed, including eight people who were shot by Israeli forces while waiting for food near the U.S.-backed aid center at the Netzarim junction in the central Gaza Strip, ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Tuesday gave final approval for a new settlement in E1, a highly contentious area of the occupied West Bank.