ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for "immediate action" to address the "unprecedented convergence of crises" that threaten ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 10 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to official and security sources.

OTTAWA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 0.2 percent in November last year, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023, Statistics Canada said on ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The implementation of new technology has significantly strengthened South Africa's border security, resulting in a 215-percent increase in the prevention of illegal ...

Scheduled power cuts, commonly referred to as load-shedding in South Africa, have hindered the country's economic growth for over a decade. Since March last year, however, there have been no power ...

"Conflict remains the dominant driver of East Africa's food crisis, with about 38 million people across the IGAD region facing high levels of acute food insecurity," the institutions noted, adding ...

LUSAKA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Security agencies in Zambia on Friday announced the arrests of three people for spreading false reports about President Hakainde Hichilema's health status on social media.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, rose 2.6 percent in December compared with a year ago, ...

DAMASCUS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities have arrested Atef Najib, former political security chief in the city of Daraa, in a security operation in the coastal province of Latakia, state news ...

BEIRUT, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Egypt and Iran on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Lebanon across multiple sectors, pledging assistance for the country's recovery from the conflict between ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday on the development of a new missile defense system for the country. The Iron Dome missile defense shield would protect against ballistic, ...

CAIRO/GAZA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Rafah crossing, the only channel linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip, is open and will start receiving patients from Gaza, Governor of Egypt's North Sinai Governorate ...