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Profile: Mr Greenstreet, CPP Election 2020 Presidential Candidate
Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, is a lawyer, called to the Ghana Bar and the English Bar (Inner Temple) as well as a publisher and...
High profile Boko Haram commander surrenders to troops in Nigeria’s Borno state
A high profile Boko Haram commander has surrendered to Nigerian troops following various clearance operations in the country's northeast region, a military spokesperson said...
New president of Japan’s ruling LDP Yoshihide Suga
Japan's chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday as outgoing Prime...
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in a speech Thursday night that capped off the four-day virtual...
Profile: U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency. The following is a profile of Harris.
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“Never give up on any patient”: a nurse’s fight against coronavirus
by Xinhua writers Lyu Qiuping, Lu Youyi
Xie Zerong finally had her hair done, turning her straight dark hair into wavy brown...
Flying High: Captain Abu’s success story
As a Uygur boy, every time Abuduerxiti Abulaiti caught glimpses of eagles soaring high in the sky and over the pastures in Xinjiang Uygur...
Those who help Wuhan get through toughest time
The megacity of Wuhan started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after a 76-day lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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45 days in an ambulance
by Xinhua writers Lyu Qiuping, Shi Linjing
In seven weeks, Qiao Wuying, 51, made the first phone call to his mother.
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Profile of Prof Mensa-Bonsu President’s nominee to Supreme Court
Professor Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu, a Professor of law at the University of Ghana has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President...
High school teacher embraces online teaching amid epidemic
Teacher Zhang Sheng has a new routine for his bedtime ritual -- instead of reading a book, he corrects students' homework with his smartphone.
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Israel’s longest-serving PM struggles for political future
Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing the battle of his life, with crucial national elections to take place on March 2 and...
“Virus hunters” behind China’s fight against epidemic
Over the past weeks, Feng Limin has been working at least eight hours a day and making his contribution to China's fight against the...
Nurse injects hope in virus-hit Wuhan
Wang Yongyan's aunt has prepared a little gift for her -- a wig.
Wang is a nurse from the respiratory department of...
Fighting the novel coronavirus up close
In the eyes of Jin Yujuan, the novel coronavirus is a formidable opponent sitting under her very nose.
As lab technicians at...
Walking on a knife-edge: detecting nucleic acid of novel coronavirus
While most people are taking measures to avoid the invisible novel coronavirus that has claimed over 1,000 lives in China, Bu Ge has been...
Builders of Huoshenshan Hospital race against virus epidemic
Chen Qianbai is one of the thousands of construction workers who took part in building the Huoshenshan Hospital. While he said it felt like...
Police couple guard airport security in coronavirus fight
Wang Yan nodded a greeting while hastily departing on another emergency call when running into her husband Zhao Hongwei who was busy carrying out...
Babysitter on high-speed train
Luo Lin, the head of the crew on a high-speed train running between Beijing and the southwestern city of Chengdu, always has extra duties...
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou will pay a state visit to China from May 26 to 30 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi...
Vanuatuan Prime Minister Charlot Salwai
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai will pay an official visit to China on May 26-31 at the invitation of Chinese...
Up-close with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis Long Serving PM
Benjamin Netanyahu, dubbed by his supporters "King Bibi," is currently the second-longest-serving prime minister in Israel.
Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv in 1949, a...
Guardian of “the tribe of mystery”
Many people think 30 is still an early age to achieve one's goals. Tashi Gyaltsen, who just turned 30, is working to make every...
Into the heart of the glacier
For most of his career, Yao Tandong has led researchers to drill into the heart of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to collect ice...
A nurse’s battle for leprosy patients
When Pan Mei'er first arrived in a hospital in Shangbai, a place known as the "leprosy village" due to the big number of leprosy...
From serf’s son to political advisor
Political advisor Thubten Khedrup is confident about his proposals to be submitted on the ongoing annual "two sessions" in Beijing.
"Almost all of my proposals...
A Chinese farmer’s way of seeking true love in Africa
Though having lived in China for over three years, Nabulya Norah, a 26-year-old woman from Uganda, still find it hard to cope with the...
Ethnic Yao woman serves as role model in leading poor villagers to prosperity
In a tea garden in the village of Shanping, Wuzhou in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Zhu Xuelan of ethnic Yao group is...
Ferryman punts toward the end of boat life
On a hazy winter morning, Fan Xiandi, 53, one of the disappearing ferrymen in China, unties the docking lines, thrusts a pole into the...
Chinese botanist opens plant “bank” in desert
Stunning desert, sweet grapes and scorching heat make Turpan an ideal place for curious travelers and even automakers conducting heat exposure experiments.
However, botanist Pan...