Trump signs new travel ban, excluding Iraq from list

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning nationals of six Muslim-majority countries to enter the country, excluding Iraq from the list of a previous ban. The new document maintained a 90-day ban on nationals of Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Iran and Somalia, from entering the United […]

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China debt-to-GDP ratio at 36.7 pct, risks under control: minister

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China’s finance minister on Tuesday reiterated confidence in controlling debt risks despite some irregularities in local governments’ financing activities. “China’s government debt risks are generally within control,” Finance Minister Xiao Jie said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session. By the end of last year, […]

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Xinhua Insight: China to open up like never before

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese leaders have told national lawmakers during the major annual political sessions that the country will open up like never before. China’s opening door will not close, said President Xi Jinping on Sunday afternoon, vowing the country will keep on opening up on all fronts, and continue to liberalize and […]

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S.Korea, Japan denounce DPRK’s test-launches of ballistic missiles

SEOUL/TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) — South Korea, Japan on Monday strongly denounced the test-launches of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as it violates the UN Security Council resolutions. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the DPRK fired four ballistic missiles of a new type into east waters […]

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Hillary Clinton caught reading Pence email controversy

NEW YORK, March 6 (NsNewsWire) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been caught intently looking at a newspaper story about Vice President Pence’s email issues, according to local media reports. While sitting in a Boston-to-New York flight, Clinton was caught by a passenger to be glancing at a front-page story in USA […]

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Immune cells point to better treatment for cancer patients: New Zealand study

WELLINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) — New Zealand researchers said Monday they have identified an immune cell that might help boost survival rates among colorectal cancer patients. Researchers with Otago University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology found that patients with more “effector T regulatory” (Treg) immune cells present in their tumors were more likely to be […]

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Internet helps promote organ donation in China

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — The myriad services just a swipe of the finger away in China are no longer limited to food delivery, airport check-ins, or finding a bike on the street. The latest novelty is an after-death service: organ donation. Once beset by misconceptions and opaque proceedings, the Internet is unleashing explosive growth […]

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