China vows to boost BRICS financial cooperation: ministers

BADEN-BADEN, Germany, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — China will work actively with parties concerned to push forward the financial cooperation among the BRICS countries and make more achievements, China’s finance minister and central bank chief have said. They made the remarks on Friday at the BRICS summit for finance ministers and central bankers held in Germany’s […]

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Real Madrid remain top, Alaves beat Real Sociedad

MADRID, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid go into the international break as league leaders in Spain after a narrow 2-1 win away to Athletic Club Bilbao on Saturday. Madrid can thank a solid defensive display and goals from Karim Benzema and Casemiro for the victory against a rival, who could count themselves slightly unlucky […]

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Legendary musician Chuck Berry dies at 90

CHICAGO, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — American musician Chuck Berry, also known as ‘father of Rock’n’Roll’, was found dead at his home in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, according to local police. He was 90. “The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician […]

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Beijing issues smog alert

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) — Beijing issued a blue alert for heavy air pollution Sunday morning. The alert is forecast to last one day and people should take precautions and reduce outdoor activity, said a statement issued by the city’s air pollution emergency response office. At 10 a.m., readings at most of the city’s monitoring […]

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President Xi meets U.S. Secretary of State

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met here Sunday with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying that cooperation is the only correct choice for both countries. There are important development opportunities resulting from China-U.S. relations, said Xi during the meeting in the Great Hall of People in Beijing. Xi said he […]

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Austrian president announces opening of Special Olympics World Winter Games

SCHLADMING, Austria, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen declared the opening of the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 here on Saturday. Against the rain, the opening ceremony became a spectacular show at the small town Schladming of the Styria state, as the stadium was turned into a visual dream land […]

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China economic restructuring world’s growth momentum: economist

BEIJING, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — The ongoing Chinese economic restructuring is conducive to reducing uncertainty for the world economy and injecting fresh growth momentum into the global economic recovery, according to a Chinese economist. “China has been an active participant in and facilitator of globalization,” Wang Yiming, deputy director of the Development Research Center of […]

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Diabetes drug may help treat breast cancer: Chinese researchers

HANGZHOU, March 19(NsNewsWire) — Researchers in China have discovered that a drug used to treat diabetes could be effective against a form of deadly breast cancer. More than 70,000 people die from breast cancer in China every year, according to the national cancer center, reports Xinhua. Triple-negative breast cancer is particularly aggressive among the four […]

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