A meerkat is seen at the 28th Pet Fair Asia in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 20, 2026. Held from Aug. 19 to Aug. 23, the pet ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2026 shows a view of the Danjiangkou Reservoir in Nanyang, central China's Henan ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A man has been arrested after allegedly setting fire to a home in Richmond, U.S. state of California, killing three family members, including a 2-year-old girl and a ...

Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in the red, with consumer staples and healthcare leading the laggards by dropping 1.93 percent and 1.89 percent, respectively. Energy and real estate were ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Thursday it has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals that are "part of a network ...

BISHKEK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan welcomes China's decision to simplify visa requirements for Kyrgyz citizens, the presidential press service said Thursday in a statement.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday and Thursday held respective interactive dialogues with two candidates for the next UN secretary-general.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration has approved a possible sale of KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, the ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday urged Japan to fully recognize the outcomes of World War II and stop attempts to whitewash its history of ...

CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Remittances from Egyptians working abroad rose to a record 47.3 billion U.S. dollars in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said Thursday. The figure ...

LISBON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's government on Thursday approved a sectoral program designating more than 800 areas across approximately 170 municipalities on the Portuguese mainland as priority ...