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The extension of the New START might be a bright spot for the U.S.-Russia relations, but the overall tensions between Washington and Moscow are unlikely to decrease given their differences on issues of human rights, Ukraine, cybersecurity as well as their mutual accusation of interference in the domestic politics.   The United States on Wednesday extended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia for five years, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.   "Extending t...

A medical worker shows Chinas COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2021. Pakistan formally started the drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said. The drive was launched simultaneously in all four provinces, federating units and the capital in the ceremonies attended by chief ministers, senior ministers and health officials, the NCOC said. (Phot...

Compared to last week, the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is down by 10 percent or more in 38 states. Meanwhile, the seven-day average deaths declined more than 10 percent from last week in 25 states, according to The COVID Tracking Project.   COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have declined from recent surges across the United States, but health experts warn more contagious coronavirus strains may threaten to undo progress and lead to a resurgence.   A total of 125,73...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached a power-sharing resolution for running a 50-50 upper chamber, allowing Democrats to take control of powerful Senate committees, local media reported on Tuesday.     "I am happy to report ... that the leadership of both parties have finalized the organizing resolution for the Senate," Schumer announced from the Senate floor.   The resolution is expected to largely mirror a 2001 agreement, the las...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, started visiting southwest Chinas Guizhou Province on Wednesday, about one week before the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year.   For nine years in a row, Xi has made it a tradition to visit ordinary people, especially the disadvantaged groups, ahead of the Spring Festival, the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar.   The following are some of the most memorable moments of Xis interactions wit...

European leaders have shown an openness to the use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by any supplier once they pass the European Unions (EU) tests.   European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that coronavirus vaccines from Russia and China could be approved for use in the EU if they "show all the data," AFP quoted the blocs lawmakers as saying.   If Chinese producers "show all the data... then they could get... a conditional market authorization like the other ones," von de...

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that the international community should create a sound external environment for Myanmar to properly resolve the differences.   Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a question on the situation in Myanmar.   He said that the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday held internal consultations on the situation in Myanmar, and China participated constructively in relevant discussions.   "The ...

Mobile phones are evolving into new farm tools and e-commerce has become a part of farm work for Chinas rural population, as online sales emerge as an important force in the fight against poverty, according to a report released on Wednesday.   By the end of 2020, e-commerce had covered all of the countrys 832 national-level poverty-stricken counties, read a report on Chinas internet development from the China Internet Network Information Center.   Online retail sales in rural areas jumped to ...

The blossoming stay-at-home economy is likely to break new ground in terms of growth and market size in China, as people have been encouraged to stay where they are for the all-important Spring Festival holiday to stem the spread of COVID-19.   "Ive bought a lot of food and snacks online, and will probably spend most of the holiday binge eating and binge-watching TV," said Huang Jingjing, a 29-year-old bank employee who decided to stay in Beijing instead of returning to her hometown in Jiangsu...

Breeders pose for a group photo with giant panda cubs born in 2020 at Shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Southwest Chinas Sichuan province, Feb 3, 2021.[Photo/Xinhua]    Ten panda cubs born in 2020 made their debut in Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, on Wednesday, which was Lichun, or the beginning of spring, the first solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar.   At 11 am, keepers took the 10 panda cubs to a playgro...