BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yu...

DOHA -- Muhammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Qatar's capital Doha, stressed on Sunday evening that there is no danger to embassies, diplomatic missions and foreign nationals in the Afghan capital Kabul, pledging that the ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Saturday struck the southwestern part of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and wounding more than 1,800 others in the Caribbean nation, which has already been mired in deep humanitaria...

Tropical Storm Grace is crossing the northeastern Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, threatening to bring heavy rainfall to the Lesser and Greater Antilles over the next few days.Tropical storm warnings and watches are in...

NAIROBI, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three athletes from Guatemala are the latest overseas competitors to arrive in Kenya for next week's Nairobi 2021 World Under 20 (WU20) Championships. Glendy Teletor, Bryan Matias, and Mariandree Chacon arrived in the Ken...

As headlines proclaim the "end" of "America's longest war," President Joe Biden's withdrawal of the remaining U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan is being covered by some in the news media as though it means the end of the conflict - or eve