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

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least five workers were killed, two others missing and six injured in a fire at an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which runs the rig, said Monday. On...

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A fire on an oil platform in southeastern Mexico left one dead and several injured and missing, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday. "We hope with all our hearts that the injured recover and t...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 23 (ANI/Sputnik): An explosion has caused a fire at an oil platform of the Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) state-owned oil company in the Gulf of Mexico, local media report. The blast occurred at the Ku-Alpha platform, which ...

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (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...

Germany's Alexander Zverev took down Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2, 6-3 in just 59 minutes on Sunday to win the Western Southern Open at Mason, Ohio. The third-seeded Zverev, ranked No. 5 in the world, won his 17th career singles title, his fifth tit...

Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a State of Emergency for New York City on Saturday in response to the impact of Hurricane Henri on Sunday primarily on Long Island.The mayor's announcement comes hours after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a stat...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Workers at the central Mexican General Motors plant assembling pickup trucks have voted to cancel their union membership.The election, which included U.S.-Mexico provisions for guaranteeing fairness in voting, reflected the stren...

Hurricane Grace killed at least seven people as it tore through eastern Mexico, bringing strong winds and flooding, authorities in the hard-hit state of Veracruz said."Unfortunately we have seven deaths," including minors, Veracruz Governor Cuitlahua...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Saturday that Tropical Storm Henri is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later in the day, bringing rain, wind and worries to people from North Carolina to Massachusetts.Located 320 kilometers south ...