BEIJING, Aug. 30 (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...

MEXICO CITY - Several hundred migrants, including many children, headed north from near Mexico's border with Guatemala on Saturday hoping to reach the U.S., but Mexican security forces dispersed the group several hours later.About 300 Haitians, Cuban...

Washington [US], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in the state of Mississippi ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall, the White House has announced. "The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Sec...

Spa [Belgium], August 28 (ANI): Formula 1 on Saturday announced a revised calendar for the rest of the 2021 season, following the news earlier this month that the Japanese Grand Prix would not be staged this year. The new schedule will see 22 races h...

Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): US policymakers should recognize that cloud computing is strategically important and it needs to stay ahead as it has an edge over China. Jonathan E Hillman, Director of the Reconnecting Asia Project, one of the most...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ida is likely to become a hurricane before Friday is over and hurricane warnings have been posted for portions of western Cuba.The hurricane center said Ida was already nearing minimum hurricane ...

Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Ida is gaining strength in the Caribbean near the Cayman Islands and is still expected to strengthen into a hurricane targeting the U.S. south central coast by early next week.In ...