CANBERRA -- The Australian government has announced that it will not send a warship to the Red Sea but will deploy additional troops to the region. Richard Marles, the minister for defence, on Thursday said the Australian government had denied a requ...

Moscow's soccer authorities have rejected a switch to Asia's confederationThe Russian Football Union (RFU) will "fight" for its membership in European football's governing body, according to a top sports official. The Russian national team and clubs ...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe.But now, nearly 200 years after the plant with the bright crimson leaves was introduced in...

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in ...

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hurricane Otis has killed 52 and left 32 missing in Mexico, Governor of Guerrero state, Evelyn Salgado, said Wednesday. The category 5 hurricane hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Oct. 25, inflicting severe damage...

(CN) - After legal challenges over protections for the endangered Rice's whale caused a monthslong delay, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opened bids Wednesday for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.  ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Mexico will fine-tune their preparations for the 2024 Copa America with a friendly in the United States, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday. The match has been slated for June 8, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in...

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that his government plans to challenge a law recently approved by the U.S. state of Texas that allows authorities to arrest migrants suspected of illegally...

Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging a new Republican-backed law in Texas that will give state officials broad powers to arrest, prosecute and deport people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.The lawsuit filed in federal...

Humans have sailed the world's oceans for thousands of years, but they haven't all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean. Many ...

PHOENIX, Arizona: On December 15, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs stressed that the U.S. federal government's recent decision to close a legal port of entry in the state from Mexico "has led to an unmitigated humanitarian crisis" and ordered National Gu...

Grim stories of conflict, abuse, and deprivation seem to confront us every day. That's why at year's end we like to highlight the progress made for children. Here are 10 good news stories for kids in 2023:A great deal more still needs to be done for ...

New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Fitch Ratings projects a steady increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, driven by the ongoing economic recovery and the commissioning of new re-gasification facilitie...

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (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...

WASHINGTON -- A car smashed into a parked SUV that was part of U.S. President Joe Biden's motorcade Sunday night while Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in the U.S. state of Delaware, according to a White House pool report. The president wa...

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (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, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were shot dead early Sunday during a Christmas party in the municipality of Salvatierra of Guanajuato state, Mexico, authorities said. The bloodshed occurred during a Christmas posada, traditional M...

China is the world's largest market for smartphones, with over $119 billion dollars in sales in 2023, and as Chinese technology manufacturers make advances, their products are also finding success overseas, not least in Mexico and across Latin Amer...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Real Salt Lake forward Andres Gomez scored in stoppage time as Colombia recovered from two goals down to beat Mexico 3-2 in their soccer friendly here on Saturday. Mexico took the lead on the stroke of halftime when O...

Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): Actor and film producer Jessica Chastain credited Taylor Swift with helping her get over a previous breakup, reported People. The 'Scenes from a Marriage' actress revealed on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' th...

ACAPULCO, Mexico, 31st October, 2023 (WAM) -- The number of people dead and missing due to Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm which hammered th...

ACAPULCO, Mexico, 27th October, 2023 (WAM) -- Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico's government said on Thursday afte...