World’s oldest known person dies aged 118: nursing home spokesman
MARSEILLE— The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman of a nursing home announced Tuesday.Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on Feb 11, 1904, when World War I was still a decade awa…
The West, Debt and Other Takeaways From Chinese Foreign Minister’s Africa Trip
China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang wrapped up his first international tour to Africa this week, during which he visited five diverse countries — Ethiopia, Gabon, Benin, Angola and Egypt — and stressed that China does not see the continent as an aren…
US, China Pledge To Resolve Climate Financing Issues
U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He pledged at a meeting Wednesday in Zurich to work together to resolve climate financing issues and keep the lines of communication open between the world’s two biggest economies.Speakin…