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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation on the evening of May 12 with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Dar briefed the Chinese side on recent developments in Pakistan’s mediation efforts between Iran and the United...

Argentina are set to begin their bid to defend the World Cup title in mid-June, with one of the biggest talking points being whether Lionel Messi will feature once again. The Argentine superstar has yet to confirm his participation, but he has been named in the national team’s latest 55-man...

A Dutch cruise ship, the MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina en route to Cape Verde, has experienced a hantavirus outbreak. According to a report by *The Guardian* on May 10, testing has confirmed that surviving cases involve the Andes strain — the only hantavirus variant proven capable of...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced on May 7 that restaurants may begin applying from May 18 to allow dogs to enter their premises. The first batch of approved dog-friendly restaurants is expected to welcome canine customers within July. The Food Business (Amendment...

Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister, Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, led a delegation to Hong Kong and met with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on May 6 at Government House. The two sides discussed ways to deepen cooperation across multiple sectors and jointly capitalize on opportunities under the Belt and...