Xi says confidence ‘more valuable than gold’ in march toward rejuvenation

President Xi Jinping attended a grand reception held in Beijing to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and delivered an important

Xi calls on Zhejiang to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization

President Xi Jinping has urged east China’s Zhejiang Province to strive toward writing a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist

Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting

More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents committed yesterday to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more, the White House said.

Underwater teams try to recover a firefighting helicopter that crashed in Turkey, killing three aboard

Underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake over the weekend, killing three crew members, while fighting a forest fire in western Turkey,

Macau Int’l Marathon registration slots sold out in a few hours

It took only a few hours to fill all 12,000 entry slots available for the several races included in the 42nd Macau International Marathon. The response from

Europe’s central bank faces close call on interest rates as threat of recession grows

Caught between stubborn inflation and  The decision comes as the ECB, U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks are nearing the end of their swift  ECB President Christine

The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, ‘Hackney Diamonds’

The wait is over:  This week, the band announced they are preparing to release their first album of original material in 18 years — since 2005’s 

UN nuclear watchdog report seen says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The

AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship

If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina’s military dictatorship, what would that person look like today? Argentine publicist Santiago Barros has

Japan’s defense ministry requests 12% budget increase to bolster military’s strike capability

Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the nation’s military

US says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country

The Biden administration said yesterday that it detected and stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from Uzbekistan into the United States and that at least one member

UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams

The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic

Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll

President  Unflattering portraits of Biden and Trump emerge clearly in a new poll by  For Biden, the largest share of U.S. adults — including both Democrats

3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise

A United States Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island yesterday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said. Three

UK judge set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern UK history

A judge is set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern U.K. history, for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others while

China establishes world’s largest language resource repository

China has established the world’s largest language resource repository, consisting of over 120 languages and dialects that are being used in the world’s most populous country, the Chinese

OK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all

Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its center position to

Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the  A week after a  Crews using cadaver dogs have scoured about 25% of the search area, the police chief said Monday. Gov.

Interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

More than 6,000 people representing scores of  For the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the week-long event marks a return to its roots – the organization was

Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban ‘Barbie’ ahead of film’s Mideast release

“Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East last week, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values have raised questions

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