Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured
People ride bicycles on the street where the house of the suspect, who rammed a car into a crowd of Magdeburg Christmas market, is located in the town where he…
Church stampede in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 10 killed
ABUJA – At least 10 people, including children, were killed in a stampede during a relief item distribution at a local church in the Maitama district of Abuja, the Nigerian…
Chinese scientists pioneer climate-smart crop breeding to combat global warming
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — As the cultivation of crops capable of adapting to climate change is becoming increasingly important, Chinese scientists have identified, in a breakthrough study, a novel…
Car hits Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2
A police officer walks at the site where a car drove into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany Dec 21, 2024. BERLIN – A car plowed…
Thousands in Havana protest US hostility toward Cuba
Cuba’s former president Raul Castro and Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel walk at the seafront Malecon during a protest in Havana, Cuba, Dec 20, 2024. HAVANA — Around 700,000 people marched…
China combines policy tools to revitalize property sector
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — In a year of heightened challenges, China’s property market is showing clearer signs of recovery, bolstered by well-targeted policies that have restored confidence and rekindled…
US Senate passes funding bill, averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON – The US Senate passed the government funding bill early Saturday that would head to US President Joe Biden for his signature, averting a government shutdown.
China solicits opinions on tax-related information rules concerning internet platform companies
BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities on Friday began soliciting public opinions on rules to regulate internet platform companies’ submission of tax-related information about businesses and employees on their…
Xinjiang’s foreign trade hits record 403 bln yuan
URUMQI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The foreign trade value of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region rose by 26 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2024,…
Indonesia, China collaborates in cultivating future skilled workers
JAKARTA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — Indonesia and China have collaborated to establish a community that integrates education and industry sectors to cultivate more competent Indonesian skilled workers for industrial sectors.…