6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Sichuan, kills 3
Three people were confirmed dead and 60 others were sent to hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest China’s Sichuan...
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Digital techs power China’s smart civil aviation industry
Since 2010, China’s civil aviation sector has remained the world’s second-largest in terms of passenger throughput. The aviation industry generates and processes massive amounts of...
Beijing launches 10 Great Wall tourist routes
Beijing, China’s capital, unveiled 10 new Great Wall tourist routes, allowing people to learn more about the culture of the Great Wall, according to the...
EU launches green bonds to finance Recovery Plan
The European Commission on Tuesday announced the adoption of its new Green Bond framework, taking a step towards issuing €250 billion (about $298 billion) in...
Afghanistan: Kabul main money exchange reopens; long lines form outside
The main money exchange market in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, reopened on Saturday (September. 4), 10 days after Taliban takeover, as a banking crisis still...
Lebanon’s experts warn of increase in violence amidst social decay
Experts fear that Lebanon’s social stability will further deteriorate and violence increase in the near future in light of the shortage of basic commodities in...
US interest rates are soon to rise; threat to recovering economies is real — IMF Chief Economist
Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that recovering economies will be threatened by a ‘taper tantrum’ — meaning that...
Croatia tourism booms this summer; return to 2019 levels
Croatia’s tourism results almost reached the 2019 level in July and August, and booking for September also looks promising, Croatian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Brnjac...
Questions raised over US coronavirus research
A senior Chinese diplomat said this week that the labs of Fort Detrick and the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the United States should...
German companies struggle with supply shortages.
Four out of five German companies are struggling with a shortage of raw materials, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) announced...
Syria opens first café run by people with Down syndrome
Wearing brown uniforms with orange rims and matching hats, several young Syrians with Down syndrome served between the tables, while some others stood behind a...
Robot nurse to aid in Covid treatments in Egypt
A white-colored, feminine-looking android was standing imperturbably inside a lab of Cairo’s Ain Shams University, with members of her development team and reports via a...
Lebanon central bank can no longer subsidise fuel imports
Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced on Wednesday that the central bank will lift subsidies on fuel imports, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. “The...
UK’s second-hand car sales double in Q2 as restrictions ease
Britain’s used car transactions grew by 108.6 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of this year when compared with the same period last year...
European inflation expected at 2.2%, but analysts say no risk
Broad inflation risks are beginning to cast a shadow over the European economy, though analysts say the trend is still not serious enough to spark...
Airline SWISS sees heavy losses and an uncertain future
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) reported on Thursday an operating loss of Sfr 398 million ($438.9 million) in the first six months of 2021, due...
Covid-19 severe or mild case? Portuguese researchers have discovered why?
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S) at the University of Porto announced on Wednesday it has discovered the mechanism that defines why...
China imposes massive travel restrictions in fight against Delta variant
China has imposed massive travel restrictions, including temporary closure of airports and travel alerts for citizens to other places across the country, to contain the...
Facebook under investigation for proposed acquisition of software firm
The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Facebook’s proposed acquisition of Kustomer over concerns that the deal would stifle...
France calls on UK to lift “discriminatory” quarantine
The United Kingdom’s decision to maintain restrictions only for French travellers is a “discriminatory” move, French Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said...