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MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Waning Gibbous Moon will form on the one side from the Sun in the morning on Wednesday, August 28, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium told TASS. The planets alignment will take a sector within about 160 …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 16th group study session on July 30. The topic was promoting the building of modern border, sea and air defense. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Beijing has launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) logistics delivery route in the Badaling section of the Great Wall, which enables tourists to receive summer relief items and emergency supplies within minutes, said the Badaling scenic area on Friday. The south ninth watchtower on the …

GENEVA | TASS | The new outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is not such a serious threat to European countries as the coronavirus pandemic was, Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, said. “Mpox is not the ‘new COVID,’” he noted at a briefing. “We …

CHICAGO | Xinhua | U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who has won enough delegate votes to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, has on Thursday formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for presidential candidate. In a headline speech that focused on unity and working-class aspiration, Harris pledged to lead “for all …

WHO has declared it a global health emergency ANALYSIS | C RAINA MACINTYRE | The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international …

COMMENT | NANCY QIAN |  Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential race remains one of the biggest stories of the year. Criticized for his June debate performance and showing clear signs of aging, the 81-year-old president finally acknowledged what the polls were showing and handed the reins to …

NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | US businessman Elon Musk will be welcome to become part of the US administration if US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the presidential election in November, the politician said. In an interview with Reuters, Trump pointed out that if he returns to …

MOSCOW | TASS | The Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft, which was launched from the Baikonur spaceport on Thursday, has docked the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), according to a Roscosmos broadcast. The cargo spacecraft docked the station in automatic mode. The process was …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian air defenses destroyed 10 HIMARS rockets, two Hammer bombs and 35 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said. “The air defenses downed two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 10 US-made HIMARS rockets and 35 drones, including 10 outside the special military …