XI: Democracy is not an ornament to be put on display, but an instrument for addressing the issues that concern the people BEIJING | Xinhua | Earlier this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping participated in a joint group meeting of the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese …
Read More »Summit of the Future hammers out consensus for updating, upgrading UN to tackle challenges
NEW YORK | Xinhua | The Summit of the Future opened at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Sunday, with the adoption of a Pact for the Future, as well as its annexes the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, which cover a broad …
Read More »Goalkeeper Onana man of match as Palace proves hard nut to crack for Man United
London, UK | MANUTD.COM | Manchester United missed a host of chances and had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag’s side came up against a determined Dean Henderson in the Eagles’ goal and the former Red played well but the …
Read More »Israel wants to drag whole region into war, engages in terrorism, says Erdogan
ANKARA | TASS | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that Israel acts as a terrorist organization, its target being not only the Gaza Strip but the whole region. “I have been saying all along that Israel targets not only the Gaza Strip. The recent attacks on Lebanon have confirmed …
Read More »Global health organizations unite to address capnography gap in anesthesia
Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of leading global health organizations has joined forces to address a critical gap in anaesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings. At the ALL-Africa Anaesthesia Congress, organizations including Lifebox, Smile Train, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and …
Read More »Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates, stoking fears of regional war
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT | Xinhua | The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah sharply escalated on Thursday, with both sides exchanging deadly attacks and vowing further retaliation, heightening fears of a wider regional war. In a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned recent explosions targeting communication devices across Lebanon, calling them “an …
Read More »No surprises as IOC announces Bach succession bids
London, UK | INSIDE THE GAMES | Only one woman figures among the seven candidates revealed on Monday and headlined by Sebastien Coe, who will compete in the next presidential elections of the International Olympic Committee after current chair Thomas Bach declined to fulfil a third term in August. Coe, …
Read More »FBI considers shooting near Trump’s golf course as assassination attempt
WASHINGTON | TASS | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting an investigation into the shooting in the vicinity of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump, viewing it as an assassination attempt. According to the FBI, its agents have arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida, and are “investigating …
Read More »BRICS media leaders pledge for greater role in multipolar world in Moscow summit
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Over 60 BRICS media leaders from more than 40 countries joined the BRICS Media Summit opened here on Saturday, discussing the role of BRICS media in promoting a multipolar world. Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the BRICS Media Forum, said …
Read More »SpaceX crew returns to Earth after historic mission
Florida, US | BBC | SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth after five days in orbit, following a historic mission featuring the world’s first commercial spacewalk. The Dragon capsule made splashdown off the coast of Florida shortly after 03:37 local time (07:37 GMT), in an event stream lived by …
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