Photo taken on May 28, 2021 shows the U.S. Capitol building behind a traffic sign in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)The current U.S. administration has been obsessed with buildin
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Rescue efforts intensify as devastating earthquakes kill about 5,000 in Türkiye, Syria
ANKARA/DAMASCUS, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — The international community has pledged support for Türkiye and Syria after devastating earthquakes jolted vast swathes of the two neighboring countries on Monday. Rescuers are…
Institutional racism dampens neighborhood walkability of populations of color in U.S. — study
Protesters take part in a demonstration in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the United States, on June 20, 2020. (Photo by Alan Chin/Xinhua) Established institutional racism and redlining in the United States have…
UNESCO fears damage to Syrian, Turkish heritage following devastating earthquakes
People visit the tomb-sanctuary on Mount Nemrut, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Adiyaman Province, Türkiye, on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) \”My condolences go out to the…
Protests continue in France against gov\’t pension reform plans
People participate in a protest against the government\’s controversial pension reform plan in Paris, France, on Jan. 31, 2023. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua) Similarly to the previous two general mobilizations,…
Nurses in Britain walk out over payment amid strained medical services
Healthcare workers protest in central London, Britain, on Feb. 6, 2023. Nurses and ambulance workers in Britain on Monday started another round of strikes in the thick of lengthy and…
Chinese vice premier urges efforts to ensure sound start to new school term
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday urged efforts to optimize school management further in accordance with the country\’s adjusted COVID-19 response and fully restore
‘Good old days back,’ full border reopening between mainland and HK facilitates exchanges
The good old days returned on Monday as the borders between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland reopened fully after three years, with daily quotas and COVID-19 tests dropped for travelers. People on b
China sees more dry and warm weather in 2022
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Dry and warm weather prevailed in China last year, while droughts and floods caused severe damage in some regions, according to an official report on Monday.The average tem
Koi fish breeding business brings wealth to villages
JINAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — In the warm winter sun, colorful koi fish swim freely in their ponds at an industrial park in Sanshilipu Township of Gaotang County, east China\’s Shandong Province.\”Since one