BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — In 2023, 253 police officers died in the line of duty in China, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
The ministry told a press conference that 164 auxiliary pol
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Turkish Airlines grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9s after incident in U.S.
ISTANBUL, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Türkiye\’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in the wake of the incident in the U.S., local media reported on M
Saudi crown prince, Blinken meet on Gaza conflict, bilateral ties
RIYADH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud met Monday with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the kingdom\’s oasis city of Al-Ula to discuss the o
Sri Lanka launches dengue eradication week
COLOMBO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka\’s Health Ministry has declared a countrywide dengue prevention week from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, said the National Dengue Control Unit on Thursday.
Addressing a press
Japanese gov\’t mulls more support for quake-affected areas with 72-hour window closing
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The Japanese government is planning to step up aid for affected areas after the devastating New Year\’s Day quakes left at least 82 dead and 80 unaccounted for with the critic
Thailand to waive visa requirements for Chinese nationals
BANGKOK, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Thailand will permanently waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens starting March 1, announced Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday.
During a press conferenc
S. Korea\’s opposition party leader injured after being stabbed in neck
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea\’s main opposition Democratic Party, was injured on Tuesday after being stabbed in the neck by a man in his 60s during a visit to the sout
BRICS membership to offer Iran more opportunities in multilateral cooperation: spokesman
TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Iran\’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday, the day Iran became an official BRICS member, that the multilateral platform provided by the BRICS enables
Earthquake death toll in China\’s Qinghai rises to 34
XINING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China on Dec. 18 has risen to 34 in Qinghai Province, according to the local earthquake rescue headqu
266 people die of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh in 2023
DHAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — A total of 266 people have died of HIV/AIDS-related complications so far this year in Bangladesh, the highest on record since the first patient was detected in 1989 in the S