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8 killed after vehicle falls into pond in east China
NANCHANG, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Eight people were killed after their vehicle fell into a pond in Pengze County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, local police said on Wednesday. Read full […]
Israel announces special bank tax after surge in profits
JERUSALEM, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Israel’s Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday that a special tax will be imposed on the country’s banks after they reported substantial profits this year. Read […]
Venezuela passes law against piracy, blockades amid US oil ship seizures
Dec 23 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled ‌National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison ‌sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances […]
Egypt begins reassembling ancient pharaoh’s boat at new museum
CAIRO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Egypt on Tuesday began reassembling ancient King Khufu’s second solar boat at the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a restoration process expected to take […]
Initial estimate puts U.S. Q3 GDP growth at 4.3 pct
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — U.S. real GDP expanded at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter of 2025, marking the strongest growth since the third […]
Saudi oil giant Aramco executive says China is core market, strategic partner
RIYADH, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — China is “a very important and central market” for and a long-term “strategic partner” of Saudi Aramco, an executive of the Saudi oil giant said […]
Ukrainian troops withdraw from eastern town of Siversk
KYIV, Dec ‌23 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have pulled out of the embattled eastern ‌town of Siversk, Kyiv’s military said on Tuesday, as Russian ‌troops wage a battlefield offensive aimed […]
Justice Department releases card mentioning Trump, purportedly sent from Epstein to Nassar
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department ‌released an image on Tuesday of a card that makes a crude reference to President Donald Trump, ‌purportedly written by convicted […]
China-Ghana Friendship Hospital marks 15th anniversary
ACCRA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The China-Ghana Friendship Hospital, also known as Lekma Hospital,on Tuesday marked the 15th anniversary of its establishment in Accra,the capital of Ghana. Read full story […]
Five killed as Mexican plane carrying burned 2-year-old crashes off Texas coast
MEXICO CITY, Dec 23 (Reuters) – At least five people, including a ‌2-year-old burn victim, died when a small Mexican Navy aircraft crashed ‌on Monday off the Texas coast near […]