- Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Silent demise of rangelands threatens climate, food security: UN report
Up to 50 per cent of the world's rangelands are degraded, endangering food security and the wellbeing of billions, warned the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in a report on Tuesday.
China sends four satellites into space
China on Monday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, sending 4 satellites into preset orbit.
120 killed as flash floods lash 2 Afghan provinces
At least 120 were killed due to heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province and western Ghor province on Friday and Saturday, local officials said.
Book of Xi's discourses on Chinese modernization published in Russian
The Russian language version of a book featuring discourses on Chinese modernization by Xi Jinping has been published by the Central Compilation and Translation Press.
Xi holds talks with Putin
On the morning of May 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping held large-group talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in China on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
China launches Chang'e-6 to retrieve samples from moon's far side
A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasted off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan on Friday afternoon.
Heatwave engulfs Bangladesh with record temperature since 1989
Bangladesh has set its extreme temperature record this year as heatwave sweeps large parts of the South Asian country. Mercury rose to 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, in the country's southwestern district of Jessore, a record since 1989, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
China launches new satellite to monitor atmospheric, space environments
China launched a new satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in its northern Shanxi Province on Wednesday morning.
15 killed in road mishap in central India
At least 15 persons, including five women, died and around 20 others were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, confirmed a local cop to Xinhua over the phone.
Xi sends congratulatory message to 37th AU Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday at the opening of the 37th African Union (AU) Summit.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge sees record daily passenger flow
The Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) saw over 130,000 inbound and outbound passengers on Monday, the third day of the Chinese New Year, marking a new high since its opening, official data showed.
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Global festivities celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Dragon
To welcome the Year of the Dragon, a wave of festive celebrations sweeps across the globe, with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds joining in to experience the rich tapestry of Chinese Lunar New Year traditions.
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Restaurant fire kills 4, injures 4 in north China
Four people were killed, and four others injured in a fire at a restaurant in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday, according to local authorities.
13 students dead in central China school dormitory fire
Thirteen students were killed and another one injured in a fire that took place in a school dormitory in the county of Fangcheng, Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province, on Friday night, according to local authorities Saturday.
Cloned rhesus monkey grows into adulthood for first time: study
A group of Chinese scientists have reported the first instance of a cloned rhesus monkey that has reached adulthood, an achievement that may offer a promising strategy for primate cloning.
