The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. Participants at the… Read More »CPC plenum concludes, adopting recommendations for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
Soldier F, the former British paratrooper accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney and the attempted murder of five other people – Joseph Friel,… Read More »Soldier F found not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders and attempted murders
On October 23, 1969, Samuel Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature, an accolade that solidified his reputation as one of the most influential writers… Read More »On This Day: Samuel Beckett won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969
On this day in 1969, Samuel Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature, an accolade that solidified his reputation as one of the most influential… Read More »1969 – Samuel Beckett wins Nobel Prize for Literature
The European Union on Thursday (October 23, 2025) heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous… Read More »EU joins U.S. in heaping more sanctions on Russia to push Vladimir Putin into Ukraine peace talks
An American official called it “Bibi-sitting” – a revolving door of the highest-ranking members of the Trump administration to make sure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,… Read More »Trump’s babysitting of Netanyahu puts the US in charge on Gaza – Egypt Independent
China is set to make the development of new quality productive forces one of the top priorities of its next five-year plan, as policymakers seek… Read More »Innovation to be key driver of progress
(1) Madagascar military coup The military has seized power in a coup in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar and ousted President Andry Rajoelina, who… Read More »Madagascar military coup, US-China trade war, Pak-Afghan conflict, and more: The Week in 5 Charts
Ukraine’s state security service has unveiled an upgraded sea drone that it says can now operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier weapons and… Read More »Ukraine unveils sea drone it says can strike anywhere in Black Sea
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A view of the rooftops from the Sage Mother Hall at Jinci Temple. [Photo by MICHAEL RHYS CARD/CHINA DAILY] For five years, I’ve lived in… Read More »Ancient heartbeat of a modern nation
