US ports strike suspended until January
Striking longshoremen picket outside the Packer Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US on October 1, 2024. Dockworkers at US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports agreed on Thursday to suspend…
Death toll rises to 87 after ferry sinks in eastern DR Congo: official
People gather at a port after a ferry sank on Lake Kivu near Goma, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Oct 3, 2024. At least…
Giving underprivileged kids a goal in life
Members of the Oltalom Sports Association soccer team practice during training in Budapest in June. Most children and young people training with Oltalom come from deeply impoverished backgrounds, with around…
Chinese men start to smash it!
China’s Wu Yibing hits a return to India’s Sumit Nagal during their first-round match in Shanghai on Wednesday. The surging collective strength of Chinese men’s tennis is turning heads at…
French PM vows to tax rich in first policy speech
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his general policy speech at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 1, 2024. France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier outlined his agenda on…
Israel strikes Beirut heart as attacks widen
A man stares at a building still smoldering after it was leveled in an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted the neighborhood of Moawwad in Beirut on Thursday. BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israel…
Bulgaria keen to enhance bilateral ties
Andrey Tehov As Bulgaria and China celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Friday, Andrey Tehov, the Bulgarian ambassador to China, expressed his nation’s keen interest in fostering deeper…
Adjusted policies motivate realty sales
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov 9, 2023 shows a newly-built residential complex in Feixi county of Hefei city, East China’s Anhui province. Fueled by favorable policies, China’s residential…
Hong Kong stock trading frenzy calms
Pedestrians pass an electronic board showing Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index in Tsim Sha Tsui on Wednesday. The index has soared in the past six days to reach a 20-month…
Palestine condemns Israeli decision over UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting during the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US on Sept 27. RAMALLAH —…