Illegal mining on Brazil indigenous land up 500% in decade
Illegal mining expanded by nearly 500 percent on protected indigenous reservations in Brazil in a decade, and by more than 300 percent on protected park lands, according to a study…
Withdrawal from Afghanistan is not the end of responsibility but the beginning of reflection and correction: Chinese representative to UN
Afghanistan’s recent chaos is directly related to the hasty and disorderly withdrawal of foreign troops. But withdrawal is not the end of responsibility but the beginning of reflection and correction,…
US withdrawal not end of responsibility but beginning of reflection, correction: Chinese representative to UN
The US completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan on Monday, ending 20 years of war and leaving the war-torn country with an uncertain future. Chinese representative to the…
Sweltering Persian Gulf
Gulf cities such as Dubai are known for their scorching summers, but experts warn climate change could soon make parts of the fossil fuel-rich region unlivable for humans. Daily temperatures…
Suga rival sparks govt reshuffle ire
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to replace an unpopular long-term ally as he seeks to shore up support ahead of a party leadership election he must win before…
Turkey’s Erdogan holds talks with UAE leader for improving ties
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the UAE's de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday, in a…
Organizing China’s Ethnic Working Conference
The fifth ethnic conference since the founding of New China is scheduled for August 27-28. At the conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping briefed the Chinese Communist Party on plans to…
Wife of Greek ambassador to Brazil sentenced to 31 years for his murder
A Brazilian court has sentenced Francoise de Souza Oliveira to 31 years in prison for murdering her husband, Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, authorities said Sunday. Amiridis, 59 at the time…
Theranos founder’s fraud trial to begin in September
A female entrepreneur whose multi billion dollar start-up looked set to revolutionize medical testing, before it crashed and burned in a blaze of fraud claims, goes on trial in September.…
Kuwait to move ‘tire graveyard’ into new city
Kuwait announced plans to transform what was once a mammoth "tire graveyard" to a new residential city. The two-square-kilometer dump in the north of the oil-rich Gulf country was where…