A swimmer finishes a winter swimming race in the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 26, 2024. More than 360 ...

People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024.

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's local governments issued new bonds worth 4.67 trillion yuan (about 650 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of this year, data from the Ministry of Finance ...

The restored statues of a pair of fossil human skulls dating back to one million years ago are unveiled at the Hubei ...

CHENGDU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A group of seven humanoid robots made an official debut in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, on Friday, which are said to be in service for the World Games 2025 ...

ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's two largest international airports, located on different continents in Istanbul, will be connected by a high-speed train, announced Transport and Infrastructure ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- An 83-year-old woman was killed in a stabbing attack in the central city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv on Friday, according to an Israeli hospital. Police have arrested the ...

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on Dec. 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, ...

BAKU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan Airlines announced on Friday a suspension of flights from Baku to several Russian cities, effective Saturday. The decision, made by Azerbaijan's State Civil ...

URUMQI, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The people's government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday announced the establishment of two new counties in the region: He'an County and ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens Department has seen a remarkable increase in revenue in 2024, with earnings up by over 150 percent compared to 2023, ...