The newest edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s first national-level exposition dedicated to imports, opened on Tuesday in Shanghai. Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 7th CIIE and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum. China has continued to walk the talk in expanding opening…
Seven terrorists were killed and three others injured in separate operations by the Pakistani military across the country, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The ISPR, the media wing of Pakistan’s military, said one incident happened in the North Waziristan tribal district where a terrorist was killed in an intelligence-based operation. The second incident took…
Voters in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, went to the polls early Tuesday morning, marking the official start of Election Day voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Six registered voters of the tiny town in northeastern U.S. cast their ballots at midnight, following a tradition that dates back decades ago. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris…
World Health Organisation officials on Tuesday said more than 100 patients including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases will be evacuated from Gaza. The organisation said the patients would be evacuated on Wednesday in a rare transfer out of the war-ravaged enclave. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said that…
The Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has once again set false expectations regarding the vote count for the U.S. election, insisting on a result on election night. “We want the answer tonight,’’ the 78-year-old said at his final rally in Grand Rapids in the highly contested swing state of Michigan. Trump had already stirred…
The investigative panel set up to address Team Nigeria’s negative exposure at the Paris 2024 Olympics/Paralympic Games, has recommended the payment of N8 million ($5,000) symbolic compensation to Favour Ofili. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee was set up by then Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh to unravel Nigeria’s scandalous…
The International Monetary Fund has raised Ethiopia’s net international reserves target to facilitate payments of upcoming hard currency bills. The East African nation secured a 3.4 billion dollars four-year financing programme from the IMF in July after carrying out a series of reforms including floating its birr currency. It is also in the midst of…
Chinese paddlers continued to claim the top four positions in the men’s and women’s singles events of the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings released on Tuesday. China’s Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun ranked first to fourth in the men’s singles, followed by Felix Lebrun (France) and Hugo Calderano…
Cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, a respiratory disease caused by bacteria, have been surging in Japan, hitting a record high for four consecutive weeks as of Oct. 20. Local media reported Tuesday that the average number of cases reported by about 500 medical institutions nationwide was 2.01 per institution in the week ended on Oct. 20…
Novak Djokovic will not play at the ATP Finals in Turin because of injury. The Serbian won a record seventh title at the season-ending event in 2023 by beating Jannik Sinner in the final and will miss it for only the second time since making his debut in 2007. Djokovic’s only previous absence came in…
