EU flags are seen outside the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Jan 6, 2023. Eleven European Union countries urged "great caution" in relaxing the bloc's state aid rules in a bid to support Europe's green industry in a global race, saying that risked damaging competition inside the bloc, a document showed. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BRUSSELS […]
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US university shooting leaves three dead, five hurt
This handout image courtesy of Michigan State Univeristy Police and Public Safety show the suspect of a shooting at their campus in East Lansing, Michigan on Feb 13, 2023. At least three people were killed Feb 13, 2023 and five others injured when a gunman opened fire on a university campus in the United States. […]
Tunisia extends state of emergency till year end
People walk at a plaza in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan 5, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA) TUNIS – Tunisian President Kais Saied decided on Tuesday to extend the state of emergency imposed across the country until the end of 2023. "The state of emergency in the entire territory will be extended from Tuesday […]
Russian parliament leader warns of ‘global catastrophe’
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Nov 24, 2022. (PHOTO / THE STATE DUMA, […]
Venezuela accuses US of distorting human rights issues
People raise a new Venezuelan flag on the dome of the Federal Legislative Palace before a session for the installation of the National Parliament for the legislative period 2023-2024 at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, on Jan 5, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS – The United States has distorted the issue of human […]
Death toll rises to 19 from prison attack in Mexican border town
Mexican National Guard stand guard outside a state prison in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Jan 1, 2023. (CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ / AP) MEXICO CITY – An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday. An […]
Russian parliament leader rebukes US for containing others
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Nov 24, 2022. (PHOTO / THE STATE DUMA, […]
Mexican National Guard general killed in Zacatecas state
Soldiers from the Mexican Army and the National Guard perform security exercises during a presentation to the media at a training center in Santa Gertrudis, Chuihuahua state, Mexico, Oct 22, 2022. (MARCO UGARTE / AP) MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico's National Guard in the state of Zacatecas was killed on Thursday in a […]
Russia slams European Parliament
A medical worker runs past a burning car after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 10, 2022 after Russian missiles rained down on cities across Ukraine. (ROMAN HRYTSYNA / AP) Russia slammed the European Parliament's resolution on Thursday, calling the resolution absurd. It also called the agency "a sponsor of idiocy". The European Union's […]
Russia’s Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft docks with ISS
In this handout photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation on Oct 26, 2022, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-21 spacecraft blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Oct 26, 2022. (ROSCOSMOS STATE SPACE CORPORATION VIA AP) VLADIVOSTOK – Russia's Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Russian […]
Category 3 Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico
Residents and members of the National Guard clean the streets after the arrival of Hurricane Roslyn in Sayulita community, Nayarit state, Mexico, on Oct 23, 2022. (ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Roslyn has made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as it turns Category 3, although it is expected to weaken soon, the […]
State Duma ratifies accession of 4 Ukrainian regions to Russia
In this handout photo released by the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Press Service, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, foreground center, addresses deputies during a session at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, in Moscow, Russia, Oct 3, 2022. (THE STATE DUMA, THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE RUSSIAN […]
Officials: US to withhold US$130m of military aid to Egypt
File photo of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (JIM WATSON / AFP) WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has decided to withhold US$130 million of foreign military aid to Egypt over its failure to fulfill human rights conditions, US officials said on Wednesday, but allowed some funds to go through due to its determination that […]
‘Time against us’ in bid to rescue 10 trapped Mexican miners
Mexican soldiers and rescue personnel work at the flooded coal mine where 10 miners have been trapped since Wednesday after a collapse, in the community of Agujita, Sabinas municipality, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Aug 6, 2022. (JULIO CESAR AGUILAR / AFP) SABINAS, Mexico – Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico […]
Brazil grants permit to pave highway through heart of Amazon forest
Handout picture released by the Bahia State Government showing people trying to walk across a flooded stretch of the BR-415 highway that connect the cities of Ilheus and Itabuna, affected by heavy rains in the region, in Ilheus, south of Bahia State, Brazil, on December 27, 2021. (CAMILA SOUZA / BAHIA STATE GOVERNMENT / AFP) […]
WIMI Hologram Academy: Virtual Reality-based Intelligent Monitoring System for Robot’s working Conditions
HONG KONG, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — WIMI Hologram Academy, working in partnership with the Holographic Science Innovation Center, has written a new technical article describing their exploration of VR-based intelligent monitoring system for robot’s working conditions. This article follows below: Accurate monitoring of robot’s working status can improve robot’s free operation. In this paper, […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in DR Congo
In this file photo dated July 1, 2021, a general view of a burnt house in Rwangoma, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo after ten people were killed in an attack overnight by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces Islamist militia. (SEBASTIEN KITSA MUSAYI / AFP) CAIRO – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack […]
Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north
A fisherman stands on dry sands at the confluence between the Ticino and Po River at Ponte della Becca, near Linarolo, south of Pavia on June 17, 2022. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP) ROME – Italy on Monday declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po, which accounts for roughly a third of […]
Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Indigenous people and peasants burn tires and wicker baskets at a blockade in Cutuglagua neighborhood, southern Quito, on June 19, 2022 as they wait for the arrival of their comrades who are mobilizing from the Province of Cotopaxi. (CRISTINA VEGA RHOR / AFP) QUITO – Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday declared a 30-day state […]