People walk on a footbridge across the flooded St. Mark's Square by St. Mark's Basilica (Rear) and the Doge's palace (R) on November 14, 2019 in Venice. Venice officials agreed on September 12, 2023 to test a fee on day tourists to the overcrowded historic centre, weeks after UNESCO warned it could...
This photo illustration created in Los Angeles, California, on September 13, 2023, shows a person looking on a computer screen at artwork by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele entitled "Russian War Prisoner" (L), "Portrait of a Man" (R) and "Girl With Black Hair" (top), which were seized by...
NASA building logo from headquarters at Washington DC, United States (Photo from NASA.gov website) WASHINGTON, United States -- NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) walks next to Cuban Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feito, upon his arrival at Havana's José Martà International Airport, September 14, 2023. Cuba will host on Friday an extraordinary summit of the G77+China, made up of...
Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, attends the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Easter Egg Roll tradition returns this year after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's prosecutor general said Thursday the International Criminal Court (ICC) had opened a field office in Kyiv, as part of efforts to hold Russian forces accountable for potential war crimes. Kyiv has called for a special tribunal to be created to hold Moscow responsible for...
A tsunami-sized flash flood killed at least 4,000 people, with thousands more missing, in Libya. (Photo from AFP) DERNA, Libya -- A global aid effort for Libya gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-sized flash flood killed at least 4,000 people, with thousands more missing -- a death toll...
This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal with...
By Shi Fang In Beijing, there is a north-south axis known as the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, running through the city. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the 7.8-kilometer central axis serves the function of a "book spine", forming a unique Beijing city pattern of...
By Li Zhongwen and Liu Junguo Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang province, is gearing up to make the 19th Asian Games, which is slated to run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in the city, the first carbon-neutral Asian Games in history. Determined to host a Green, Smart, Economical and Ethical...
By Wang Haonan, Zhang Shuaizhen and Yang Yanfan Beijing, the capital of China, is witnessing expanding scenarios and business forms of the cultural industry. It has enriched residents' spiritual life and empowered the city's development. For instance, Jixiang Theater, a time-honored Peking Opera...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU said Wednesday assistance from Germany, Romania and Finland had been dispatched to Libya after flooding killed at least 2,300 people, with thousands more missing. A European Commission said the aid was "on the way" to the devastated city of Derna and the bloc had...
