“Hope” in Martian orbit becomes the first Arab interplanetary mission
After seven months, the Hope craft launched by the United Arab Emirates has successfully entered the orbit of Mars. Next up are China’s Tianwen-1 and…
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How could China defeat COVID-19?
SUN Xi On 8th September 2020, China held a national ceremony to honor those heroes fighting against the COVID-19 epidemic at the Great Hall of…
Agriculture: Rooted in Racism
By Pierre Ferrari and Cory Gilman LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – There has been far less social progress in the United States in the last 155…
20 Indian soldiers killed in violent face-off with Chinese soldiers in Ladakh
NEW DELHI – At least twenty Indian army personnel, including a commanding officer of Colonel rank, have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese…
Black Death and Coronavirus: a brief general comparison
Gonzalo Díaz Ponce The Black Death (or Bubonic plague) devastated Europe between 1347 and 1351, and it killed more lives than any war or other…
Serious fist and stone incident at India-China border post
NEW DELHI – Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important…
U.S. signs peace deal with Taliban to end Afghan war
DOHA – The United States and the Taliban have signed a historic agreement to end an 18-year war in Afghanistan. The deal aims to bring…
64 killed, 600 injured in China chemical plant blast
YANCHENG, Jiangsu – At least 64 people have been killed and six hundred others injured in a massive blast at a Chinese chemical plant. According…
Chile and Peru join hands to promote agricultural products in Asia
LIMA – The complementarity in some agricultural products between Peru and Chile has led both countries to sign an agreement to work on a joint…
At least 27 dead, 77 injured in twin bomb attack on Philippine church
JOLO, Philippines – At least 27 people were killed when two bombs hit a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island, the military said…