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South African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg
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A travel rush is observed across China as the country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year. Chinese C909 aircraft-based hospital provides free medical care in Kyrgyzstan A ceremony was held here in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to mark the "C909 Airplane Hospital" charity project. Culture week opens in Ulan Bator to promote China-Mongolia exchanges A week-long series of cultural events promoting north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has opened in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Wednesday.
Chinese C909 aircraft-based hospital provides free medical care in Kyrgyzstan
China sees travel rush during Mid-Autumn Festival A travel rush is observed across China as the country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year. A ceremony was held here in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to mark the "C909 Airplane Hospital" charity project. Culture week opens in Ulan Bator to promote China-Mongolia exchanges A week-long series of cultural events promoting north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has opened in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Wednesday.
Culture week opens in Ulan Bator to promote China-Mongolia exchanges
China sees travel rush during Mid-Autumn Festival A travel rush is observed across China as the country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday this year. Chinese C909 aircraft-based hospital provides free medical care in Kyrgyzstan A ceremony was held here in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to mark the "C909 Airplane Hospital" charity project. A week-long series of cultural events promoting north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has opened in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Wednesday.
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Digital trade, AI inject new momentum into China-Africa ties
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In a light drizzle at Can Tho Port in southern Vietnam, cranes unloaded containers from the first foreign trade vessel to sail through China's newly opened Pinglu Canal. Training China's workforce for jobs that barely existed a few years ago A full-size metro carriage has been moved into the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the 48th WorldSkills Competition -- not for display, but for hands-on ... China's Tianjin explores new approaches to high-level opening-up This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 18, 2026 shows a view of Tianjin Port in Tianjin, north China. Tianjin is an important land-sea hub for Belt and Road cooperation. ...
Training China's workforce for jobs that barely existed a few years ago
Pinglu Canal brings Chinese market closer to Vietnam's Mekong Delta In a light drizzle at Can Tho Port in southern Vietnam, cranes unloaded containers from the first foreign trade vessel to sail through China's newly opened Pinglu Canal. A full-size metro carriage has been moved into the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the 48th WorldSkills Competition -- not for display, but for hands-on ... China's Tianjin explores new approaches to high-level opening-up This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 18, 2026 shows a view of Tianjin Port in Tianjin, north China. Tianjin is an important land-sea hub for Belt and Road cooperation. ...
China's Tianjin explores new approaches to high-level opening-up
Pinglu Canal brings Chinese market closer to Vietnam's Mekong Delta In a light drizzle at Can Tho Port in southern Vietnam, cranes unloaded containers from the first foreign trade vessel to sail through China's newly opened Pinglu Canal. Training China's workforce for jobs that barely existed a few years ago A full-size metro carriage has been moved into the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, the venue for the 48th WorldSkills Competition -- not for display, but for hands-on ... This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 18, 2026 shows a view of Tianjin Port in Tianjin, north China. Tianjin is an important land-sea hub for Belt and Road cooperation. ...
China claims bronze in women's basketball at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
China's women's basketball team closed out the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a bronze medal on Saturday, beating Chinese Taipei 77-64. In pics: mid-autumn moon across China In pics: mid-autumn moon across China Lantern parade held to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Hongcun, China's Anhui This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows performers parading with rabbit-shaped lanterns in Hongcun Village, Yixian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. A lantern parade was held ...
In pics: mid-autumn moon across China
China claims bronze in women's basketball at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games China's women's basketball team closed out the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a bronze medal on Saturday, beating Chinese Taipei 77-64. In pics: mid-autumn moon across China Lantern parade held to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Hongcun, China's Anhui This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows performers parading with rabbit-shaped lanterns in Hongcun Village, Yixian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. A lantern parade was held ...
Lantern parade held to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Hongcun, China's Anhui
China claims bronze in women's basketball at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games China's women's basketball team closed out the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a bronze medal on Saturday, beating Chinese Taipei 77-64. In pics: mid-autumn moon across China In pics: mid-autumn moon across China This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2026 shows performers parading with rabbit-shaped lanterns in Hongcun Village, Yixian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. A lantern parade was held ...
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated across China
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated across China
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Mid-Autumn Festival cultural gala held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mid-Autumn Festival cultural gala held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Власти Чечни отрицают похищение родственников Мансура Мовлаева
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О награждении сам Кадыров сообщил в своем телеграм-канале. По его словам, звание присвоено "за исключительные заслуги в сфере культуры". Награждение приурочено к прошедшему в Грозном сольному концерту Ахмадовой, который Кадыров посетил...
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New rally in Madrid to denounce handling of the Ceuta migration crisis
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Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of mystery killings
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Man City ready to fight Premier League as rivals prepare compensation claims
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Madagascar's Gen Z 'betrayed' after ushering in military govt
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Macron and Pope Leo XIV unite on AI risks and nuclear weapons
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UN receives just one-fifth of funds needed to prepare for El Niño crisis
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Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees fled to east Chad this year: UN
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Common and Public Enemy honoured at Black Music Action Coalition Awards
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Pix of the Day, 25 September, 2026 - Across the world
Pix of the Day, 25 September, 2026 - Across the world
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Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents
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South Sudan: Kiir opens political dialogue ahead of December elections
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Analyst warns Ethiopia fighting could widen into regional conflict
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Explosion near Acropolis collapses building in Athens’ Plaka, injuring two
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African-American artist’s work celebrated in travelling retrospective
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KoBold Metals uses AI to search for critical minerals in Congo
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US rapper Macklemore announces “free Palestine” concerts
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Senegal lays first criminal charges over political unrest between 2021 and 2024
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Heavy fighting, internet disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages
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France welcomes Leo XIV at Orly Airport as bells sound nationwide
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Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Dangote to build $660m petroleum pipeline
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Mozambique faces rising drug use as trafficking routes fuel local addiction
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Austria: Yodelling tradition goes underground in Graz
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UN delegates walk out at Netanyahu defends Israeli military action
Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed genocide claims and defended Israel's operations in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere in the Middle East.
DR Congo: Young doctor dies of Ebola as cases surge beyond epicentre
Victor Kingombe died at an Ebola treatment centre in Kisangani, three months after Tshopo province first reported cases.
Ethiopian president warns of 'interference' amid renewed Tigray fighting
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Taye Atske Selassie blamed 'external actors' for renewed conflict in the region.
Trade truce, Taiwan and Iran top Trump-Xi agenda in Washington
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Pretoria hosts massive barbecue world record attempt
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Moroccan voters call for action after election results
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Nigeria busts another Mexican cartel-linked meth lab
It is Nigeria’s fourth major meth lab bust since May, with authorities saying all four operations were linked to Mexican nationals.
Nigeria and US sign deal to increase mining investment
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Climate warning: El Niño offers a glimpse of a deadlier, hotter future
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Fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia as Tigray rebels declare full-blown war
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Niger signs deal with Australian group to relaunch uranium project
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Ceuta migrant crisis: 28 undocumented migrants found hidden in Spanish flats
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Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters mark one year since Rajoelina’s fall
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Conditions in Gaza remain dire ahead of Netanyahu's UN address
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Ethiopia's federalism dilemma: Why regional power keeps fuelling conflict
Tigrayan authorities say they are responding to attacks by federal forces, while the federal government has described the Tigrayan military action as an offensive. Both sides have accused the other of triggering the latest escalation.
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Morocco’s PAM leads parliamentary election with turnout at two-decade low
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Tigray tensions rise as regional forces seize Mekelle airport
The developments follow a series of reported drone strikes in Tigray. Regional authorities say at least 14 people were killed and 22 injured in a strike on the town of Alamata on Tuesday, with the mayor accusing federal forces of targeting schools.
Kenya's Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa's exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly's membership.
Morocco's legistlative elections marked by record-low voter turnout
Provisional results published on Thursday show the centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party has taken 95 seats in the 395-seats in parliament.
Mixed reaction in Bangui to ICC conviction of former CAR militia commander
Ex-Seleka leader, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, was found gulty on four counts of crimes against humanity, but acquitted of three.
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