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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about the equipment concerning battlefield medical treatment and its operation demonstration at the Army Medical University on April 23, 2024. Xi inspected the Army Medical University on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Xi stresses building world-class military medical universities

Friday, April 26, 2024

Students from Collège Christ-Roi de Nyanza arrive at Kigali International Airport from Texas, USA, on Monday, April 22, where they took part in the international First Lego League competition. Photo by Frank Ntarindwa

Collège Christ-Roi de Nyanza students shine at international First Lego League

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The United Kingdom’s upper house of parliament, on Tuesday, April 23, approved a government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Courtesy

House of Lords passes UK-Rwanda migration agreement

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

A view of Saint Petersburg, one of Russia's most popular cities. Net photo

IMF projects Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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UN urged to prevent hatred against Congolese Tutsi

Monday, April 15, 2024

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Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years kills seven, traps 77

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

President Kagame addresses delegates at Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg, on December 2, 2018. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame to attend Global Citizen NOW summit

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Fears have been raised of significant disruption to global supply chains after a container ship crashed into a bridge in the US city of Baltimore. REUTERS

Fears of disruption to global supply chains after Baltimore bridge crash

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta (right), and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly shake hands after signing a new migration treaty between the two countries in Kigali, on December 5,2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Senate approves UK-Rwanda migration treaty

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course to win another term in office after taking an early lead. Net photo

Putin leads with 87% in Russia presidential elections

Monday, March 18, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry attends the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Rupert Murdoch at the US Open final in New York, US in 2017. PHOTO _ REUTERS

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch gets engaged at 92

Friday, March 08, 2024

A train of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line is seen at Ikeja station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. The first phase of a Chinese-built state-of-the-art light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was inaugurated Thursday by President Bola Tinubu, opening a new chapter in addressing the challenges of traffic congestion and commuting delays that have long plagued the country's economic powerhouse.

Chinese-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria's state of Lagos

Saturday, March 02, 2024

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southern Türkiye and Syria at midnight on February 6, 2023, followed by a 7.7-magnitude one the next afternoon. In Türkiye, the quakes devastated 11 provinces, killing more than 53,000 people and displacing millions.

Recovery from 2023 Türkiye earthquakes faces many difficulties, says Hatay mayor

Sunday, February 25, 2024

This image provided by Intuitive Machines shows its Odysseus lunar lander and the Earth on Feb. 16, 2024. U.S. company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander touched down on the moon on Feb. 22, 2024, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 years. (Intuitive Machines/Handout via Xinhua)

U.S. makes first lunar landing in over 50 years

Saturday, February 24, 2024

With over 300 dive sites, some of which are recognised globally, dive tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (US$1.3 billion) to the Philippine economy in 2023, nearly twice the revenue the industry earned in 2022, the country's Department of Tourism said Friday. The Philippines as an archipelago, at the centre of the coral triangle, is home to biologically diverse marine and aquatic resources.

Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (C) witnesses the signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, on Feb. 23, 2024. Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed the deal on Friday to build a new city on Egypt's northern coast, with the aim of boosting tourism, investment and foreign currency reserves. (Str/Xinhua)

Egypt, UAE sign deal to develop new city on Egypt's northern coast

Saturday, February 24, 2024

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Singapore records over 46,000 scam cases in 2023

Monday, February 19, 2024

President Paul Kagame speaks during the World Governments Summit (WGS) in 2019. Kagame, on Sunday, February 11, arrived in Dubai, UAE, where he will participate in the 11th edition of the World Governments Summit (WGS).

President Kagame arrives in Dubai for 11th World Governments Summit

Sunday, February 11, 2024

The Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe (pictured) died in a helicopter crash on Saturday. Courtesy

Access Bank group CEO, family die in helicopter crash

Sunday, February 11, 2024