Rescue workers were digging Monday for families still trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes, two days after a series of earthquakes that killed more than 2,000 people in rural western Afghanistan. “People are trying to search and get their family out of debris,” disaster management ministry spokesman Mullah Janan Sayeq told a news conference in the capital, saying …

BEIJING: China in recent years has seen concerted efforts from government departments and social sectors in promoting mental health among children and adolescents, the country’s top health authority has said. Tuesday marks the 32nd World Mental Health Day, which is celebrated in China with the theme of promoting child and adolescent mental health. “The key to work related to adolescent …

HOUSTON: Metal walls, barbed wire, water buoys, extra thousands of law enforcement agents deployed, and more inspections forcing trucks from Mexico to queue for miles, all now appear to have become a “new normal” of the U.S.-Mexico border. On top of the new normal were large influxes of migrants, bringing border crossings to new highs. Do the border wall and …

JINAN: Even though Sun Bingwu, 58, has tended to all of his 12 mu (about 0.8 hectares) of winter jujube trees, only a small part of his task has been completed. Sun has lots more work to do, because many orchardists in other regions are waiting for him to instruct them in the art of winter jujube planting. Sun, who …

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) submitted a letter of intent (LOI) on Monday and signed a declaration to FIFA to bid for the 2034 World Cup. Saudi Arabia first announced its intention to bid for the 2034 edition of the football tournament last Wednesday, and the letter of intent – signed by SAFF President Yasser Al Misehal – …

BEIJING: China’s State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled “The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future.” The white paper will give the international community a better understanding of the value of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), facilitate high-quality cooperation under it, and ultimately deliver benefits to more …

BEIJING: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has created a new paradigm for international cooperation, rising above the outdated mentality of geopolitical games, a Chinese official said Tuesday. “We are committed to openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation,” said Li Kexin, director-general of the Department of International Economic Affairs of China’s Foreign Ministry, at a press conference. Over the past decade, …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with a U.S. congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Beijing on Monday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, welcomed Schumer and his delegation to China, expressing the hope that the lawmakers will gain a more accurate understanding of China, …

BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently made important instructions on the work of public communication and culture. He pointed out that the work is extremely crucial to the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability of the country, and the …

BEIJING: China is deeply saddened by the civilian casualties caused by the conflict between Palestine and Israel, and opposes and condemns acts that harm civilians, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. Mao made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to the conflicts between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip that have …

HANGZHOU: It is hard to tell that Kesia Pabula, who worked as a volunteer at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is Indonesian, thanks to her fluent Mandarin. As a senior college student majoring in psychology and behavioral sciences at Zhejiang University, Pabula speaks both Mandarin and Indonesian, which made her a very valuable addition to Games service at the Main Media …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Great Hall of the People on Monday. Xi underlined that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How China and the United States get along will determine the future of humanity. Competition and …

BEIJING: The State Council Information Office of China will release a white paper titled “The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future” at 10 a.m. Tuesday and hold a press conference.

BEIJING: Dirk Heil, a resident living in the small town of Schwarzenbek in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, has been using solar-powered equipment made by Chinese companies in recent months as an energy solution. Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative, these high-quality and fairly priced products from China have entered German households by sea or by taking China-Europe freight trains. Hengdian Group …

HANGZHOU: The flame in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium was gradually extinguished on Sunday night, bringing down the curtain on the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Zhou Ling, an Arabic teacher at Zhejiang Gongshang University, saw her life revolve around the Asian Games over the past three decades. Then a senior at …

TAIYUAN: Over the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, China’s box office notched up over 2.7 billion yuan (about 376 million U.S. dollars) in revenue, with some 65.1 million tickets sold, more than half of them purchased by the country’s female movie-goers. According to a market report by Dengta Pro, the data analysis arm of China’s leading film-ticketing platform …

BEIJING: A national meeting on the work of public communication and culture was held in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday. The most important outcome of the meeting is that, for the first time, Xi Jinping Thought on Culture was put forward. An instruction by President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and …

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is greatly concerned about the developments on the ground and the dangerous Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territory. It condemned the Israeli military aggression that led to the fall of hundreds of martyrs and wounded among the Palestinian people, stressing that the continuation of the Israeli occupation and its …

Regardless of their reproductive status, male sperm counts have decreased globally by 50–60% over the past 40 years. In fact, the WHO has classified infertility as a global public health concern. Male factors, either by themselves or in combination with female variables, account for 50% of all occurrences of infertility in couples. In that case, remember that you are not …

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a warning to the general public against investing in fraudulent investment schemes of Meilleuretech Services, a sole proprietorship concern. The SECP has noticed that the entity, owned by Zeeshan Munir, is prima facie accepting deposits from the public illegally by offering various illegal “advertisement watching packages” and promising unrealistic daily …

Pakistani clim­bers Naila Kiani and Sir­baz Khan survived an avalanche near the summit of Tibet’s Shishap­a­ngma peak (8,027 met­res), but two climbers from the US and Nepal died, and two others from the US and Nepal went missing after massive avalanches engulfed the main climbing route. Mr Sirbaz and Ms Kiani were part of the Imagine Nepal expedition team, commencing …

The project manager of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting his vehicle in Quetta on Sunday, according to the police. Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Jawad Tariq confirmed the casualty to Internews and identified the deceased as Shabat Mirza. He said the PMDC official was traveling to the Sor …

Pakistan’s coach, Mickey Arthur, brings extensive knowledge of Sri Lanka’s cricket team, having led them from December 2019 to November 2021. As Pakistan faces Sri Lanka in the World Cup, Arthur acknowledges his deep understanding of the opposition’s strengths and weaknesses. He emphasized the need for strategic plans to overcome a formidable Sri Lankan side. Pakistan’s World Cup campaign started …

Palestinian group Hamas is an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. It was founded in 1987 by Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi. Its goal is to liberate Palestine and establish an Islamic State in the region encompassing Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Hamas has both a cultural wing called Dawah and a military arm known as …

Israel and Hamas are fighting again. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, and Israel responded with airstrikes. At least 313 Palestinians and over 350 Israelis have been killed, and more than 2,000 have been injured. The fighting comes after weeks of tension in the region. Jewish settlers have been making provocative tours of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied …

Japan will subsidize hydrogen fuel cell systems and other equipment to the tune of 30.6 billion yen ($205 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. The government’s decision is aimed at supporting the development of components for electric aircraft with reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the newspaper said. The trade ministry is expected to present the policy at a …

WUHAN: The cargo throughput through the ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam, part of the world’s largest hydropower project, totaled 127 million tonnes in the first three quarters this year, up 10.02 percent year on year, data showed Sunday. This is the first time the ship lock breaks the 120-million-tonne mark during the first three quarters of its 20 …

BEIJING: In 1988, when Xi Jinping took office as Party chief of Ningde, a mountain-locked prefecture in Fujian Province, one of his priorities was to resume a discontinued newspaper last published nearly two decades prior to his arrival. Due to its geographic disadvantage, Ningde’s economic performance had long ranked last among the whole province. Fact-finding led Xi to note that …

HANGZHOU: With the Hangzhou Asian Games drawing to a close, some memorable moments will be remembered by people from across the world for years to come. On the closing day of the sporting gala, Xinhua reviews some of the most significant moments. DIGITAL TORCHBEARER LIGHTING THE CAULDRON At the spectacular opening ceremony of the Games on September 23, for the …

HANGZHOU: Chinese weightlifters felt pressure from their rivals at the Asian Games, and would review their performances in Hangzhou to prepare for the Paris Olympics. The weightlifting competition concluded on Saturday with host China collecting five golds, three silvers and one bronze. DPR Korean weightlifters flexed their muscles by pocketing six golds and posting six records while Indonesia, South Korea …

PHNOM PENH: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has contributed tremendously and timely to Cambodia’s economic and social development, with achievements enjoyed by the government and people of the Southeast Asian country, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth has said. Pornmoniroth, who is also the minister of economy and finance, said the BRI has played an essential role in promoting …

HERAT, Afghanistan: At least 120 people were killed and around 1,000 others injured as earthquakes shocked Afghanistan’s Herat and other western provinces, a local official from Herat told reporters. About 1,000 injured people have been taken to the hospital in the provincial capital Herat city, the official said, adding that 12 villages in Zindajan and Ghorian districts of Herat were …

The organisers of the 50-overs World Cup in India are working to secure visas for fans and media from Pakistan, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said after complaints from the Pakistan board. Visas for the Pakistan team were granted barely 48 hours before they left for what is their first tour of India since the T20 World Cup in …

The Palestinian group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people in a surprise assault that combined gunmen penetrating into Israeli towns with a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Israel said the group had declared war as its army confirmed fighting with Hamas fighters in several Israeli towns and …

Eating iron-rich foods is important because iron is necessary for the formation of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen and transports it to body tissues. Iron also supports the production of myoglobin, which provides oxygen to muscles, and helps with energy metabolism and immune function. Read on as we share a post made by nutritionist Lovneet …

The Caretaker Federal Minister for Health, Dr Nadeem Jan, will represent Pakistan in the 70th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, said a press release. The assembly is scheduled for October 9 in Cairo. The international health forum holds substantial significance as it convenes 22 nations spanning the Eastern Mediterranean Region, ranging …

The fascinating aspect of cricket lies in how players are celebrated, scrutinized, and at times, excessively praised. While there are cricketers who consistently perform exceptionally at the top level, there are others who often find themselves in the limelight without necessarily deserving the attention they receive. Here are the cricketers from each team who are overrated in world cricket. Suryakumar …

Actor couple Urwa Hocane and Farhan Saeed have a reason to celebrate, as the couple announced they are expecting their first child. Urwa took to Instagram to announce the good news to her 6.1 million followers on Friday night by sharing a photograph, as the duo got ready to attend the Lux Style Awards. Sharing the same picture, Urwa and …

A treasure trove of three-hundred-year-old documents has been unearthed from Kharak Singh’s Haveli, nestled within the historic walls of Lahores’ Shahi Qila. These invaluable documents not only include rare maps but also hold crucial information about Mughal and Sikh tombs. The documents, which have been preserved for centuries within the confines of Kharak Singh’s Haveli, are now undergoing a painstaking …

With the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 underway in India, the Mumbai Police have reportedly received an email threatening to blow up Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat that is hosting several matches of the tournament. In the email, which was sent to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the sender demanded Rs500 …