Monthly Archives: December 2024

2024-12-19: News Headlines

infobrics (2024-12-19). Not Just Waiting Around for Higher Tariffs, China Looks to BRICS. infobrics.org And why not when Brazil has over 200 million people and the world's ninth largest economy, bigger even than Russia's?>

ICRC (2024-12-19). China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises. icrc.org

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-19). Sri Lanka thanks China for economic and debt support. plenglish.com The president acknowledged China's contribution to his country in a meeting with Qin Boyong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), according to a statement from the office of the presidential media division. | During the meeting, the head of State said his appreciation extends to Beijing's support for the debt restructuring program and its loans during economic challenges. | He also highlighted China's assistance during disaster situations and the provision of school uniforms for the South Asian island's children. | Dissanayake also called for…

ecns.cn (2024-12-19). Exchanges to boost Sino-U.S. relations. ecns.cn People-to-people exchanges will promote better mutual understanding and enhance bilateral relations between China and the United States, and recent policies have shown good signs, said experts at a recent forum.

ecns.cn (2024-12-19). University tech helps in all-round progress. ecns.cn Li Xiaoyan, president of Henan province-based Huanghuai University (HHU), is proud that his institution has helped save people's lives in 2022 and 2023 with its high-tech achievements in landslide deformation and technical research.

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2024-12-18: News Headlines

Joe Piette (2024-12-18). Philadelphia Arena: '$50 million, $100 million — the whole thing is a sellout deal!'. workers.org Philadelphia For over two years, a growing movement has fought to stop the proposed construction of 76 Place, a basketball arena in Philadelphia that would threaten the existence of Chinatown, the last community of color in Center City. It's the people against the billionaires. A poll of city residents revealed . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-12-18). Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14. ecns.cn At least 14 people including two Chinese have been killed and hundreds more injured after a magnitude of 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on Tuesday.

The Independent (2024-12-18). TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court to block looming ban. independent.co.ug WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn't sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. "The Act will shutter one of America's most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration," …

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