KHARTOUM, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages in Sudan's Gezira State, a volunteer group reported on Friday.

After years of closure due to pollution and ecological collapse, Egypt's Lake Qarun in Fayoum province has reopened for fishing, sparking a resurgence of hope and economic opportunity for local ...

ROME, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of workers in Italy staged an eight-hour strike on Friday, protesting against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's 2025 budget, rising living costs, and low ...

The ping-pong exhibition match was the highlight of the event. Ma Long and former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou opened the match, followed by an exciting game featuring Ma Long, Chiang Peng-lung and ...

GENEVA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Senior Iranian diplomats met with officials from Britain, France, and Germany on Friday behind closed doors in Geneva to discuss Iran's nuclear program, according to ...

Russia has extended its food embargo on countries that have imposed sanctions against it until the end of 2026, according to a government document released on Friday. The resolution adopted by the ...

Italy, however, is about to take over France and become the world's largest producer in 2024. In the Southern Hemisphere, the OIV predicted that wine production volumes would remain low in 2024, a ...

BERLIN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of unemployed people in Germany stood at 2.77 million in November, 17,000 less than in October, while the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to ...

In particular, Helene's impact will affect the Christmas tree industry for years to come, according to the report. It takes roughly 10 years to grow a full-size Fraser fir, which grows about a foot a ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, and death and ...

Czech police said Friday they have arrested a man who threatened to carry out a shooting at the Charles University's Faculty of Arts in Prague. "We received the notification at 2:30 p.m. and located ...

LJUBLJANA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent in October, the highest level recorded since March 2021, the country's Statistical Office reported on Friday.