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AFP/APP Singapore: Tan Chwee Lian picks up a small paddle, her finger resting on a groove worn into the wood over 70 years of making Buddhist and Taoist deities in her shop, one of the last of its kind in Singapore. Facing competition…

News DeskIslamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all Baloch protesters arrested by the Islamabad police late at night. The HRCP vehemently condemns the violent …

Xinhua/APP Beijing: China's national observatory on Wednesday continued to issue a blue alert for gales as strong winds of varying intensity are expected to lash parts of the country. From 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, strong winds…

Xinhua/APPBeijing: China's Meteorological Authority issued a yellow alert for blizzards, anticipating intense snowfall in the northern regions.Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, and Henan provinces are expected to experience heavy…

APP Abbottabad: Hazara Division is currently facing severe dry weather and a harsh cold wave, triggering a health crisis characterized by a surge in respiratory illnesses like influenza, colds, fever, and cough. The dry weather has…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: Road traffic in Beijing was disrupted Monday morning following snowfall from Sunday evening, with more expected on Monday. From 7 pm Sunday to 8 am Monday, snowfall in the city reached 5.8 mm on average. The largest…

Xinhua/APPBeijing: As many as 2,029 people from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia entered China without a visa on Friday, marking the first day of China's visa exemption policy for ordinary passport holders…

Xinhua/APPShanghai:  The world's first Zootopia land, scheduled to open to the public starting December 20 at Shanghai Disney Resort, has kicked off trial operation, the resort said Wednesday.The new themed land was open to the…

Xinhua/APP Jinan: The receding tide at the mouth of the Yellow River in Kenli District of the city of Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, revealed a vast seagrass bed on a morning in late September. Dozens of workers walked back and…

AFP/APPParis: Could Donald Trump make a comeback?Will anyone in Russia challenge another six years for Vladimir Putin?With half the world heading to the polls in 2024 and some 30 countries electing presidents, here are five key…