A Russian Tu-160 bomber flies past during the Belarus Independence Day military parade in Minsk, Belarus, July 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Wei Zhongjie Russia has finished assembling its first modernized Tu-160M strategic bomber and will test it soon, local media reported on Thursday. The first deeply modernized Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber was transferred from production workshops to …
In this handout image provided by ITV, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn shake hands during their election head-to-head debate live on ITV in Salford, Britain, Nov. 19, 2019. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn faced a national audience on Tuesday night in the first ever televised head-to-head clash …
Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in the town of Durres, Albania, on Nov. 27, 2019. Some 40 hours after a strong earthquake hit Albania, 48 people have been rescued, as searches for more survivors are racing against time on Wednesday. The earthquake that hit the Balkan country early Tuesday morning has …
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid and visiting Canadian Governor General Julie Payette inspect the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 27, 2019. Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette on Wednesday started a two-day visit to Estonia for talks on bilateral ties and cooperation. (Xinhua/Guo Chunju) Estonian President …
The new president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde prepares to write her signature on a 20 Euro display banknote at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 27, 2019. Lagarde signed here on Wednesday euro banknotes, vowing to nurture and sustain European citizens’ trust in the single currency. (Angela Morant/ECB/Handout via Xinhua) …
The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket carrying a Progress MS-11 cargo ship blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on April 4, 2019. (Roscosmos Photo) The Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said Wednesday it had moved the docking of the Progress MS-13 cargo ship with the International Space …
In this handout image provided by ITV, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn shake hands during their election head-to-head debate live on ITV in Salford, Britain, Nov. 19, 2019. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn faced a national audience on Tuesday night in the first ever televised head-to-head clash …
President-elect of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during the convention of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Leipzig, Germany, Nov. 22, 2019. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi) German conservative Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to fight the threat of climate change while expanding economic growth as EU lawmakers’ granted final approval …
A boy walks next to the tents at a makeshift camp at a soccer stadium in Durres, western Albania, on Wednesday, after the strongest earthquake in decades claimed at least 28 lives, with victims trapped in the debris of toppled buildings. Photo: AFP Albania was in national mourning on Wednesday as emergency workers continued to …
Photo taken on June 14, 2019 shows the view of the old port of Chania on the Crete Island, Greece. (Photo: Xinhua) A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Greece’s Crete island on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.