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UNESCO awaits damage report from flood-battered Venice

The St. Mark’s Square is flooded in Venice, Italy, Nov. 17, 2019. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua) The flood-battered iconic Italian canal city of Venice draws attention from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Center, according to media reports. Mechtild Rossler, the center’s director, said a change could be in the …

France and Germany seek to cover rift with EU plan

The European Union flags flutter in front of EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Xinhua   France and Germany have drawn up a plan to guide deep reform of the European Union to present to fellow members and to counter concerns about divisions between their leaders. A draft paper, shown to AFP by two sources …

13 dead, 600 injured as powerful earthquake jolts Albania

Emergency workers clear debris at a damaged building in Thumane, 34 kilometers northwest of capital Tirana, after an earthquake hit Albania, on November 26, 2019. Photo: VCG Albanian rescuers were digging through rubble in search of survivors on Tuesday after the strongest earthquake in decades leveled buildings and trapped victims under the debris, claiming at …

UK’s Labour Party launches political manifesto to tackle inequality

British Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Photo: Xinhua The UK’s main opposition Labour Party unveiled a special manifesto on race and faith on Tuesday, ­proposing that children be taught about colonialism, injustice and the British empire. The left-wing party’s pre-election proposals are aimed at reducing the “significant inequalities in employment, education and representation in public …

China’s investment in Slovakia expects huge rise: Deputy PM

Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Richard Raši (second from left) plants a Tree of Friendship with Xia Yanjun, Vice Governor of Hebei Province, in Cangzhou, North China’s Hebei Province on November 9. Photo: VCG China’s cooperation with Slovakia has massive room for development, as the current investment is “deeply below its potential,” but the country is …

3 scientists share 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Photo:VCG The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics are shared by three scientists, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced on Tuesday. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded with one half to James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for …