From flag-raising ceremonies to horse races and a drone performance, Hong Kong commemorated the 29th anniversary of its return to China on Wednesday with a day of celebrations across the city. At 8 a.

At least five people were killed Wednesday in a high-impact collision between a car and a truck on a federal highway near the municipality of Campos Novos in the southern Brazilian state of Santa ...

Australia's reefs are being damaged by outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish and kelp-grazing sea urchins, with scientists warning stronger, coordinated action is needed to contain the ...

KINSHASA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,406 confirmed Ebola cases, including 438 deaths, the government said in an update on Wednesday. The figures ...

JIUQUAN, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday sent a new marine satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2E ...

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships Nanning and Hengyang entered the waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning. The two vessels will be open for public ...

ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A day after Cote d'Ivoire's elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the round of 32, Ivorian media outlets on Wednesday expressed a mix ...

Two months into China's zero-tariff policy, Kenyan avocados are booming -- from Kenyan farms to Chinese tables nationwide. Higher incomes for farmers, a taste of China-Kenya friendship.■ ...

U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday as investors digested recent comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for clues about the future path of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

A destructive "heat dome" is gripping large areas of Canada, triggering persistent extreme heat across the country, while some regions are grappling with torrential rain and severe flooding, local ...

Harry Kane scored twice in the second half as England rallied from a goal down to beat DR Congo 2-1 and advance to the World Cup last 16 here on Wednesday. Fourth-ranked England opened its Group L ...