| William James Langley (R), a journalist from the Financial Times, the U.K.’s leading business newspaper, shakes hands with the panda robot Youyou during a tour to UBTECH Robotics in Shenzhen on Thursday. He was one of approximately 30 journalists from domestic and international media outlets who concluded a three-city tour of southern China in Shenzhen on Thursday. The visit, which took place from Tuesday to Thursday and covered Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen, provided an in-depth look into Guangdong’s innovation strength. |
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Around the world under 2025’s lowest full moon | ON Wednesday, the 2025’s lowest-hanging full moon lit skies across the Northern Hemisphere, appearing unusually close to the horizon due to a rare lunar standstill. From Istanbul’s Blue Mosque to Dali in China, photographers captured the golden moon in dramatic settings. This spectacle, last seen in 2006, wont return until 2043. ... | | |
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London-bound Air India flight crashes, with 242 aboard | An Air India flight to London crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday. Local media reports confirmed that all 242 people aboard the Boeing 787-8 aircraft were killed, including 169 Indians, 53 Britons, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese. The Chinese Embassy in India confirmed that there were no Chinese nationals aboard based on the passenger manifest released by Air India ... | | |
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