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09/07/2025

Battling the lasting effects of COVID, Stockholm paramedic Pär Thoralds shares his symptoms and experiences.

09/07/2025

For years, Frances Rossi struggled with lingering symptoms of long COVID. She joined a four-year study in hopes of better understanding her condition.

09/06/2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to the 15th plenary session of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development held Saturday in Vladivostok.

In his message, Xi emphasized that the committee, over the past 28 years since its establishment, has stayed true to its founding mission of promoting friendship and cooperation, fully served the overall interests of China-Russia relations, and consolidated the social and popular support for bilateral ties.

Xi also expressed the hope that the committee will take this meeting as an opportunity to actively play the role of the main channel for people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and write a friendly chapter of mutual understanding and solidarity between the two peoples in the new era.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin also extended a congratulatory message to the plenary session.

09/06/2025

Authorities have confirmed the largest single-site immigration raid in U.S. history, according to the Dept. of Homeland Security. The operation took place at the Hyundai–LG battery plant construction site in Georgia, where around 450-475 workers were detained, including more than 30 South Korean nationals.

South Korea’s foreign ministry expressed “concern and regret”, urging Washington to safeguard the rights of its citizens and the business activities of Korean companies. Diplomats have been dispatched and an emergency response team set up on-site.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation’s citizens .

Hyundai confirmed that while its electric vehicle production remains unaffected, construction on the massive battery facility has been temporarily paused. Valued at up to $12.6 billion, the project is Georgia’s largest manufacturing investment and is expected to create thousands of jobs.

The raid highlights how U.S. immigration enforcement is colliding with global business and comes just weeks after South Korea pledged hundreds of billions in U.S. investments under a new trade deal.

Authorities have confirmed the largest single-site immigration raid in U.S. history, according to the Dept. of Homeland Security. The operation took place at the Hyundai–LG battery plant construction site in Georgia, where around 450-475 workers were detained, including more than 30 South Korean nationals.
South Korea’s foreign ministry expressed “concern and regret”, urging Washington to safeguard the rights of its citizens and the business activities of Korean companies. Diplomats have been dispatched and an emergency response team set up on-site.
Hyundai confirmed that while its electric vehicle production remains unaffected, construction on the massive battery facility has been temporarily paused. Valued at up to $12.6 billion, the project is Georgia’s largest manufacturing investment and is expected to create thousands of jobs.
The raid highlights how U.S. immigration enforcement is colliding with global business and comes just weeks after South Korea pledged hundreds of billions in U.S. investments under a new trade deal.

09/06/2025

Police in Rio de Janeiro reported carrying out a dramatic raid against the Pure Third Command criminal group, rescuing two hostages, including a child, during a violent confrontation.

Authorities say the operation targeted a trafficker known as “the Coronel,” accused of murder and terrorizing residents.

The raid left eight alleged gang members dead, with police seizing rifles and arresting suspects who attempted to block officers using a bus as a barricade. Gunfire erupted through the neighborhood, disrupting schools, transportation, and forcing children in daycare to take cover as bullets flew.

Local leaders warn that some residents continue living under fear, as drug gangs impose curfews and violent control in Rio’s low-income communities.

09/06/2025

A CERES-1 Y15 commercial carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 p.m. on Friday, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, sending three satellites and the Eros Star in-orbit test platform into planned sun-synchronous orbit.

This is the second Eros Star in-orbit test platform, following the first launch on June 6, 2024. The Eros Star is China's first domestic commercial rocket upper stage in-orbit test platform, independently developed by the Chinese private firm Galactic Energy.

Based on the final stage of the CERES-1 carrier rocket, some adaptive modifications have been made to enable long-term orbital operation through system upgrades. This platform can provide low-cost, convenient and efficient in-orbit test verification services for various new technologies, components and products. This has significantly enhanced the utilization value of the rocket's upper stages, exploring new paths for resource reuse in the commercial space sector.

Romantic spirit of China's space program: Story behind the mission code

The launch mission of CERES-1 Y15 is dubbed "Que Qiao Xian," meaning "Immortal at the Magpie Bridge." It refers to a famous Chinese poem about the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl, lovers separated by the Milky Way. They can meet only once a year on the Magpie Bridge during the Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi Festival, which is shown on the mission badge.

The two Eros Star in-orbit test platforms now meet each other in space.

Functions of the three satellites:

The Kaiyun-1 satellite is mainly used for Earth observation and space sensing. It undertakes data acquisition and downlink missions, providing critical data support for various scientific research work.

The Yuxing-3 08 satellite mainly conducts on-orbit verification for novel temperature-adaptive materials and will later perform Earth observation missions using its 5-meter resolution remote sensing camera.

The Yunyao-1 27 satellite is equipped with a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) occultation detection payload, which enables data acquisition of atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure and ionospheric electron density.

To date, Galactic Energy has deployed a total of 85 satellite payloads for 27 clients, demonstrating consistent reliability in the Chinese commercial space sector.

09/06/2025

On September 5, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restore the historical name of the U.S. Department of Defense, renaming it the "Department of War." The executive order states that this move aims to send a signal to adversaries that the United States is prepared to go to war to defend its interests.

The term "war" is particularly eye-catching 80 years after the victory of World War II, drawing high attention from international public opinion. A public opinion survey conducted by CGTN for two consecutive years from 2023 to 2024 among 14,071 respondents from 38 countries around the world shows that the habit of militarism has severely damaged the international image of the United States, and respondents generally question the legitimacy of the United States as a "leader" in international relations.

In the survey, 61.3 percent of the respondents believe that the United States is the most combative country in the world, and 70.1 percent believe that the U.S. waging war abroad has caused a serious humanitarian crisis worldwide.

Respondents from European and South American countries have the strongest impression of this, reaching 74.3 percent and 77.4 percent, respectively. Another 73.9 percent of respondents from European countries say that the frequent military aid provided by the United States to other countries has seriously threatened world peace and stability. Furthermore, 63.8 percent of the respondents condemn the United States for its long-term involvement in inciting color revolutions and conducting proxy wars in other countries. A total of 57.4 percent of the respondents believe that the U.S.-led NATO has exacerbated global geopolitical tensions.

The continuously expanding ambitions of the United States have severely damaged its national credibility and favorability. The survey found that only 49.6 percent of the respondents believe that the United States is a trustworthy country, and the global trust level has dropped by 8.4 percentage points within two years.

The trust in the United States among respondents from European and Oceania countries is only 39.6 percent and 37.6 percent, respectively, having decreased by 11.5 and 10.4 percentage points within two years. Another 79.6 percent of respondents from European countries believe that "the United States is a domineering country." A total of 51.1 percent of respondents from Oceania countries believe that "the United States is a country to be feared."

The surveys were jointly conducted by CGTN and Renmin University of China from 2023 to 2024 through the Institute of New Era International Communication, targeting a total of 14,071 respondents from 38 countries around the world. The interviewed countries cover major developed countries and Global South countries. All the respondents are ordinary people over 18 years old, and the sample is in line with the age and gender distribution of the population censuses of various countries.

09/06/2025

The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Friday. The draft resolution was jointly proposed by China and other countries.

The resolution acknowledges the constructive role of the SCO in ensuring peace and sustainable development, promoting regional cooperation, and enhancing good-neighborly relations and mutual trust. It emphasizes the importance of strengthening dialogue, cooperation and coordination between the United Nations system and the SCO.

The resolution proposes that the UN secretary-general maintain regular consultations with the SCO secretary-general through existing inter-agency forums and mechanisms, including high-level interactive dialogues between the UN secretary-general and the heads of regional and other organizations. It also recommends that specialized agencies, organizations, programs and funds within the UN system collaborate with the SCO to jointly implement relevant programs aimed at achieving shared objectives.

09/06/2025

Animal lover Nadia Gonzalez once joined bullfights. Today, she speaks out against them, calling the tradition animal cruelty.

09/06/2025

The last bullfight in Venezuela fights to survive. Rancher Gabriel Manfredi raises Lidia bulls and defends bullfighting as a cultural tradition.

09/05/2025

The U.S. has sanctioned three leading Palestinian human rights groups after they asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel for genocide in Gaza. The groups -- Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights -- have documented alleged Israeli war crimes for years.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the sanctions target their ICC involvement, while critics call it an attack on accountability. The move comes as Gaza faces a worsening humanitarian crisis, and after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, former defense chief Gallant, and a Hamas leader.

09/05/2025

Seven of the eight migrants whose deportations were green-lit by the Supreme Court in July 2025 will remain in custody in South Sudan.

The group had been placed on a flight to the East African nation in May, but diverted to a Djibouti naval base. In July, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed the deportation flight to proceed.

South Sudan’s foreign ministry said it will determine whether the men will stay in the country or be sent elsewhere.

The eighth deportee, a South Sudanese national, has since reunited with his family, according to the ministry.

South Sudan is among several African nations, that have received or will receive U.S. deportees, as well as Rwanda, Eswatini, and Uganda.

Immigration advocates warn that deportees were not given due process and risk facing severe mistreatment in detention, including torture and even death in other nations.