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More than 300 Palestinians hurt in Jerusalem holy site clash

Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a

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Wine that spent more than year in space orbiting Earth could fetch $1m

The wine, named Petrus 2000, was one of 12 bottles sent into space in November 2019 and tastes "delicious", experts say.

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Head, tail, knees and trees (knees and trees)

Some fun ones this week, so let’s get all of those pesky business transactions out of the way first, shall we? I mean, not that tens of millions of dollars changing hands for future robotics technolog

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Mashao mask: Chinese traditional art brings folklore to life

03:21 Mashaoor facial makeup is a popular Chinese traditional art form in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Painted on the backs of wooden ladles, mashao

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'Train bound for spring' facilitates Qingming outing to the Great Wall

01:19 A high-speed train going through blooming peach and apricot trees near the Juyong Pass of the Great Wall in Beijing's Changping District became popular among holi

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In Tunis, flamingos wade past waste in key Africa wetlands

01:01 Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia's capital threatened by over-expansion.Once set a

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Over 2,000-yr-old wooden well unearthed in China's Shanxi

An ancient nine-sided well, bearing a wooden structure, with a history of over 2,000 years was discovered in north China's Shanxi Province, archaeologists announced Tuesday.The well, located 570 m

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Wonders of Sanxingdui: Gold ornaments

The much anticipated archaeological excavation of Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China's Sichuan Province is underway and multiple gold leaves have been extracted from t

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Travel guide to China's city clusters: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

01:24 Editor's note: China is planning to strengthen its transport sector over the next 15 years. As it shapes a new domestic transport framework, touring a city cluste

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Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris

"Street scene in Montmartre," a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, February 25, 2021. /AP A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold for 13.1 mill

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The sustainable soccer shirt that's made of coffee waste

01:54 English soccer team Forest Green Rovers is trialing a new matchday shirt the club regards as the most sustainable ever made.It's made largely from coffee waste and is the latest

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Trump’s Trial to Be Held With Signs of Capitol Siege All Around

Former President Donald Trump’s Senate trial will be enveloped by a thick security cordon of razor-wire-topped fencing, National Guard troops and armed police officers

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GameStop, other Reddit-favored stocks plunge as trading frenzy fizzles

Reddit logo displayed on a phone screen and GameStop logo in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland, February 1, 2021. /Reuters GameStop Corp. shares more than halv

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Hong Kong startup ICW eyes supply chain diversification demand amid trade war

For American importers, finding suppliers these days can be challenging not only due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The U.S. government’s entity list designations, human rights-related sanctio

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Egypt makes 'major discoveries' at Saqqara archaeological site

Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple.The tourism and antiquities ministry said the "

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COVID-19: Thai farmers turn to gold panning

In the most remote district of a province at the southernmost corner of Thailand, thick mist lingers over lush jungle, carpeting the mountains like a white linen sheet. Towering trees spread their ca

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Rioters Strung Up Noose in Front of Capitol, ‘Wanted to Hang Pence From a Tree' Claims Photographer

Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January as Congress was certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Five people died during the m