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China's Mars rover reveals new features on the red planet

Initial data collected by China's Mars rover Zhurong suggests the landscape it has traveled has been subject to long periods of weathering in the past by wind and even

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Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark at Sydney beach

A swimmer has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach in Sydney, Australia, authorities have said.New South Wales (NSW) Police said in a statement Wednesday that

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TEPCO reports coolant solution leakage at Fukushima nuclear plant

The company claims that there has been no impact on the wall or the environment, according to the report.Still, it underscores the unpredictable challenges in the clean

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Tonga receives first aid flights with more to arrive

The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, as communities awaited a ship with equi

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At least 34 people rescued after they became stranded on a floating chunk of ice in Green Bay

At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay, according to the Brown Co

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China unveils plan to control soil, underground-water pollution

An aerial photo shows a village in Baiyangdian of north China's Hebei Province, August 14, 2021. /XinhuaChina has unveiled a plan to prevent soil and underground-water

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Tian Ye, construction engineer of Olympic venues

03:10 In the history of the Olympic Games, no country has ever had the same venue shared by swimming and curling. China will be the exception. The Water Cube, the swimming and diving ve

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RCEP enables Chinese companies to eye expanded overseas markets

02:53 The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest trading bloc, is set to expand China's participation in regional industry and supply chains.Sichuan Him

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Chinese dad turns frozen household yard into hockey rink for son

00:29 A dad in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, turned his frozen-over backyard into an ice rink for his son to play hockey in for four consecutive years. At first, the fat

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Incoming migratory birds reach record high in Poyang Lake

01:05 Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province has welcomed a new record of over 680,000 migratory birds from the north so far. The lake, the largest fresh water la

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Heavy rains in northern Tanzania leave one dead, 100 homeless

FILE PIC: People traveling between Pangani and Tanga town are helped by a rope on May 12, 2017 to crosses a River after Nema Tongani bridge in Pangani District Eastern Northern Tanzania. The brid

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Polar bear inbreeding increasing as Arctic sea ice melts

A study looks at the impact of the animals becoming more isolated and says the loss of genetic diversity is "alarming".

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Indonesia says it will turn away Rohingya refugees in stricken boat

Indonesian authorities will help repair a stranded boat packed with more than 100 Rohingya refugees off its coast, but will not allow its passengers to seek refuge in t

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Deadly flooding hits Brazil, displaces thousands

Heavy flooding has left at least 18 people dead and more than 280 injured in the northeast region of Brazil, officials say.The floods have affected nearly 40 cities thr

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UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

A team from the UN nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushi

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UN chief voices concern over migrant crisis at Belarus-Poland border

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following with concern the situation at the Belarus-Poland border, where thousands of migrants and refugees are stuck in cold w

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Macron says France will build new nuclear reactors

France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep pric