Beijing's Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, has launched the third phase of its restoration project, Restoration 1860, to repair broken cultural relics.Archaeologists started with restoring
The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, said on Thursday he has concluded that an officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man earlier this week engaged in an act of “s
A prominent exhibition dedicated to imperial costumes of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was held in the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) on December 16.Titled "Stately Demeanour
Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics. /CFP The Nanjing World Athletics Indoor Championships in China was postponed to 2023, announced the World Athletics earlier this week. This was onl
You don’t have to buy into 5G conspiracy theories to think that you could do with a little less radiation in your life. One way of blocking radiation is a Faraday cage, but this is usually a met
Children enjoy reading time at a "neighborhood library" in Foshan, Guangdong province. The N-Library program plays an active role in locals' cultural lives. [Photo Provided to China Daily] Orga
Nike Vaporfly shoe. /VCG World Athletics has made changes to its rules governing development (prototype) shoes following requests by all major shoe manufacturers and the industry body that rep
A woman and a girl walk by a mural of Diego Maradona, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, November 27, 2020. /Getty Images Editor's note: Mike Cormack is a writer, editor and reviewe
People wait in line to pay tribute to the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 26, 2020. /CFP A day aft
ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini. /ICRC Editor's note: Robert Mardini is the director-general of the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Two weeks ago, he made
Traces of microplastics have been found close to the top of the world's highest peak Mount Qomolangma, a study showed Friday, likely originating from equipment used by the hundreds of climbers who su
Washington has granted Iraq a shortened 45-day sanctions waiver to import Iranian gas that will expire days before U.S. President Donald Trump's term ends, an Iraqi off
Excess gas is burnt off at a pipeline at the Zubair oilfield in Basra, Iraq, May 9, 2018. /CFP Washington has granted Iraq a shortened 45-day sanctions waiver to import Iranian gas that will e
U.S. President Donald Trump removes his facial mask on the Truman Balcony of the White House, October 5, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: William Jones is a Washington political analyst and a non-r
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, September 23, 202
Levels today is announcing a large seed round to help bring its biowearable metabolic sensor to market. The innovative platform pairs continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with an impressive software su
Shoppers comply with the mask regulations to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus at Bridgton Books, November 13, 2020, in Bridgton, Maine. /AP The U.S. is facing a long, dark winter. De