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China is ready to continue working with Morocco to firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, and push for greater development of China-Morocco strategic partnership, chinese President Xi Jinping said. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan during a technical stop …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered that priority be given to the mass production of explosive drones, while his country is accused of sending soldiers and weapons to Russia to help in its war against Ukraine. The information was reported on November 15. “North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended …

At least six people died after a volcano erupted several times at Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia, officials said. “six fatalities have confirmed,” Abdul Muhari, the spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, said. Rescue teams were still searching for potential victims trapped under the ruble of collapsed homes. The …

Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, topped the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, according to reports. According to a list of the rich compiled by research institute Hurun, Zhang Yiming is now worth $49.3 billion (£38 billion), 43% more than in 2023. Aged 41, he stepped down …

45 people have been killed and 179 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. These new casualties bring the total number of victims on the Lebanese side to 2,412 dead and 11,267 wounded since the start of hostilities …

Due to a sharp drop in the birth rate in South Korea, dogs and cats seem to be gradually replacing babies in their baby carriages. In 2023, and for the first time, the number of sales of pet strollers exceeded those of children’s strollers, notes The Korea Times newspaper. 43% …

In South Korea, a law has been passed that punishes this new form of online harassment with at least three years imprisonment and fines of 22,000 euros each. Artificial intelligence has made it easy to create fake sexual videos featuring images of real women, including minors. The state will be …

At least 51 workers died and more than a dozen others were injured following an explosion at a coal mine in Tabas, eastern Iran. According to reports, “70 miners were present on the site before the explosion.” Heart-rending scenes were reported, with colleagues in tears awaiting the return of the …

At least eight people were killed and over 2,700 others were wounded across the country when their handheld pagers exploded, lebanon’s health ministry said. Those injured include medics and Hezbollah fighters. The armed group has blamed Israel for the detonations which one official has described as its biggest security breach …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged more than $50 billion over three years to African countries, including some 50 leaders in Beijing for a summit. The sum, worth around €45 billion, is aimed at strengthening cooperation, particularly in infrastructure and trade, between China, the world’s second-largest economy, and Africa. …