Author: Press Room

During the speech, thunderous clapping greeted Xi’s mention of perceived successes, ranging from stamping out COVID-19 outbreaks to quelling unrest in Hong Kong. The longest and loudest applause came for his comments on Taiwan, as he stated: “Reunification of the motherland must be achieved and will be achieved.” Xi made no direct mention of the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where Western countries have accused China of widespread human rights abuses against the country’s Muslim minorities, primarily the Uyghurs. “We in Xinjiang live such happy lives, because our great party is leading us … As a Uyghur person, I am extremely…

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Mykhailo Yatsentiuk left the basement to make tea for his granddaughter just as the bomb struck. When he came to his senses a half hour later the entire middle section of his apartment block had been destroyed; the basement where he had been sheltering with his family and neighbors was engulfed in flames. The Ukrainian government says 54 people died at the apartment complex on 2 Pershotravneva street in Izium, eastern Ukraine, on March 9, almost half of the building’s residents. Entire families were killed in the attack, including the Yatsentiuks, Kravchenkos and Stolpakovas. Their fates…

A South Carolina man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and stole her mother’s cremated remains with the intention to sell them for money to purchase heroin, according to deputies.Jackson Rutland, 19, contacted his ex around 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday to inform her he had taken some of her mother’s ashes. The ex was not home at the time, as she had spent the night at a friend’s house.When the woman returned home, she noticed the back door had been kicked in and the home was ransacked. GEORGIA POLICE SAY MAN WHO KILLED 5 PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA WAS HIGH ON DRUGS,…

A 66-year-old man was fatally shot by his elderly brother in an apartment they shared in Queens on Saturday, cops and sources said. Jethro Jacobs, 73, allegedly shot his brother George Jacobs in the chest in the heat of a dispute at 7:40 a.m. in their apartment on 230th Place in Laurelton, according to sources. Jethro Jacobs allegedly told cops George had pulled a knife on him first, sources added. The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and later pronounced dead, cops said. The alleged gunman is now facing charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon,…

San Diego is partying like it’s 1998.The Padres have been owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers for a long time, but in this NLDS, they rewrote the script.With Saturday’s 5-3 win, the Padres took down the 111-win Dodgers in four games to advance to their first NLCS in 24 years.The Dodgers loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning, but only managed to get one run across. The Padres jumped. A walk and back-to-back singles put the Padres on the board, and after Ha-Seong Kim doubled, the deficit was cut to one, and the tying and lead runs…

Deontay Wilder’s post-fight speech lasted longer than his performance in the ring. His return barely got started before he marked it complete. The Bronze Bomber is back doing what he does best, and Robert Helenius became his latest victim. In his first bout in just over a year — since he concluded his thrilling trilogy against Tyson Fury, which delivered the first two losses of his career — Wilder KO’d Helenius in the first round to improve to 43-2-1 in a WBC heavyweight title eliminator Saturday night at Barclays Center. After tepid opening exchanges between the former sparring partners, Wilder met…

Foundational institutions such as marriage, once highly prized in America, have grown cheap, at least in some circles — and they appear to be getting cheaper as some individuals as well as society apparently place more value on material possessions. Experts say that society is suffering as a result.”Highly materialistic people have lower marital satisfaction and those people who value money and material possessions place less value on their relationships,” Dr. Ashley LeBaron-Black, assistant professor at Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life, told Fox News Digital. FRIENDS TOO HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS? THESE SURPRISING INSIGHTS MAY HELPLaBaron-Black, based in Provo,…

BEIJING: Chinese former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli made his first public appearance on Sunday (Oct 16) since Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused him of sexual assault last year, attending the 20th Communist Party Congress. Zhang, 75, walked onstage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing behind President Xi Jinping and other retired and current leaders, and sat in the front row of the podium for the opening of the twice-a-decade meeting. He has made no public comment on the accusation. Peng made her accusation on social media in November in a post that was soon scrubbed from…

Crack open a cold one this Thanksgiving – for your dog. Just in time for the winter holidays, Busch Beer has debuted a limited-edition turkey-flavored “dog brew.” That’ll give Fido something to be thankful for! But don’t worry, it won’t make your furry friend suspiciously merry. The canine beverage is non-alcoholic, according to Busch, and consists of turkey, sweet potato, sweet basil, peppermint leaves, turmeric, ginger and water. Four-packs of the seasonal beverage are available for sale on Busch’s website for $15. This isn’t the first time Missouri-based Busch has experimented with suds for man’s best friend. In 2020, the…

Hannah Dixon had always considered herself “eccentric”.”I felt like I couldn’t do certain things that others around me seemed to do effortlessly.”Travelling, on the other hand, came easily to her. She has been a digital nomad for over 12 years, living and working in 58 countries.It wasn’t until COVID-19 lockdowns provided ample time for self-reflection that she realised she might have ADHD and sought a diagnosis.”Suddenly, my world and experiences to date began to make sense. It was very freeing!”Hannah quickly realised that she was far from the only person in her location-independent community to be neurodivergent.”When I meet someone,…