Новости за 19.12.2024

© Provided by Xinhua People visit the Grand Tang Mall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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MACAO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a gala marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland at the Macao East Asian G

(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images) Nick Dunlap has earned the Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year for 2024. Dunlap became the first player in Tour history to win as an amateur and a professional in the same season. At 20 years old, the Alabama native is alo the youngest rookie award winner since Jordan Spieth in 2013. "Nick carved out his place in the PGA Tour record book," commissioner Ja

(241219) -- MOSCOW, Dec. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 19, 2024. Putin held his annual press conference with a "Direct Line" question and answer session in Moscow on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Moscow [Russia], December 19 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday highlighted the central role of the economy in determining a nation's stability, standard of living, and defense capability, emphasizing Russia's resilience despite external challenges. While speaking at the programme "Year in Review with Vladimir Putin," hosted by Channel One, the Russian president underscored that international institutions

(241219) -- MACAO, Dec. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by Cheng Soo Ching, wife of Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng, visits the Macao Museum in Macao, south China, Dec. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

(241219) -- MACAO, Dec. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with students in the library of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in south China's Macao, Dec. 19, 2024. Xi, accompanied by Ho Iat

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. gross domestic product in the third quarter was revised upward to an annual rate of 3.1 percent, the U.S. Commerce Department reported in the third and final estimate released Thursday.

© Provided by Xinhua An aerial drone photo shows the "Xin Shanghai," a vessel operated by China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, berthed at Yangshan Port, east China's S

It's been 25 years since Macao returned to its motherland. The city has seen significant transformations. As Macao continues to thrive, how have young people benefited? What are their hopes and aspirations for the city's future? #GLOBALink

TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese currency weakened sharply to a five-month low against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo trading on Thursday as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signaled a dovish policy stance after leaving interest rates unchanged.

HANOI -- A fire at a cafe in Vietnam's capital Hanoi killed 11 people on Wednesday night, allegedly caused by a petrol bomb, local media reported Thursday.

ISTANBUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye will build two naval logistics ships for Portugal, its first-ever military shipbuilding for export to a NATO and European Union (EU) member state, Turkish defense company STM said on Thursday.

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of England (BoE) has held its benchmark interest rate at 4.75 percent, the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.

PRAGUE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Czech police officers intervened in central Prague on Thursday following a report of a gunman that later turned out to be false.

HELSINKI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finland's Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday a defense budget of 6.5 billion euros (6.67 billion U.S. dollars) for 2025, marking an increase of 536 million euros from this year.

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 19 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday criticized the Tamil Nadu government for allowing the funeral procession of SA Basha, the mastermind of the 1998 serial bombings in Coimbatore, questioning whether this act encourages the "killing of innocent people by allowing an evil spirit to be paraded as a martyr."Radhakrishnan further remarked that former Tamil Nad

New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Congress MP Pramod Tiwari criticised BJP over the scuffle that broke out at the parliament on Thursday and said that the resistance from the ruling alliance towards the opposition was part of a 'thought-out conspiracy.'Congress MP Pramod Tiwari accused the BJP of conspiring to block opposition MPs from entering Parliament, calling the events a deliberate attempt to prevent their peace

New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday termed increasing spending by states on subsidies as an "incipient stress" and called for rationalisation of such outgoes. The central bank in a report 'State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2024-25' said that the states need to contain and rationalise their subsidy outgoes so that such spending does not crowd out more productive expenditure

BISHKEK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan has detained 22 active members of the religious extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir in an operation, the press service of the country's State Committee for National Security reported on Thursday.

PALM BEACH, Florida: Japanese technology giant SoftBank has announced plans to invest US$100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years, marking one of the largest commitments of its kind.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): The Indian stock markets on Thursday slumped drastically after witnessing selling pressure in major markets around the globe and an indication from the US Federal Reserve of fewer rate cuts next year, less than the anticipation of three or four. During the day the benchmark indices traded under pressure as the Sensex plunged over 1,100 points while the Nifty dipped below 24

© Provided by Xinhua An aerial drone photo shows a view of Zhenhai Bay mangrove national wetland park in Taishan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xin

(241219) -- GAZA, Dec. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An injured woman arrives at al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Dec. 18, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)