19+ hour, 3+ min ago   (272+ words) STOCKHOLM - Sweden's opposition bloc held a lead over the right-wing boc in two exit polls released after voting ended in Sunday's parliamentary election. Public broadcaster SVT's exit poll put the four opposition parties at 51.3 percent of the vote, against 46.8 percent…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (457+ words) United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham's stance on "Irish unification" remains unchanged, after United States President Donald Trump remarked on Saturday that he would "love" to see a united Ireland. Earlier when questioned by members of Parliament on Wednesday about…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (580+ words) Tensions escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after one person was killed as an Iranian vessel came under attack in Qeshm Island while Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government exchanged strikes over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. An…...

18+ hour, 16+ min ago   (116+ words) LONDON -- The remarks of US President Donald Trump on the unification of Ireland and Britain's Northern Ireland have sparked strong opposition from Britain. During a two-day visit to Ireland, Trump said on Saturday he would "love to see" the unification…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago   (471+ words) The far-right party's resounding victory in a recent German state election reflects a broader rightward drift across Germany and Europe, experts said. With crucial elections looming in major European nations next year, the continued rise of such parties is poised…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (81+ words) Bumper harvest China Daily Global Edition Salt farmers in Indonesia reap dividends amid El Nino-triggered drought Salt farmers in Indonesia's West Java Province are reaping the benefits of an El Nino-driven drought even as crop farmers brace for a prolonged…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (657+ words) China's next "family member" may be 88 centimeters tall, weigh 15 kilograms and small enough to fit inside a backpack. It is not a child or a pet, but Qiyuan Q1, a compact robot from Qiyuan Robotics, the consumer-robotics business of Shanghai-listed Swancor…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (647+ words) At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, I happened to find myself a few seats away from Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics. When the opening ceremony ended, most of the corporate executives in the row got up…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (430+ words) Beijing has tightened restrictions on drones, prohibiting the possession and storage of drones and their core components across the city starting Nov 15 under a revised regulation adopted by the city's lawmakers. The revised regulation, passed by the Standing Committee of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (263+ words) HAIKOU - Authorities in China's southern island province of Hainan have suspended classes in parts of the province and closed 27 tourist attractions as a tropical depression over the South China Sea unleashes torrential rain across the region. Heavy rainfall is expected…...