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Tia Ray, also known as Yuan Yawei, is among the first singer-songwriters in China to put soul, jazz and rhythm and blues on the map. She began her musical career nearly two decades ago, writing original songs with her band and performing in small venues.

A 66-year-old farmer and her son have become internet sensations for their drum-dance collaboration in southern’s China.

Yet another coalition government has fallen in Italy, with the resignation of Italian PM Mario Draghi Thursday.

Cities and towns across China have been issued fresh orders for mass testing and lockdowns as the nation’s Covid-19 case count rose above 1,000 for the first time in two months on July 19, 2022. The epicentre of the mainland’s latest outbreak was in the p...

What are the Countries that Generate the Most Wind Power in the World?Source: bp Statistical Review of World Energy June 2022.

Reservoirs are a solution to the tremendous variability in natural water supply, but what happens when they stop filling up? At least one study has estimated that the past two decades have been the driest period in more than a thousand years for the sout...

The January 6 committee presented a collection of interviews with people in former President Donald Trump's sphere describing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's frantic phone calls pleading with Trump to call off the Capitol rioters.

After a period of relative stability, Mario Draghi's government looks set to collapse after the Five Star Movement withdrew its support for the coalition. In this video, we discuss how Italy got to this point and what could happen if there's an election.

Japanese-developed perovskite technology goes into mass production

A cargo plane carrying 11 tonnes of weapons - including landmines - has crashed in Greece. All eight members of crew are reported to have died when the plane flying from Serbia to Jordan went down close to the city of Kavala. Residents near to the crash s...

Saudi Arabia is the second-largest oil producer in the world. Russia comes third on that chart. Ever since the war in Ukraine started, Saudi Arabia has been buying mind-boggling amounts of oil from Russia. Why is Riyadh doing so, and what game are Preside...

This is Valencia, one of Spain’s most welcoming cities to spend a few days. Beyond the cultural effervescence of its cities, a stroll is always a good idea, or bathing at its Mediterranean beaches, Of course, you must try the star dish, paella (true authe...

Those 50 seconds that Erdogan made Putin wait, looking frazzled in-front of cameras say plenty of how much has changed after Ukraine: Putin received a red carpet welcome in Tehran, which like Moscow is suffering under Western sanctions. As well as meeting...

The 19th Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023 in #Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, the #Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. Originally scheduled for September 10 to 25 this year, the Games were postponed b...

Surfskating, a novice-friendly version of skateboarding, has taken off in Chinese cities, especially among women. Boosted by the snow-sport buzz after the Winter Olympics, the pasttime has thrived during the Covid-19 curbs that made summer travel difficul...

The large waves, some more than 20 feet high, came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change, the National Weather Service said.