EU welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreement

EU welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreement
The European Union has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which facilitates the gradual release of hostages, ends hostilities, and alleviates humanitarian suffering in Gaza.In a statement issued by the European Council, Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,...

Robots beat surgeons at complex liver surgery

Robots beat surgeons at complex liver surgery
Complicated liver surgeries might best be done by robots, according to a new study.Surgeons at one large New York City hospital looked back at 353 operations done between 2017 and 2023 in which pieces of the patient’s liver were removed, including 112 open surgeries done through large incisions, 107 do...

Assets of China's central SOEs exceed 90 trillion yuan in 2024

Assets of China's central SOEs exceed 90 trillion yuan in 2024
BEIJING,18th January, 2025 (WAM) - The assets of China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) surpassed 90 trillion yuan (about US$12 trillion) in 2024, marking a 5.9 percent year-on-year increase, the country's top state assets regulator said.As reported by China Central Television...

Thousands of Australians without power as heavy rain, damaging winds lash New South Wales

Thousands of Australians without power as heavy rain, damaging winds lash New South Wales
Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low-pressure system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings, Reuters reported.Around 28,000 people were without power in Sydney, the state capital and Australia's largest c...

Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite

Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite
Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan's space agency said.According to Reuters, the PRSC-EO1 satellite will boost Pakistan's ability to monitor and manage natural resources, respond to disasters, and ...