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China to expand TCM services
All Chinese citizens should be able to enjoy Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) services in their communities by 2022, according to a recently issued guideline.
At the end of 2018, 98.5 percent of community health service centers and 97 percent of township clinics nationwide had started providing TCM services, and over 60,000 traditional Chinese medical organizations had been established, offering more than 1.2 million beds, according to the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The guideline also said TCM services should go online, building a database of medical records and prescriptions and developing online TCM hospitals affiliated to medical institutions. (Xinhua)
EU envoys agree three-month Brexit delay
European Union members agreed Monday to postpone Brexit for three months, stepping in with a decision less than 90 hours before Britain was due to crash out with no divorce deal.
The next departure deadline will be January 31 -- although the other 27 capitals would allow an earlier date if London ratifies a withdrawal agreement before then.
But in the meantime, London must agree that the withdrawal agreement it struck last month will not be renegotiated, according to the EU text. (AFP)
Essex truck death files sent to Vietnam for verification
British authorities have sent Vietnam records of four victims among the 39 dead found in a refrigerated truck in the British county of Essex for identity verification, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
On the same day, British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward held meeting with representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to exchange information regarding the case.
As of Monday, 24 families from the Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces have reported their relatives missing in Britain and Europe following the incident involving a lorry in Essex, according to a local newspaper. (Xinhua)
Two injured in France mosque shooting
Two people were injured on Monday after a man fired shots at a mosque in Bayonne in southwestern France before being arrested, regional authorities said.
On Monday afternoon, the alleged suspect tried to set fire to the door of the mosque where he shot two men who surprised him and tried to stop him, local authorities said in a statement.
The armed man, in his 80s, had reportedly been a political candidate for the Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party in provincial elections in 2015. (Xinhua)
Poll finds over 80 percent in Japan back female emperor
The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new poll shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs.
The survey, conducted in the wake of last week's enthronement proclamation ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, found 81.9 percent favor Japan having a woman take the throne, with 13.5 percent opposed.
In Japan, not only are women precluded from inheriting the throne, but they lose their royal status if they marry a commoner, and their children are no longer considered part of the imperial line. (AFP)
4-seater electric aircraft completes maiden flight in China
The maiden flight of China's first self-developed four-seater electric aircraft, the RX4E, succeeded Monday in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang.
Developed by Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), the 1,200 kg aircraft is 8.4 meters long with a wingspan of 13.5 meters. It has a range of 300 km and is capable of flying about one and a half hours for a single flight.
The aircraft uses carbon fiber composite material and is very light. It can take off on hard grassland and gravel road, according to Zhao Tienan, deputy head of LGAA. (Xinhua)
'Better Days' leads Chinese mainland box office
Domestic drama film "Better Days" led the Chinese mainland box office Sunday, raking in more than 196 million yuan on its third day, the China Movie Data Information Network said Monday.
The film, directed by Derek Tsang, tells the story of two high school students whose fates were changed by an accident.
It was followed by "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," which grossed 19.71 million yuan on the tenth day of screening. (Xinhua)
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Which city is known as the City of Brotherly Love?
(Answer: Philadelphia.)
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"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."
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