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China urges India to respect its territorial sovereignty
China on Thursday urged India to respect its territorial sovereignty and abide by relevant agreements reached between the two sides after the South Asian country announced in the day the establishment of the so-called "Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir" and "Union Territory of Ladakh," placing part of Chinese territory under Indian administration.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remarks when asked to comment on the issue.
"China deplores and firmly opposes this. India is challenging China's sovereign rights and interests by unilaterally revising domestic law and administrative division," said Geng. "This is illegal, null and void. It will neither change the fact that the relevant region is under China's actual control nor produce any effect." (Xinhua)
China expected to have 8.74 mln college graduates in 2020: ministry
The number of graduates from Chinese colleges is expected to reach 8.74 million in 2020, an increase of 400,000 over 2019, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
The MOE has urged parties to help college graduates with employment by stepping up guidance for job seeking and offering information on job vacancies, especially to students in suburban areas, and in third or fourth-tier cities. (Xinhua)
US House of Representatives passes resolution formalizing Trump impeachment process
The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a resolution designed to formalize proceedings for an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump.
The resolution was passed 232-196 by the Democratic-controlled House. No Republicans voted in favor of it.
The resolution establishes procedures for public impeachment hearings and the release of deposition transcripts and outlines the House Judiciary Committee's role in considering potential articles of impeachment.
This was the first time the House had taken a full chamber vote related to the impeachment inquiry since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi initiated it in September. (Xinhua)
Death toll of East Pakistan train fire rises to 74
The death toll from a train fire in Pakistan's east Punjab Province has risen to 74, and investigation is underway to determine the factors responsible for the incident, Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said Thursday.
Ahmad confirmed at a media briefing the incident happened after two gas cylinders and a stove exploded while passengers were preparing breakfast.
The incident happened in Rahim Yar Khan district in Pakistan's East Punjab Province when the train Tezgam Express was on its way to the province's Rawalpindi city from Karachi. (Xinhua)
Spain offers Madrid as host of December UN climate summit
Spain’s interim leader has offered to have Madrid host an international UN climate conference next month that was originally scheduled to be held in riot-struck Chile.
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Wednesday canceled plans to host the December climate gathering, as well as a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, to focus on restoring security in his country.
Spain said UN officials will consider Spain’s proposal next week at their meeting in Bonn, Germany. (AP)
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker
Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless technologies.
Italian-American Fiat Chrysler brings with it a strong footprint in North America, where it makes at least two thirds of its profits, while Peugeot is the second biggest automaker in Europe.
The combined company would be worth $50 billion, with revenue of $189 billion. It would produce 8.7 million cars a year — just behind Toyota, Volkswagen and the Renault-Nissan alliance, which make over 10 million each. (AP)
Du Feng named new coach of China’s national basketball team
Chinese Basketball Association has announced on social media that CBA Guangdong Hongyuan coach Du Feng will be the new head of China’s national men's basketball team on Thursday.
Du has been the Guangdong Hongyuan head coach since 2013, leading the CBA powerhouse to two league titles in 2013 and 2019 and was honored as the 2018-2019 Coach of the Season.
On Weibo, the CBA said the upcoming mission for the national team is the FIBA Olympic qualifying games. (Xinhua)
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Granadilla is another name for which fruit?
(Answer: Passion-fruit.)
Today’s quote is from Greek philosopher Heraclitus (544 BC - 483 BC).
"Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses."
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