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Chinese delegation head to US for next round of trade talks: FM

A Chinese trade delegation is preparing for their trip to the US for consultations, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Geng Shuang said Monday at a daily press briefing.

“Similar situations when the US threatened to impose tariffs on Chinese products have happened many times. The position and attitude of the Chinese side have always been very clear, and the US is very clear about this,” said Geng.

“We still hope that the US and China will work together to meet each other half way and strive for a mutually-beneficial agreement on the basis of mutual respect. This is not only in the interest of China, but also of the US. It is also the common expectations of the international community,” Geng said. (People's Daily app) 

Digital China Summit opens in East China

The 2nd Digital China Summit opened Monday in eastern China's Fujian Province, offering a glimpse into the latest digital technology trends that are rapidly making their way into government offices and companies.

Advanced technology from driverless vendor vehicles and facial recognition security checks to 5G networks are being put to the test in Fuzhou.

An official report reviewing the country's digital construction in 2018 will also be issued at the event.

The summit, which runs through May 8, is a platform for issuing China's policies on IT development and displaying the achievements and experience of e-government and the digital economy. (China Plus) 

Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash landing

The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing.

On Monday, Investigators were working to understand the causes of the blaze after the Sukhoi Superjet-100 had to return to Sheremetyevo Airport shortly after take-off Sunday evening.

Pilot Denis Yevdokimov told Russian media the aircraft lost communication and needed to switch to emergency control mode "because of lightning" on the Aeroflot flight to the Arctic city of Murmansk. (AP) 

Israel, Hamas reach cease-fire agreement

A cease-fire agreement was reached Monday between Israel and Palestinian factions after three days of tension, Palestinian officials said.

Egypt and Qatar helped mediate an end to the three days of military escalation between Islamic Hamas and Israel, according to sources.

Palestinian sources also said the new truce agreement in Gaza includes pledges by Israel to implement the agreements to ease the siege of the Gaza Strip within a week, according to UN and Egyptian guarantees.

At least 27 Palestinians and four Israeli civilians were killed during the conflicts, local media reported. (Xinhua) 

One million animal, plant species face extinction: UN

Humanity is destroying the natural world upon which our existence depends, with one million animal and plant species facing extinction, many within decades, according to a devastating UN assessment released Monday.

Earth's estimated eight million species are dying off at an accelerating rate that is tens to hundreds of times faster than during the past ten million years, a team of more than 400 experts reported in a Summary for Policymakers. (AFP) 

Duchess of Sussex gives birth to boy

A beaming Prince Harry says he and his wife Meghan have a healthy baby boy on Monday.

The baby weighs 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and palace officials say he was born at 5:26 am Monday morning.

The infant, now the seventh in line to the British throne, has not yet been named.

The prince says he is "over the moon" about the birth of their first child and said more details will be shared in the coming days. (AP)

NASA releases combination photo of Hubble exposures

NASA has released a combination photo of 7,500 separate Hubble exposures after 16 years of observations. The image contains 265,000 galaxies that stretch through 13.3 billion years of time, which is just after our universe's birth in the big bang.

The wavelength range stretches from ultraviolet to near-infrared light, capturing all the features of the galaxy's assembly over time. (AP) 

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