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Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated China’s latest mega-infrastructure project on Tuesday: The world’s longest sea bridge. Check also: Meet China’s Longest Glass Bridge The 34.2-mile sea bridge and tunnel that have been almost a decade in the making for the first time connect the semi-autonomous cities of Hong Kong and Macao to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai by road. The Hong ...

More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India’s northern Punjab state, police told the BBC. Check also: Minister Bahati And Gov’t Chief Whip Nankabirwa Survive Helicopter Crash The victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for the Hindu festival of Dusshera, eyewitnesses told BBC Punjabi. They ...

Pope Francis received an invitation Thursday from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea, and said he would consider the invitation, according to a South Korean spokesman. Check also: Kim Jong Un Sends Donald Trump An Appreciation Letter The offer was conveyed verbally by South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to the Vatican, the spokesman said. The invitation comes ...

NAIROBI — President Kenyatta today promised that the Government will deliver credible examinations and warned those bent on attempts to corrupt the country’s exam systems of dire consequences. The President said the Government will keep on the trend it has established of making national exams free of cheating and taking strong measures against any attempts to steal or leak examinations. ...

Dar es Salaam — Police have thrown a security cordon around the country as the hunt for abducted Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji got underway. Check also: 10 Inspirational Quotes From Tanzania’s Richest Man Mr Dewji popularly known as ‘Mo’ was kidnapped by unknown people early in the morning today October 11, 2018, as he went for his routine gym session in ...