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• Brazil's methanol poisoning death toll rises to 9 October 21, 2025
  SAO PAULO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from methanol-tainted distilled beverages in Brazil has risen to nine, with another seven deaths still under investigation, the Health Ministry said Monday. The adulteration of distilled drinks such as gin, vodka and whiskey with methanol, an alcohol unfit for human consumption, occurred in September at bars […]
• LA mayor calls for Congressional investigation into U.S. federal agents' "unlawful" enforcement actions October 20, 2025
  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday called for an immediate Congressional investigation into "the unlawful and unconstitutional abduction, detainment, and alleged abuse of U.S. citizens and immigrants by federal agents without a judicial warrant or probable cause," according to a press release from the mayor's office. Bass emphasized […]
• Two Killed, Multiple Injured After Zhongtong Bus Collides With Toyota Hilux October 20, 2025
  Two Killed, Multiple Injured After Zhongtong Bus Collides With Toyota Hilux
• Dramatic moment Range Rover ploughs into beer garden October 20, 2025
  Dramatic moment Range Rover ploughs into beer garden
• Foreign brands lose ground in China as local rivals surge October 20, 2025
  LONDON/PARIS/AMSTERDAM: For decades, global brands dominated China's fast-growing consumer market. Now, they're fighting to stay relevant. As local competitors surge and consumer sentiment weakens, international companies from BMW to Nike and Nestlé are being forced to rethink how they do business in the world's second-largest economy. Executives once viewed China as a guaranteed growth engine. […]
• St Helens announce 10-year stadium naming deal with beer giant BrewDog October 20, 2025
  St Helens announce 10-year stadium naming deal with beer giant BrewDog
• China secures strong start at Jakarta World Gymnastics Championships October 20, 2025
  JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan delivered a textbook performance on the parallel bars to lead China's charge at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Indonesia's Jakarta on Monday, posting a score of 15.466 points, the highest of the tournament so far. According to the competition schedule, the qualification rounds […]
• (SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S QUALIFICATIONS October 20, 2025
  (251020) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Boheng of China reacts after the Men's Horizontal Bar Qualification at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
• Eighteen, including two students, forcibly taken by Pakistani forces in Balochistan October 20, 2025
  Balochistan [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): A minimum of eighteen individuals, including two students, have reportedly been apprehended by Pakistani armed forces during a series of operations in Quetta, Panjgur, Kharan, and Mastung districts of Balochistan and taken to undisclosed locations, local sources reported on Saturday, as mentioned by The Balochistan Post (TBP).Reports indicate that two […]
• Sarkozy to be put in solitary confinement media October 19, 2025
  Convicted of campaign-funding irregularities, the ex-president has become the first French leader in modern history to serve prison timeFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to get funds for his 2007 election campaign, will serve his prison term in solitary confinement, AFP has reported.On September 25, a Paris court sentenced […]
• (SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S QUALIFICATION October 19, 2025
  (251019) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Hashimoto Daiki of Japan competes on the horizontal bar of the Men's Qualification at 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
• Pakistan's top judicial body bars judges from media interaction October 19, 2025
  ISLAMABAD, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the country's top judicial body for judges, has approved amendments to the code of conduct for judges of the supreme court and high courts. At a meeting held here on Saturday with Chief Justice Yahya Afridi in chair, the proposed amendments were approved by majority […]
• Sarkozy set to begin jail term over Libyan funding scandal October 19, 2025
  Nicolas Sarkozy is set to enter prison after his conviction over alleged Libyan funding, marking an extraordinary chapter in modern French politics.Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to make history on Tuesday though not in the way he would have liked.The once all-powerful leader is due to be jailed over a long-running case involving […]
• Understanding China's new consumption reality October 18, 2025
  BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As China prepares the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for its next development phase, the resilience of its consumer market, with domestic demand being tapped as a main growth engine, is under scrutiny.For years, the chatter of a "consumption downgrade" in China has sporadically made the headlines. This narrative often goes […]
• News Analysis: Understanding China's new consumption reality October 18, 2025
  BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As China prepares the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for its next development phase, the resilience of its consumer market, with domestic demand being tapped as a main growth engine, is under scrutiny. For years, the chatter of a "consumption downgrade" in China has sporadically made the headlines. This narrative often […]
• China's political pressure bars Taiwanese judges from the global judicial conference in Baku October 17, 2025
  Taipei [Taiwan], October 17 (ANI): China's growing influence on international platforms has once again come under scrutiny after six Taiwanese judges were prevented from attending the International Association of Judges' (IAJ) annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.The Czech Judges' Association stepped in to deliver Taiwan's statement at the global forum after Azerbaijani authorities denied visas and […]
• CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-SWIRE COCA-COLA-NEW FACTORY (CN) October 17, 2025
  (251017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2025 shows the Coca-Cola beverages at a new factory of Swire Coca-Cola Ltd., a bottler of Coca-Cola, in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. TO GO WITH "New factory of Coca-Cola bottler starts operation in central China" (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
• Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh's efforts rewarded as FSSAI directs states to ensure removal of 'ORS' from product labels and brand names October 17, 2025
  Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17 (ANI): Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh's persistent efforts resulted in a fruitful conclusion as The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a directive to all States and Union Territories' Commissioners of Food Safety and all Central Licensing Authorities, to ensure that all food business operators (FBOs) remove […]
• China's coarse-grain foods gain popularity amid rising health awareness October 17, 2025
  TAIYUAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Quinoa meal bars, buckwheat tea and millet cakes -- all made from coarse grains -- are emerging as new favorites in China's food consumer market.Once considered humble supplements to staple foods, coarse grains are now being reinvented into innovative end products, marking a comeback.Coarse grains refer to food grains other […]
• Science Lab: Cowboys simply need better-than-worst October 16, 2025
  Patrik Walker(Editor's note: The content provided is based on opinions and/or perspective of the DallasCowboys.com editorial staff and not the Cowboys football staff or organization.)FRISCO, TexasThe mission of any and every NFL team is the same, annually, and that's to build a roster in the spring that eventually boasts the No. 1 offense and No. […]