What makes WUI zones susceptible to wildfires is the combination of open space, parks and houses, says Crystal Kolden, the director of the Fire Resilience Center at the University of California, ...

ABUJA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to work with Nigeria to implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and advance the 10 partnership action ...

Just under half of students attending in-state public universities are graduating with some debt, down from 59 percent a decade earlier, according to the College Board figures. And among those who do ...

JUBA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese language and culture center opened Thursday at the University of Juba, the leading institution of higher education in South Sudan. Robert Mayom Deng, vice chancellor ...

The dispute arose after the gas transit contract between Ukraine and Russia expired on Dec. 31. Gas flows to Slovakia ceased the following day as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opted not to ...

SAO TOME, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sao Tome and Principe's ruling Independent Democratic Action Party (ADI) on Thursday proposed three new candidates for the position of prime minister, following President ...

BAGHDAD, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said Thursday that its forces killed up to 70 Islamic State (IS) militants in 2024. In a statement, the Service said that its forces ...

LJUBLJANA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia opposes forceful changes to internationally recognized borders, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said on Thursday following a government session. Her comments came ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has pledged to provide various tax breaks for investors from China's Hong Kong who invest in the country, according to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for ...

LUSAKA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- About 1,400 trucks are stuck on the Zambian side of the Kasumbalesa border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after authorities in the neighboring country ...

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have decreased by 15 million U.S. dollars due to external debt repayments, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday. During ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursday upgraded its economic views on two of the country's nine regions, owing to a continued recovery from a massive earthquake early last year and increased production ...