Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Taoiseach of Ireland Micheal Martin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

China: Xi Meets Taoiseach of Eire – Micheal Martin! (6.1.2026)

Both China and Ireland cherish peace, embrace openness and inclusiveness, and strive for self-reliance and progress, Xi said, adding that the Chinese and Irish people won national independence and liberation through struggles and are advancing toward modernization through sustained efforts of successive generations.

Since the establishment of the China-Ireland strategic partnership for mutually beneficial cooperation in 2012, bilateral trade volume has quadrupled, with a balanced development in mutual investment, he noted.

Xi said the two countries should maintain friendly exchanges at multiple levels and across diverse fields, continuously enhance communication and mutual understanding, accommodate each other’s core interests and major concerns, consolidate political mutual trust, and solidify the political foundation of bilateral relations.

In Pagliara dei Marsi, an ancient rural village on the slopes of Mount Girifalco in the Abruzzo region of Italy, cats outnumber the inhabitants.

Italy: Villagers in Pagliara dei Marsi Celebrate Birth of First Baby in 30 Years! (27.12.2025)

The reasons for this decline are many: job insecurity, mass emigration of young people, lack of support for working mothers and, as in other countries, rising male infertility. Furthermore, an increasing number of people are simply choosing not to have children.

The couple’s situation is unusual. Trabucco, a music teacher, was born in Frascati, near Rome, and worked in the capital for years before deciding to move to the village where her grandfather was born because she had always wanted to raise her family away from the chaos of the city. She met Bussi, a construction worker from the area, a few years ago.

Officially, I begin my 63 years with a historic milestone: the installation of the Student Government Council, which from today will have a permanent seat on the Council of Ministers. Maximum integration and cooperation!

Venezuela: President Maduro Over-Sees the Founding of “Student Government Council”! (25.11.2025)

We were discussing in the Council of Ministers the historic moment we are living together with motorcyclists, senior citizens, entrepreneurs, and all social movements, including you, the Student Government Council, driving profound transformations.

👉 Our work, ministers, is to coordinate with the Student Movement and advance in building the Homeland from all high schools and universities.

👉 Let us sit down to listen to and support the youth; let us freely receive their ideas and projects, for they have concrete proposals.

👉 These young people clearly understand the Theory-Practice plan; let us emulate their procedures by applying Simón Rodríguez’s maxim: ‘Learn by doing.’

Let us continue on our path. Everything we want and need is here in Venezuela; I reiterate, let us expect nothing but from ourselves; everything else is siren songs.

Thomas Morris(GMP)

UK: Neo-Nazi Streamer – “CodComedyTJ” – Imprisoned for “Truly & Deeply Shocking” Content! (22.5.2025)

Thomas Morris, who posted online under the username CodComedyTJ, posted vile ‘explicitly racist’ abuse during online broadcasts. Morris would use a website which allows people to connect to strangers around the world via a video call, before using hateful language.

He would then stream that call onto another site, where likeminded people could watch his interactions and leave comments. Recordings of the video calls would also be posted onto social media app Telegram.

Manchester Crown Court heard that Morris, 25, from Middleton, used props and costumes as part of his online activity. He wore black make-up in several videos and wore wigs and outfits.

Diverse Collection of Stone Tools - Hainan!

China: 13,000 Year-Old Prehistoric Tomb Unearted in Hainan! (11.11.2025)

Archaeologists proved that the remains belong to a juvenile, with decorative textiles made from shells found near its head and waist – the earliest such findings ever reported in China – which offer rare insights into prehistoric cultural practices in Hainan and potential cultural exchanges with Southeast Asia.

Excavations at the Luobidong site are ongoing, trying to fully reveal the cultural significance of the site and provide a scientific foundation for both prehistoric research in Hainan and the development of the Luobidong National Archaeological Site Park.

Ren Dabing instructs students at Molao Youyi Primary School in Biancheng Town of Huayuan County, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

China: CPC Re-Deploys Retired Teachers to Remote Areas! (7.10.2025)

This recruitment drive is part of an action plan the government launched in 2018 to enhance the quality of rural education by employing retired educators to teach in rural areas.

According to the statement, the drive will be aimed mainly at retired principals, teaching research staff and experienced teachers aged up to 65.

Teaching professionals recruited under the plan will work at county, town and village schools located in places that had been lifted out of poverty, underdeveloped ethnic counties, border regions and other areas that lack sufficient education resources.

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