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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Saturday that U.S. forces intercepted another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier in the day.

"In a pre-dawn operation early on December 20, the U.S. Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, intercepted an oil tanker that had departed a port in Venezuela," Noem wrote on social media.

On December 10, the US military seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, which the Venezuelan government condemned as “egregious robbery and an act of international piracy.”

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had ordered a complete blockade of all oil tankers subject to US sanctions traveling to and from Venezuela. In a later interview, he also indicated that the US would continue to seize additional oil tankers.

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Kyiv, December 21 (Xinhua) — Portugal may participate in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if such a mission is deployed. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

L. Montenegro emphasized that Portuguese military personnel can be deployed on Ukrainian territory only after the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine ends. They will provide security alongside troops from other European countries, such as Latvia and Lithuania.

The Portuguese Prime Minister arrived in Kyiv earlier on Saturday. –0–

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Moscow, December 20 /Xinhua/ — One person was killed and two were injured in an explosion in Khimki, Moscow Region, TASS reported on Saturday.

The report states that those injured in the explosion in Khimki, near Moscow, have been hospitalized; their condition is assessed as serious to moderate.

A criminal case has been opened in connection with the death of a teenager and the injury of two people in Khimki. –0–

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HONG KONG, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government's relief fund for victims of the Hongfuyuan residential complex fire in Dabu County, Taipo, has reached about 4 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 514 million U.S. dollars) as of Saturday.

According to the administration, the fund's resources will be used to help residents restore their homes and provide long-term, sustainable support.

As of the morning of December 20, 581 residents were housed in hotel rooms under the coordination of the Civil Affairs and Youth Affairs Office, while another 559 were in youth hostels or barrack-type buildings. Another 3,513 residents are currently living in temporary housing provided by the Housing Administration, buildings from the Hong Kong Housing Society, or a temporary housing facility in Tunmen County.

According to the SAR administration, the death toll from the massive fire at the Hongfuyuan residential complex has reached 161 people, and authorities are continuing the process of identifying all the victims through DNA testing.

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Islamabad, December 20 (Xinhua) — At least three security personnel were killed and three others wounded in a bomb attack on a security force vehicle in Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwestern Pakistan, local police said on Saturday.

According to law enforcement agencies, a vehicle carrying security personnel was traveling through the Barkambarkhel area when a remote-controlled explosive device was detonated.

Police said the explosion was caused by a homemade explosive device.

The explosion also damaged nearby vehicles and caused panic in the area. The department added that security personnel were targeted in the attack.

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Kyiv, December 20 (Xinhua) — On Friday, another 1,003 bodies, which Russia claims belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were handed over to Ukraine. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War of Ukraine announced this on Telegram.

Identification of the remains will be carried out by law enforcement agencies in conjunction with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

The Coordination Headquarters thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross for its assistance in repatriating the bodies.

Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict, Kyiv and Moscow have regularly exchanged the remains of the dead. –0–

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BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — A national working conference on training cultural personnel was held in Beijing on Saturday.

Li Shulei, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

Those present emphasized the need to develop a large, well-structured contingent of highly qualified, dedicated and innovative personnel in the cultural sphere in accordance with the decisions taken by the party leadership in October at the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

Participants also called for strengthened strategic planning and the implementation of new measures to cultivate more leading figures, local specialists, and young creators in this field. Particular attention was paid to the importance of training specialists in emerging fields, including innovative forms of accessible literature and art, as well as cultural technologies.

An awards ceremony was also held for organizations and individuals who have distinguished themselves within the country's propaganda system.

The meeting was chaired by Tie Ning, Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and the award decisions were announced by Shen Yiqin, State Councilor. Officials from central government agencies, propaganda and cultural institutions, and universities, as well as the award winners, participated in the event.

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GUIYANG, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The world's first supercritical carbon dioxide power plant began commercial operation in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Saturday.

The project was developed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). This unique power unit is located at the Shougang Shuicheng Iron and Steel Works in Liupanshui, Guizhou Province.

The Chaotan One project, also known as the Chaotan One demonstration project, uses supercritical carbon dioxide and waste heat from agglomeration to generate electricity. Each unit has a capacity of 15 MW.

"Supercritical carbon dioxide power generation technologies are characterized by high efficiency, system compactness, fewer auxiliary systems, and faster response speed," said Huang Yanping, research director of CNNC and general designer of the Chaotan One project.

He added that the commissioning of this project is a milestone, marking the world's first transition of these technologies into commercial operation.

INNOVATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

According to Huang Yanping, the principle of generating electricity using thermal, nuclear, or various forms of steam energy derived from waste heat essentially involves heating water to steam and driving turbines. In this sense, generating electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide is rightfully considered an innovative thermoelectric conversion technology.

As the scientist explained, carbon dioxide, as the working fluid in the power plant cycle, enters a supercritical state when the operating pressure is 73 times greater than atmospheric pressure at temperatures above 31 degrees Celsius. In this state, its density increases, while its viscosity remains relatively low, resulting in lower flow resistance.

The Chaotan One project achieved 85 percent higher power generation efficiency than steam-powered power generation technologies.

According to the data, the Chaotan One power unit is capable of generating more than 70 million kWh of electricity per year, which will bring in a profit of 30 million yuan / about 4.26 million US dollars.

HUGE POTENTIAL

In 2009, the China Institute of Atomic Energy began developing a technology for generating electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide. Construction of the Chaotan One project began in 2023.

The project is said to have the potential to make a significant contribution to the country's dual-carbon targets by efficiently converting industrial waste heat into energy.

Huang Yanping said the new technology will help overcome technical difficulties associated with the efficient use of medium- and small-scale energy sources, as well as medium- and high-temperature heat sources worldwide.

In 2024, CNNC launched a demonstration project that combined molten salt energy storage and supercritical carbon dioxide power generation technologies.

Supercritical carbon dioxide power generation technology will eventually be integrated with multiple heat sources to form power generation systems, expanding its application in photovoltaic energy, waste heat recovery, energy storage and other fields, Huang Yanping concluded. -0-

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