UN chief condemns peacekeepers injured in Lebanon

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UNITED NATIONS, March 7 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the incident that occurred a day earlier in which three Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were wounded.

Peacekeepers were wounded at their position in southwest Lebanon as a result of intense shelling.

"The Secretary-General stressed that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be respected at all times and that those responsible must be held accountable," said Stéphane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesman, in a statement.

The sanctity of UN facilities must be respected by all, said S. Dujarric, adding that the UN Secretary-General wishes the victims a speedy and full recovery.

The UN urges the parties to immediately de-escalate and fully implement their obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1701 of 2006, he stressed. –0–

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The US has approved the sale of 12,000 aerial bombs to Israel.

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Washington, March 7 (Xinhua) — The U.S. State Department on Friday announced approval of a deal to sell munitions and related equipment to Israel, including 12,000 aerial bombs.

The deal is worth approximately $151.8 million, the agency said in a statement.

Israel has requested the purchase of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose 1,000-pound bombs, the report said.

“The proposed deal will enhance Israel’s ability to counter current and future threats, strengthen the country’s defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats,” the statement said.

On February 28, the US and Israel launched massive airstrikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, several high-ranking military commanders, and hundreds of civilians. Iran responded with several waves of missile and drone strikes against Israeli and US targets in the region.

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Leading Chinese universities have increased their student enrollment by 38,000 in two years, according to the Chinese Minister of Education.

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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China's leading universities have increased their student enrollment by 38,000 over the past two years, Education Minister Huai Jinpeng said Saturday.

During the same period, more than 540 new joint institutions and training programs were established between the Chinese mainland and other countries and regions at the undergraduate level and above, Huai Jinpeng said at a press conference on the sidelines of the 4th session of the 14th National People's Congress.

From 2021 to 2025, China has added more than 8,600 new academic units to offer undergraduate programs and more than 4,500 academic units authorized to issue master's degrees, with many of the adjusted disciplines and specialties adapting to future development and the all-round development of people, the minister noted.

He added that China will continue to push through reforms to better match the supply of specialists with demand. -0-

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Press conference on public welfare at the 4th session of the 14th National People's Congress

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On March 7, a press conference was held in the multifunctional hall of the Meidiya (Media) Press Center as part of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress. Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli, and Director of the National Health Commission Lei Haichao answered questions from Chinese and international journalists on education, civil affairs, human resources and social security, culture, tourism, healthcare, and other topics.

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Domestic travel in China to reach record high in 2025, says Minister of Culture and Tourism

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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China's domestic travel volume has reached a record high in both 2025 and the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said Saturday.

During the nine-day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday from February 15 to 23, the country recorded 596 million domestic trips, and tourism spending exceeded 800 billion yuan (approximately $115.93 billion). Both figures were record highs, Sun Yeli announced at a press conference during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

For the full year 2025, the number of domestic trips by Chinese residents exceeded 6.5 billion, an increase of more than 16 percent year-on-year, and tourism spending reached 6.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent. New records were set for both indicators. -0-

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892,000 people in China have benefited from elderly care vouchers.

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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China has issued vouchers for elderly care for people with moderate to severe disability this year, totaling 1.72 billion yuan (249 million U.S. dollars), benefiting 892,000 people nationwide, Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan announced Saturday at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).

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D. Trump privately discussed sending a small ground contingent to Iran – media

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Washington, March 6 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump privately expressed serious interest in sending American ground troops to Iran, NBC News reported on Friday, citing multiple sources, including two U.S. officials.

According to the report, D. Trump discussed the idea of a ground deployment with Republican aides and officials outside the White House. The main idea is to send a small contingent to carry out specific strategic tasks, rather than a large-scale invasion, the channel reported, citing American officials, a former official, and another person familiar with the discussions. However, no decision was made, the journalists noted.

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The number of inbound trips among foreigners to China in 2025 will exceed 150 million.

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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China will record more than 150 million inbound trips by foreigners by 2025, up 17 percent from 2024, with spending by these tourists exceeding $130 billion, Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli announced on Saturday.

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A snow football tournament between teams from SCO countries will be held in the Chinese city of Harbin.

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HARBIN, March 7 (Xinhua) — The 2026 Ice Super Cup: The third football tournament on snow will be held in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, from March 7 to 9 at the China-SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Winter Sports Demonstration Area.

This sporting event brought together teams from such countries as China, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

According to the tournament's organizational structure, participating teams are divided into two groups, A and B. Within their groups, they will compete in a round-robin format, facing each opponent once. Following this stage, the playoffs will begin using a direct-elimination system. The competition will begin on Saturday evening with a match between teams from China and Belarus.

Almost 5,000 fans are expected to attend the Super Bowl opening match, and all tickets are already sold out.

A similar snow football tournament was held for the first time in Harbin in 2024. It has become an important platform for promoting exchanges between SCO countries in physical education, sports, and culture, as well as for facilitating the development of winter sports.

The current event was organized by the Heilongjiang Provincial Administration of Physical Culture and Sports with the support of the Secretariat of the SCO China Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, the Chinese Football Association, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Provincial People's Government, and others. -0-

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Childcare subsidies cover 33 million Chinese families, says head of China's National Health Commission

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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — More than 33 million Chinese families with young children under 3 have received childcare subsidies, Lei Haichao, head of the National Health Commission, said Saturday at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).

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