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Washington, February 4 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California can use a new congressional district map. This comes as midterm elections approach, in which Democrats and Republicans will compete, among other things, for control of the House of Representatives.

"The motion for an injunction pending the appeal, submitted to Judge /Elena/ Kagan and referred by her to the /Supreme/ Court, is denied," the brief ruling states. No further details are provided.

California Republicans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit last year over redistricting, claiming it was racially biased. However, a federal court disagreed with their arguments. On January 20, the plaintiffs filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court.

A new Democratic-favored map was approved by California voters in early November last year. Democrats responded to the August redistricting in Texas that favored Republicans.

The changes could give the Democratic Party the potential to gain up to five House seats in California in this year's midterm elections, and Republicans the same number in Texas.

Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio have also redrew their district lines in favor of Republicans, while Utah has redrew its lines in favor of Democrats. Such attempts have occasionally been met with lawsuits. Several other states, including New York and Florida, are also considering redrawing their congressional districts. –0–

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Gaza, February 5 /Xinhua/ — Palestinian resistance groups have agreed not to surrender their weapons, senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Mohammed al-Hindi announced on Wednesday.

"There is a consensus among the rebel groups to retain the weapons of the Palestinian people, and we have shown flexibility with the mediators regarding their use," he said.

Earlier in the day, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to eliminate Hamas if it refused to disarm and threatened renewed military action in Gaza.

On Tuesday, during a meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his "uncompromising demand for the disarmament of Hamas, the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, and the achievement of military objectives before reconstruction begins," the Prime Minister's Office reported.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is the second-largest armed group in Gaza. Hamas has previously stated that it would lay down its arms if Israel ended its occupation.

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UN, February 4 /Xinhua/ — UN Secretary-General António Guterres is concerned about the consequences of the new US oil embargo against Cuba, his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said at a daily briefing on Wednesday.

“The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation in Cuba, which will worsen, or even lead to collapse, if the country’s oil needs are not met,” said S. Dujarric.

A. Guterres noted that for more than three decades, the UN General Assembly has consistently called for an end to the US embargo against Cuba and urges all parties to continue dialogue and respect international law, the press secretary said.

S. Dujarric added that the UN is cooperating with the Cuban government to find ways to improve the situation. –0–

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UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday they were deeply alarmed by reports of drone strikes in Sudan's Kadugli town, capital of South Kordofan state, that have killed at least 15 civilians, including seven children.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that, according to the Sudanese Doctors' Union, the latest attack occurred on Tuesday in a residential area of Kadugli and continued into the evening.

"Medical sources indicate that a medical center housing patients was also hit," OCHA reported. "Local sources report that more than half of Kadugli's medical facilities have ceased functioning after months of siege, shelling, and severe shortages of medicines."

The agency said the town of Kadugli was hit by a series of drone strikes this week targeting civilian areas and health facilities, resulting in further civilian casualties and significantly worsening the already precarious health situation.

The department reported that signs of famine have been detected in the town of Kadugli, food prices have risen, and malnutrition is worsening. The main humanitarian aid routes to the town remain inaccessible.

According to OCHA, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, met with displaced families in a camp in Ad-Dabba, Northern State, earlier this week, where she was told of brutal violence, fear and loss after more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan.

Humanitarian organizations have called for an end to the violence and additional funding to scale up life-saving assistance.

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BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, responded on Thursday to Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) General Secretary and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, designating 2026 as the China-Laos Friendship Year.

In the letter, Xi Jinping also supported Thongloun Sisoulith, announcing the launch of a series of events dedicated to the year of friendship. –0–

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BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Liu Haixing, director of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met in Beijing on Wednesday with Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, special envoy of the Cuban Communist Party and the Cuban government, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee and foreign minister.

The two sides exchanged views on jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two parties and countries, strengthening inter-party exchanges, and promoting the formation of a China-Cuba community with a shared future. -0-

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Lanzhou, February 5 (Xinhua) — The reconstruction and modernization of the Bishkek platform of the China-Kyrgyzstan Joint Laboratory for the Protection of Cultural Heritage under the Belt and Road Initiative was recently completed, according to the Dunhuang Academy, located in the city of the same name in Gansu Province (Northwest China).

After completion of the reconstruction, it became a comprehensive experimental platform for the study of the ruins of the ancient settlement of Ak-Beshim /Suyab/ with functions such as rapid diagnostics, geodetic and cartographic research, analysis of basic physical properties, testing of the performance characteristics of materials, remote monitoring and early warning.

This laboratory was established in 2025 by the Dunhuang Academy and the Republican Inspectorate for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan. Following the completion of the reconstruction and modernization, the number of specialized equipment units on the Bishkek platform increased to 56 units (sets), enabling it to conduct research, implement key technologies, and train highly qualified specialists, thereby laying the foundation for further regular and high-quality cooperation between the two countries in the field of cultural heritage protection.

The two sides plan to steadily advance work in many areas, such as joint archaeological exploration, solving complex problems of mastering key technologies, developing concepts and guidelines for cultural heritage protection, engineering practice and demonstration, personnel training, and academic exchanges, over the next two years, so as to systematically improve the scientific and technological level of cultural heritage protection in China and Kyrgyzstan, and build bridges for international cooperation in cultural heritage protection.

The ruins of Ak-Beshim are located in Kyrgyzstan and are part of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor, a UNESCO World Heritage site jointly submitted by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

The Dunhuang Academy is a cultural relics conservation institution with a history of over 80 years. Its concepts and technologies for the protection of frescoes and rammed-earth ruins are among the most advanced in the world.

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Beijing, February 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have identified a key abnormal brain network underlying Parkinson's disease. Direct medical intervention against it, conducted in clinical trials, has yielded positive results.

The results of the study, conducted by a team led by Professor Liu Hesheng of the Changping Laboratory in Beijing, were published Thursday in the journal Nature. -0-

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Recently, the Kunming Forestry and Grassland Administration, Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, the Kunming Ornithological Association, and the Kunming Dianchi Lake Research Institute jointly conducted the 41st synchronized census of red-legged gulls wintering in Kunming. According to the results, their population in 2025 reached 42,000 individuals, slightly exceeding the 2024 figure.

According to Zhang Zhizhong, an engineer at the Kunming Dianchi Lake Research Institute, monitoring was previously largely manual and required a full day of work by several bird identification specialists. Currently, a number of districts have implemented an intelligent monitoring system using "bird face recognition" technology, which allows for the completion of the count in just a few hours with an accuracy of up to 90 percent, as well as simultaneously recording data on bird behavior, including feeding and resting.

Since 1985, red-legged gulls have been wintering in Kunming for 41 consecutive years. Flocks of gulls gracefully circle the sky at the Haigeng Dam of Dianchi Lake and in Cuihu Park, and their harmonious coexistence with the city's residents has become one of the striking attractions of Kunming's "spring city."

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At a January 30 press conference by the State Council of the People's Republic of China dedicated to the midterm assessment of the ten-year fishing moratorium in the Yangtze River, journalists were informed that the health of the Yangtze River lake dolphin—the river's only current freshwater cetacean—directly reflects the health of its ecosystem. According to a special study conducted in 2025, the lake dolphin population has recovered to 1,426 individuals, an increase of 177 compared to 2022.

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According to Zhang Zhili, Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, a permanent ten-year fishing moratorium has been in effect in key waters of the Yangtze River basin since January 1, 2021. Five years after its full implementation, 15 provinces and cities along the river have ensured consistent compliance with the restrictions and achieved positive interim results.

Lake dolphin numbers aren't the only ones demonstrating recovery. For two years in a row, Chinese sturgeon releases have exceeded 1 million individuals, and experiments with natural spawning of Korean sturgeon have been successfully conducted, marking a major step toward restoring their natural population. Between 2021 and 2025, 351 fish species were recorded in the Yangtze River basin—43 more than before the moratorium. Furthermore, the trend toward smaller fish populations has been effectively curbed, and the integrity index of aquatic biological resources has significantly improved.

"Despite the results achieved, we also see that restoring aquatic biodiversity in the Yangtze is a long and gradual process, and many challenges remain to be overcome in terms of protection," Zhang Zhili noted. He emphasized that, while strictly adhering to the goals of the ten-year moratorium, authorities will continue to improve long-term management mechanisms, strengthen joint law enforcement, enhance ecosystem protection and restoration capacity, implement policies to support fishermen who have ceased fishing, and consistently advance all measures under the moratorium, ensuring that high-level protection of the Yangtze's aquatic bioresources contributes to the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

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