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Moscow, January 16 /Xinhua/ — The death toll from the stun grenade explosion in Syktyvkar, the administrative center of the Komi Republic, has risen to 18, all of whom have been hospitalized, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

Russian Health Minister Assistant Alexei Kuznetsov said that the condition of four people is extremely serious, five are in serious condition, and three are in moderate condition.

An explosion occurred on Thursday at a Ministry of Internal Affairs vocational training center in Syktyvkar. The Komi Ministry of Internal Affairs is conducting an investigation. The circumstances of the incident, including the cause of the fire, are being investigated. Police said the victims were students at the educational institution.

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Madrid, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of deploying troops to Greenland as part of a European monitoring mission amid tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in the territory.

M. Robles told reporters that "increased surveillance in Greenland would indeed be an option." She also urged caution, adding, "We'll see how things develop. I don't think there's any need to rush."

The Minister of Defence stated that any decision would be made within the framework of joint efforts of European countries, and any possible participation would be carried out within the framework of international cooperation and in compliance with international law.

Talks in Washington between the US, Denmark and Greenland regarding the future of the island ended on Wednesday without reaching an agreement.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the three sides had agreed to establish a "high-level working group" to seek possible compromises due to ongoing "fundamental differences" over Greenland's future.

Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over its defense and foreign policy. The island hosts a United States military base. Since returning to office in 2025, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to "get" Greenland and recently stepped up his threats.

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Baghdad, January 16 (Xinhua) — Eight people were killed and two others were injured in a traffic accident in Diyala Province in eastern Iraq on Thursday, provincial road authorities said.

The accident occurred on the highway linking Baghdad with the city of Al-Khalis. The vehicle lost control after a tire punctured, veered into the oncoming lane, and collided with oncoming traffic, according to a statement from the provincial road authority.

“Excessive speed and lack of regular maintenance were the main causes of this accident,” the statement said. –0–

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Minsk, January 16 (Xinhua) — In 2025, agricultural production in Belarus across all farm categories amounted to 40.1 billion Belarusian rubles (approximately 13.7 billion U.S. dollars) in current prices, or 100.2 percent of the 2024 level in comparable prices. The corresponding information was published by the Belarusian National Statistical Committee (Belstat) on Thursday.

Agricultural organizations produced goods worth 33.3 billion Belarusian rubles (approximately 11.4 billion US dollars), or 2.7 percent more in comparable prices than in the previous year.

Agricultural organizations account for 97.3 percent of the republic’s production of livestock and poultry (in live weight), milk – 97.9 percent, eggs – 87.2 percent, grain – 95.5 percent, sugar beets – 97 percent, potatoes – 12.5 percent, and vegetables – 6.3 percent.

Agricultural organizations produced 1,774.6 thousand tons of livestock and poultry /in live weight/, which is 0.1 percent more than in 2024, 9,002.3 thousand tons of milk /5.3 percent more/, 3,399.7 million eggs were received /5.5 percent more/. The gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 8.7 million tons, or 10.2 percent more than in the previous year, sugar beet – 5.7 million tons /17.9 percent more/, potatoes – 379.9 thousand tons /13 percent more/, vegetables – 169.7 thousand tons /6.5 percent more/. Rapeseed was threshed 852.5 thousand tons. –0–

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Beijing, January 16 (Xinhua) — China plans to expand its innovation hubs from individual cities to large regional clusters with the goal of creating globally influential scientific and technological innovation centers over the next 10 years, according to Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun.

This measure, proposed at the Central Economic Work Conference last December, will expand Beijing's international tech innovation hub to encompass the entire Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Meanwhile, Shanghai's hub will now encompass the entire Yangtze River Delta, incorporating major economic hubs such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui.

The third node in the plan is the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

"This transition marks a new phase where innovation hubs are moving from single-city development to comprehensive regional coordination," Yin Hejun said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.

“The main goals are to further expand innovation capabilities, ensure leadership in high-tech industries, and attract highly skilled personnel, ensuring the creation of globally influential scientific and technological innovation centers by 2035,” Yin Hejun said.

Over the past few years, innovation centers in Beijing, Shanghai and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have achieved a number of cutting-edge results and contributed to the formation of several advanced manufacturing clusters.

In 2024, the R&D expenditure intensity in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong Province reached 6.58%, 4.35%, and 3.6%, respectively, making them the top three regions in the country.

Their innovative strength and vitality have also received global recognition. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster topped the "Global Innovation Index 2025" published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), overtaking the Tokyo-Yokohama cluster in Japan for the first time to take first place.

Many companies have expanded their presence in these leading innovation hubs to leverage the clustering effect and spur their own development. Among them is Chengdu-based IT services provider JoyGovAI (the capital of Sichuan Province, southwest China), which has opened branches in Beijing and Shanghai and is in the process of establishing an office in Shenzhen.

"Concentrating resources in these innovation clusters can help companies coordinate and share resources, as well as facilitate collaboration on industrial advances. This will reduce innovation costs and shorten the R&D cycle," said Huang Hu, the company's chairman, adding that the company will leverage the clustering effect to promote the transfer of more technologies from the lab to the market.

The entrepreneur noted that expanding the network of international scientific and technological innovation centers will help better integrate technological innovation with industrial progress, which is also a key priority for the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology over the next five years. According to Yin Hejun, efforts will focus on promoting integration, strengthening the role of enterprises as the main drivers of innovation, and supporting the creation of a modern industrial system.

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Minsk, January 16 (Xinhua) — The rate of money supply growth in Belarus will slow in 2025. The National Bank of Belarus press service published this information on Thursday.

In 2025, the average broad money supply in the country grew by 15.7 percent compared to 16.9 percent in 2024, including the average ruble money supply, which increased by 25.6 percent last year compared to 28.4 percent the year before.

Ruble savings continued to grow rapidly in Belarus. The average value of term ruble deposits increased by 27.8 percent year-on-year, including 38.8 percent for individuals and 17.5 percent for legal entities.

As a result, the share of term ruble deposits in the structure of the average ruble money supply increased by 0.8 percentage points to 43.5 percent. The share of aggregate M1, which includes the most liquid monetary assets (cash in circulation and transferable deposits), decreased by 1.3 percentage points to 52.2 percent.

The level of foreign exchange in the Belarusian economy has decreased. The share of the ruble component in the average broad money supply increased by 5.1 percent over the year and amounted to 65.1 percent in December. –0–

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Washington, January 15 (Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the composition of the Gaza Peace Council has been completed, and the list of its members will be announced soon.

D. Trump made the statement on the social network Truth Social the day after his special representative, Steven Witkoff, announced the launch of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, aimed at demilitarization, technocratic governance and reconstruction of the conflict-torn Gaza Strip. –0–

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Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province, is a renowned historical and cultural Chinese city. It is located in the central part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders Shanghai to the east, Zhejiang Province to the south, Lake Taihu to the west, and the Yangtze River to the north. The city's total area is 8,488 square kilometers.

The ancient city of Suzhou was built in 514 BC and has a 2,500-year history. The city is home to 539 cultural monuments and landmarks. Suzhou has long been called an "earthly paradise" due to its mild climate, fertile soil, and abundant resources.

Suzhou is also known as the "Eastern Water City." Water accounts for 42% of the city's total area. The city is home to numerous lakes and rivers.

Suzhou is also a city of gardens. Suzhou's classical parks and gardens, treasures of world culture and art, embody the most valuable elements of Eastern garden art. More than 60 classical parks and gardens are well-preserved in the city. Zhuozhengyuan and Liuyuan Gardens are among the four most famous gardens in China. Nine Suzhou garden complexes, including Zhuozhengyuan, Liuyuan, Wanshiyuan, Shizilin, Yipu, and Ouyuan Gardens, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Suzhou is also famous for its rich culture: painting, calligraphy, sculpture, poetry, etc. Storytelling and singing accompanied by Chinese folk instruments in the Suzhou dialect, kunqu opera, and Suzhou opera are called the "three flowers" of Suzhou culture.

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Rizhao, Shandong Province, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — China on Friday successfully launched the CERES-1 Y7 commercial carrier rocket from a platform in the sea off east China's Shandong Province, placing a group of satellites in the Tianqi constellation into their planned orbit.

The launch took place at 4:10 a.m. Beijing time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center's sea platform. -0-

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Riga, January 15 (Xinhua) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in Riga on Thursday that Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory from any threat, emphasizing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe.

Jean-Néphen Barrot arrived in the Latvian capital on January 15 for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braže on European security issues in light of Washington's plans for Greenland.

At a press conference following the meeting, the French Foreign Minister stated that Greenland is European territory, and security in the Arctic is inseparable from European security.

He said French troops were joining military exercises organised by Denmark in Greenland.

B. Brazhe, in turn, emphasized that the Greenland issue is of great importance in the context of transatlantic security and that direct dialogue between Denmark and the United States is the best way to resolve security issues.

According to the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministers discussed security and defense in the Euro-Atlantic region, cooperation within the European Union and NATO, support for Ukraine, strengthening the external borders of the EU and NATO, EU budget priorities, and EU enlargement.

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