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ISTANBUL, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 11 people to life imprisonment for the deadly ski resort hotel fire that killed 78 people in the northwestern province of Bolu in January.

Thirty-two defendants were involved in the trial. The defendants denied the charges and are expected to appeal the verdict.

A fire broke out on January 21 at the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel during the winter school holidays. The tragedy killed 78 people, including 34 children, and injured 137 others.

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Gyeongju, South Korea, November 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Saturday that Asia-Pacific economies should strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, seize new opportunities, tackle new challenges, and jointly create a sustainable and prosperous future.

Asia-Pacific economies should deepen open-source technology cooperation and build a competitive open innovation ecosystem, Xi Jinping said in his speech at the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

He said that economies must care about the well-being of humanity and promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence (AI) in a beneficial, safe and fair direction.

Economies must resolutely fulfill their common but differentiated responsibilities and call on developed countries to continue to provide necessary support to developing countries in areas such as financing, technology and capacity building, he added. –0–

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have collected more than 24,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid at crossing points in the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire agreement came into force on October 10, a UN spokesman said on Friday, citing UN Mechanism 2720.

“More people in need have also been able to access this assistance, which includes food, medicine and medical supplies, nutritional supplements and shelter materials, thanks to the resumption of distribution and services at the community and household levels,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, at a daily briefing.

Furthermore, he said, the number of interceptions or looting of supplies collected by the UN and its partners at Gaza crossings has significantly decreased. He added that between October 10 and 28, only 5 percent of collected supplies were reportedly intercepted, compared to approximately 80 percent between May 19 and October 9.

S. Dujarric said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expects the number of intercepted shipments to continue to decrease as more humanitarian and commercial supplies arrive. "We continue to call for the opening of all crossings and for an increase in the number of UN agencies and organizations authorized to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza."

Meanwhile, OCHA said humanitarian partners continue to escalate their efforts despite reports of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, and reminded the Israeli military of its responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers at all times throughout its military operations.

Since the ceasefire began, the World Health Organization has delivered more than 840 pallets of life-saving medications to Gaza, including insulin, auxiliaries, essential drugs, cholera kits, and surgical kits. –0–

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UN, Oct. 31 /Xinhua/ — The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the EU peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for another 12 months.

The 15-member UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2795, which extends the mandate of the EU peacekeeping operation Althea /EUFOR ALTHEA/ and the NATO presence in BiH for an additional period of 12 months, starting from the date of adoption of this document.

The EU's Operation Althea in BiH is the successor to the NATO-led stabilisation force whose mission is to ensure continued compliance with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the war that took place in BiH between 1992 and 1995.

The resolution authorizes UN member states to take, upon request, all necessary measures to protect the Althea force or the NATO presence, respectively, and to assist both organizations in fulfilling their mandates. –0–

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Minsk, November 1 (Xinhua) — The annual Chinese Ambassador's Award ceremony took place in Belarus on Friday. The event took place at the Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages.

The award is presented annually to students of secondary schools and universities to support their learning of the Chinese language and understanding of Chinese culture. Awards were also given to exemplary Belarusian educational institutions in the field of Chinese language teaching and to Chinese language teachers who have achieved outstanding teaching success. This year marks the ninth time the awards have been presented.

As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan noted during the ceremony, Belarusian students view the Chinese language as a window into China and a connection with the world. At the same time, tens of thousands of Chinese students go to study in Belarus. "Such interaction and humanitarian exchange significantly contribute to mutual understanding and rapprochement between peoples. This award is a confirmation of your efforts and an expression of hope for the mission entrusted to you in the future," the ambassador emphasized.

In turn, Vladimir Dolzhenkov, Deputy Minister of Education of Belarus, noted that over 5,500 students in general secondary and higher education institutions in Belarus are studying Chinese as a subject this academic year. "Belarus places great importance on popularizing, supporting, and expanding opportunities for learning Chinese," Dolzhenkov stated.

Natalia Lapteva, Rector of the Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages, expressed the opinion that the development of a national school for teaching Chinese language and culture is seen in Belarus as one of the most important conditions for the further successful advancement of cooperation between the two countries. “The real achievements of schoolchildren, students, listeners, teachers, and educational institutions are our common contribution to the formation of a community of shared destiny for Belarus and China,” N. Lapteva concluded. –0–

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JIUQUAN, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft on Friday, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong orbital space station for a six-month mission.

The spacecraft, atop a Long March 2F launch vehicle, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Shenzhou-21 crew consists of mission commander pilot Zhang Lu, flight engineer Wu Fei, and payload specialist Zhang Hongzhang – all three categories of Chinese astronauts currently used in the country's space program.

Zhang Lu was also a member of the Shenzhou-15 mission, while this will be the first flight for Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang.

MICE IN SPACE

It is noteworthy that four mice were sent into space along with the Shenzhou-21 crew.

The rodents, two males and two females, will be transported to China's space station where they will remain in orbit for five to seven days, marking the country's first space science experiments involving mammals.

Mice are one of the most widely used model organisms in life science research.

According to Huang Kun, an expert from the Space Application Engineering and Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), they have a number of advantages such as high genetic similarity to humans, small body size, short reproductive cycle, and high susceptibility to genetic modification.

“These characteristics make them ideal for studying physiological and pathological processes, as well as the growth, development, and reproduction of living organisms in space,” he noted.

The project, jointly led by the Shanghai Institute of Engineering Physics and the Institute of Zoology at the Academy of Sciences of China, will involve continuous multi-dimensional video monitoring of the mice throughout their stay in orbit.

Lights inside the mice's experimental setup will turn on at 7 a.m. and off at 7 p.m., maintaining the same circadian rhythm as on Earth, explained Li Tianda, a junior researcher at the Institute of Zoology.

The rodents' diet will not only be nutritionally balanced but also relatively firm, reducing the amount of crumbs and satisfying the mice's habit of grinding their teeth. A directed airflow is created inside the experimental device to blow hair, excrement, and other debris into a collection container, providing the animals with a clean and hygienic environment, Li Tianda added.

By collecting preliminary data on stress responses and adaptation mechanisms in microgravity, scientists will be able to use these observations to decipher how weightlessness and confined spaces affect the behavior of mice.

After completing their orbital mission, the "astronaut mice" will return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft for further analysis.

“The data obtained will be important for assessing the possibility of long-term human survival and reproduction in space, and will also provide information useful for human health on Earth,” Huang Kun said, noting that the experiment will be a major step forward in developing China’s research capabilities in space life sciences.

Previous animal experiments conducted at the Chinese space lab included zebrafish and fruit flies.

During their stay in orbit, the Shenzhou-21 crew members plan to conduct a total of 27 new orbital experiments, including research in space life sciences and biotechnology, space medicine, space materials science, fluid physics and microgravity combustion, and new space technologies.

Among the planned orbital studies to be conducted during this mission are also the study of the relationship between the origin of genetic codes and chirality, the development of lithium-ion batteries for space applications, and the creation of intelligent computing platforms.

The crew will also conduct a spacewalk and carry out loading and unloading operations, install space debris protection devices, and deploy and retrieve extravehicular payloads and equipment. They will also participate in scientific, educational, and public benefit activities.

The Shenzhou-21 mission is the sixth manned flight since China's Tiangong space station entered the application and development phase, and the 37th flight in China's human spaceflight program. -0-

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Xinhua | November 1, 2025

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Flash: Xi Jinping attended the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Flash: Xi Jinping attended the second session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

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BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Three crew members of the Shenzhou 21 manned spacecraft entered the Chinese space station early Saturday and reunited with three members of the previous crew, starting a new round of astronaut rotation in orbit.

The Shenzhou-20 crew opened the hatch at 4:58 a.m. Beijing time and welcomed their new colleagues, according to a statement from the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA).

The six astronauts then posed for a photo to capture the solemn moment of the seventh space rendezvous in the history of Chinese space exploration.

They will live and work together for about five days to complete the planned tasks and complete the handover of the work, CMSA said. -0-

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