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Li Qiang’s ties with the president go back for almost two decades. When Xi was Zhejiang province’s top party boss, Li was his chief of staff and his de facto top personal aide from 2004 until 2007, before Xi left for Shanghai’s top party post. After Xi became China’s leader, he promoted Li first to governor of Zhejiang and then ...

The Veluwemeer Aqueduct: Netherland's Unique Water Bridge Forget tunnels, bridges, or drawbridges, aqueducts over roads is the way to go. Opened in 2002, the Veluwemeer Aqueduct is a stunning work of architecture and engineering. Unlike other solutions for allowing vehicular traffic and waterborne traffic to pass over or under one another, engineers decided on a different approach: a water bridge ...

The Bank of England has unveiled designs for new bank notes featuring His Majesty The King. They are expected to enter circulation in the UK by mid-2024. Although the Monarch’s likeness has appeared on coins since the eighth century, bank notes are a much more recent invention. The British Sovereign has only been featured on British bank notes since 1960, ...

By Hyeladi Haruna Totally Forgotten 150 years from now, none of us reading this post today will be alive. 70 percent to 100 percent of everything we are fighting over right now will be totally forgotten. Underline the word, TOTALLY. If we go back memory lane to 150 years before us, that will be 1872, none of those that carried ...

The French president doesn't want to travel alone to Qatar Macron at Al Bayt stadium (left) and Benzema (right)AP PABLO POLODOHA ADAPTED BY SAM 15/12/2022 - 11:32 CST Karim Benzema has been invited to be present at the 2022 World Cup final, as MARCA reported on Thursday. Didier Deschamps gave a cold response in the press room after the victory against Morocco when he was asked if ...

Customers get new naira notes over the counters on December 15, 2022 Commercial banks in major cities in Nigeria have started dispensing newly redesigned naira notes to over-the-counter customers. Channels Television visited some banks on Thursday where customers were paid the newly redesigned naira notes. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele had on October 26, ...

AP; Francois Mori/AP Mark Zuckerberg called Apple’s control of the App Store “problematic” during an interview on Wednesday. The Facebook founder said Apple’s control of iOS has made it difficult for Meta. Zuckerberg’s comments echo Elon Musk, who called the App Store a “serious problem” on Tuesday. Mark Zuckerberg has attacked Apple and appeared to side with Elon Musk over ...