Researchers conduct an experiment for a satellite named Einstein Probe at the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shanghai, east China, July 20, 2023.
China on Tuesday sent a new astronomical satellite into space to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe which flicker like fireworks, trying to reveal more about this violent and little-known side of the cosmos.
The satellite named Einstein Probe (EP), which uses new X-ray detection technology inspired by the functioning of a lobster eye, was launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 3:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of CAS/Handout via Xinhua)
People are seen inside a damaged building in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 9, 2024. Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,210 since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (Photo by Mohammed Ali/Xinhua)
Guo Guangyu (2nd L), a member of China's agricultural technology cooperation team in Cote d'Ivoire, marks the packs of newly harvested paddy rice grains with local farmers in the Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area, in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, Jan. 8, 2024. The Guiguidou hydro-agricultural area is a demonstration base for agricultural cooperation between China and Cote d'Ivoire, also a nationally renowned paddy rice cultivation base in the country. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
A citizen shows newly exchanged commemorative coins and banknotes in celebration of the year 2024 at a branch of China Construction Bank (CCB) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2024. A copper alloy coin and a banknote issued by China's central bank in celebration of the year 2024 were available for exchange on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Deer are pictured in the snow in the Rambouillet wildlife and forest park near Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2024. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
Gabriel Attal (R, front) delivers a speech at the ceremony of power transfer in Hotel Matignon, official residence of the Prime Minister of France in Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Gabriel Attal as prime minister following the resignation of former head of government Elisabeth Borne, announced the presidential palace, the Elysee. (Photo by Rit Heize/Xinhua)
A C919 passenger aircraft lands at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2024.
The C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, commenced operation on a new route connecting the megacities of Beijing and Shanghai on Tuesday.
Flight MU5137, operated by China Eastern Airlines, departed from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport around 3:40 p.m. With a seat occupancy rate of over 85 percent, the flight reached Beijing Daxing International Airport nearly two hours later.
This marks the second regular route for the C919, following the previously launched Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu route. (Xinhua)
Performers participate in the first day of technical rehearsal for the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)
Tractors are seen during a protest near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 8, 2024. Farmers in Germany have kicked off a week of protests against the abolition of agricultural subsidies, with thousands of tractors disrupting traffic on major roads on Monday.
In Berlin alone, around 550 tractors gathered at the Brandenburg Gate. Meanwhile, farmers from all around the country are set to meet in the German capital next Monday. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)
A doctor checks the condition of a boy at a temporary clinic in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Jan. 8, 2024. Israel has been fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, after the Palestinian faction launched a surprise attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people. The Israeli army has so far killed more than 23,000 Palestinians in its military operations in the enclave, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People attend a funeral of a Hezbollah military member killed in an Israeli airstrike in Kherbet Selem, Lebanon, on Jan. 9, 2024. The confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have killed 211 on the Lebanese side, including 154 Hezbollah members and 35 civilians, according to Lebanese security sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
