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China's Saihanba afforestation community bags UN's top environmental award

Saihanba afforestation community has scooped up a prestigious UN environmental award for its outstanding contribution to restoration of degraded landscapes.

The community located in Hebei has emerged among the top winners of the annual UN Champions of the Earth Award at the ongoing third edition of the United Nations Environment Assembly in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Officials with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have hailed Saihanba community for pioneering innovative but cost effective grassroots led initiatives to reclaim degraded landscapes.

Xi asks China, Canada to work for substantial ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping is suggesting China and Canada should explore new ideas and take new steps to try to achieve more substantial progress in bilateral ties.

He made the comments while meeting with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Beijing.

The Chinese President has called on both sides to tap cooperation potential, including in areas such as energy, innovation, air transportation, as well as finance, agriculture and green technology.

He also says the Chinese side welcomes Canadian companies who want to join the Belt and Road initiative.

Trudeau says Canada is ready to strengthen economic and cultural exchanges with China, saying the two sides have an opportunity to better coordinate through major global and regional issues.

Suspended head of Russian Olympic Committee calls IOC decision to ban country's team 'controversial'

The International Olympic Committee has announced that Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics over doping concerns.

The IOC decided to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect, but Russian athletes would still be able to compete at the Pyeongchang Games in uniforms bearing the name "Olympic Athlete from Russia" under the Olympic Flag, and the Olympic Anthem will be played in any ceremony.

A report from the World Anti-Doping Agency last year accused Russia of state-sponsored doping programs.

VOA, Radio Liberty declared "foreign agents" in Russia

The Russian Justice Ministry has listed Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as foreign agents.

The move comes amid an escalating tit-for-tat between Russia and the U.S. over government-funded media outlets.

Russia's State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, also plans to adopt a bill banning entry into the country for about nine media outlets.

Earlier, the U.S. Department of Justice forced Russia Today to register as a "foreign agent" on suspicion of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by spreading fake news.

Last week, RT America was stripped of its press credentials on Capitol Hill due to its "foreign agent" status.

Trump to announce whether move U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump is set to deliver remarks later today about his decision on whether to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

He has informed Arab leaders that he intends to make the major change in calls to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Arabia's King Salman.

Many of the leaders are warning that unilateral U.S. steps on Jerusalem could derail a fledgling U.S.-led peace effort and unleash turmoil in the region.

Trump pledged to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem during his election campaign, but last June he signed an extraordinary six-month order to keep it in Tel Aviv.

Nearly 50 injured in train collision in western Germany

Nearly 50 people were injured in a train collision in western German city of Meerbusch Tuesday evening.

The collision took place around 7:30 p.m. near the Meerbusch-Osterath railway station, where a regional passenger train crashed into the back of a freight train parking on the same track.

The local fire department said that rescuers have found 155 people on the train and three people were seriously injured.

Rescue operations are going slowly because overhead power lines have been torn down and are hanging dangerously.

It remains unclear why the cargo train parked on the track.

China, Ukraine sign slew of agreements, including on Belt and Road

China and Ukraine have signed an action plan on jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.

It was signed at the third session of the China-Ukraine Intergovernmental Commission on bilateral cooperation in Kiev.

The two sides also signed a series of agreements on such areas as agriculture, renewable energy, culture and education.

The China-Ukraine Intergovernmental Commission first began in 2011.

Scientists mull using robots on lunar research station

Chinese scientists are discussing the possibility of building a lunar research station with robots on duty.

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The unnamed official unveiled the plan at the latest International Conference on Space Technology Innovation.

He said such unmanned facilities can allow lunar explorations that are larger in scale and richer in content.

According to China's plan, it is now preparing to reach the far side of the moon and take back lunar samples next year.

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