BEIJING (AFP) – Intercontinental missiles, disinfection robots and a piece of the Moon – China’s Communist Party yesterday flaunted the fruits of its decade under President Xi Jinping ahead of a key meeting expected to extend his rule. Thousands of people thronged an exhibition in Beijing celebrating Xi’s ‘New Era’ just days before a Party […]
China has sharpened its line of attack on the West s version of democracy ahead of President Xi Jinping s crowning achievement at the National Party Congress this October - the third term in office - a feat not achieved since the death of Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976.
LONDON (AFP) – Funerals for senior royals since World War II have tended to be very public affairs, with pomp, pageantry and popular fervour. Queen Elizabeth II’s yesterday was no exception. KING GEORGE VI (1952) On February 6, 1952, King George VI died suddenly after a long illness at the age of 56. At his […]
With world leaders and dignitaries flying from across the globe, and an expected crowd of over 2 million people, the Queen s funeral will, in all likelihood, be the highest-attended event in the history of the United Kingdom.