China's mega water diversion project benefits nearly 200m people By Hou Liqiang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-08-10 14:12

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/10/WS6a796bbca310986e2b469e95.html Official data released on Monday showed that the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has delivered more than 90 billion cubic meters of water.

China-CEEC cooperation opening doors Nation's modernization drive delivers inclusive benefits to other countries By JI HAISHENG in Beijing and LIU KUN in Wuhan | China Daily | Updated: 2026-08-10 07:42

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/10/WS6a79105ea310986e2b469ca8.html In 2008, as the global financial crisis unfolded, Greece suffered some of the worst fallout. Piraeus Port, the largest seaport in the country, reported a loss of 13 million euros ($15 million), with outdated facilities, scarce vessel calls and frequent dockworker strikes dragging its operations into a deep crisis.

Girding the grid for a hotter world By Massoud Amin | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-08-10 08:54

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/10/WS6a79213aa310986e2b469cee.html On Aug 2 the South Korean city of Yangsan hit 42.5 degrees Celsius — the highest temperature in 122 years of record-keeping. Seoul received its first-ever severe heat wave warning. More than 20 people have died, most of them over 80.

Iran sets rider for Hormuz reopening Updated: 2026-08-10 09:30

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/10/WS6a7929b4a310986e2b469d58.html DUBAI/TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, vital to the world economy, until the United States met Tehran's conditions set out the day before.

Trans-Atlantic relationship reveals cracks Divisions between US, Europe over defense burdens put strain on alliance By LIU JIANQIAO | China Daily | Updated: 2026-08-10 09:48

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/10/WS6a792de2a310986e2b469db3.html Editor's note: Amid shifting global geopolitics in recent decades, the trans-Atlantic bond is being reshaped. China Daily will present a special series to examine these shifts and their long-term implications.

UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record Associated Press Updated on: 10 Aug 2026, 9:08 am

UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show. https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/10/uk-and-france-prepare-for-another-heat-wave-as-western-europe-sets-new-temperature-record-2

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US AFP Updated on: 10 Aug 2026, 10:23 am

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US The federal trial, one of the most consequential among a myriad of legal proceedings targeting social networks in the United States, will begin on August 12, 2026 with jury selection at a federal court in Oakland https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/10/meta-will-soon-face-another-high-stakes-trial-in-us