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US urges China against ‘overreacting’ toTaiwan president transit

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March 29, 2023

US urges China against ‘overreacting’ toTaiwan president transit

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen’s stopover within the US is ‘regular’ and in line with longstanding US coverage, White Home says.

The White Home has urged China to keep away from “overreacting” to a deliberate stopover in the US by Taiwan’s president, calling the transit “regular”.

White Home nationwide safety spokesperson John Kirby confused on Wednesday that the transit by President Tsai Ing-wen is in keeping with US coverage, which acknowledges China’s declare over the self-ruled island.

“This transit is in line with our longstanding unofficial relationship with Taiwan and it’s in line with the US’s ‘One China’ coverage, which stays unchanged,” he mentioned.

“There isn’t a purpose — none — for the Chinese language to overreact right here,” Kirby added, noting that Washington is hoping for a “regular, uneventful” transit by Tsai.

Tsai is because of journey by New York on Wednesday and move by Los Angeles in April as a part of a visit to and from Guatemala and Belize. She is scheduled to return to Taipei on April 7.

The Taiwanese president has handed by the US earlier than, most not too long ago in 2019. However this time she is anticipated to satisfy US Home of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California, a transfer that may seemingly draw Beijing’s ire.

Kirby mentioned he can not communicate for the highest Republican legislator or his agenda.

Beijing, nevertheless, has repeatedly warned towards the assembly. Zhu Fenglian, the spokesperson of China’s Taiwan Affairs Workplace, instructed reporters earlier this week that Tsai’s US “transits” went past merely ready at airports and resorts. She claimed they have been devised to permit Tsai to satisfy US officers and legislators.

“If she has contact with US Home Speaker McCarthy, it is going to be one other provocation that critically violates the ‘One China’ precept, harms China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and destroys peace and stability within the Taiwan Strait,” she mentioned.

“We firmly oppose this and will certainly take measures to resolutely combat again,” Zhu added, with out giving particulars.

Beijing staged warfare video games round Taiwan final August when then-US Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.

On Wednesday, the White Home warned towards making related strikes within the wake of Tsai’s journey. “The Individuals’s Republic of China shouldn’t use this transit as a pretext to step up any exercise across the Taiwan strait,” Kirby mentioned.

Beneath the “One China” coverage, the US acknowledges the Individuals’s Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing over the Republic of China (ROC) in Taipei as the only and authorized authorities of China.

However Washington takes no place on Taiwan’s sovereignty, contending that the island’s future ought to be decided by peaceable means.

This coverage is totally different than the PRC’s “One China” precept, underneath which Beijing insists that Taiwan is an inalienable a part of its territory.

The US doesn’t formally recognise Taiwan however has commerce and safety relations with the island.

Ties between Beijing and Washington have soured over quite a few factors of rigidity in recent times, together with commerce points, the standing of Taiwan, China’s claims within the South China Sea and an ongoing US push towards rising Chinese language affect within the Indo-Pacific.

The 2 international locations’ ties have been additional strained earlier this 12 months when the US shot down what it mentioned was a Chinese language spy balloon that traversed its territory.

China insisted the plane was a climate balloon that strayed off its course and condemned the choice to carry it down.

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

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December 22, 2024

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato plans to invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.36 billion) in a photovoltaic plant with an initial 1 gigawatt (GW) capacity that would cover 19% of its energy needs by 2029, the CEO said in a newspaper interview.

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

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December 22, 2024

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.

The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.

On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.

The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts around 45 days. (iStock)

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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.

One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.

In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.

Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.

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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.

In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.

Coquito is a popular beverage enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.

The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.

In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.

Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.

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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.

Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.

On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.

For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

Gifts are primarily exchanged between loved ones on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. (iStock)

Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.

The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.

This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

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December 22, 2024

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.

A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.

The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.

Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.

Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.

Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.

“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.

“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”

Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.

The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.