Massive disruption hits UK airports after air traffic control issue

0:00Now the news, I'm Wenzhi. General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also the Chinese president, has extended congratulations to Kim Jong-un. General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over the country's 78th founding anniversary. Xi Jinping said China and the DPRK are friendly socialist neighbors. He said his state visit to the DPRK in June opened a new chapter in the development between the two parties and two countries. President Xi expressed willingness to work with Kim to advance the development of their respective parties and countries, enhance the well-being and friendship of the two peoples, and make greater contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and the world. General data shows China's consumer-price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.8%

1:01a year-round a year in August. The CPI was up 0.4% on a monthly basis, compared with a 0.1% decline in July. The National Bureau of Statistics says China's price levels continue their moderate recovery, reflecting sustained improvement in domestic demand under supportive policy measures. The producer-price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 3.8% last month. Yeran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says it has attacked two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Gulf in retaliation for a US attack on five-irinian tankers. The IRGC also said its aerospace forces have attacked a US airbase in Jordan, hitting a hangar and a shelter for the US fighter aircraft. Yeran's military said its air defense systems destroyed 18 of 20 Iranian-bolisted missiles. It said two missiles fell in unpopulated areas, causing no casualties.

2:03Earlier, the US Central Command said its forces on Tuesday destroyed five-irinian crude oil carriers in retaliation for attacks by the IRGC on a US Navy warship. It said the US warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian missile attacks and continued to patrol regional waters. US President Donald Trump has ordered Canadian products removed from US government contract lists in response to Canada's counter-terrorist. Trump said he has directed the General Services Administration working with the United States Trade Representative to make the move unless Canada restores full reciprocity for American farmers and companies. The order comes amid escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada. The US imposed 50 percent tariffs on about 20 billion dollars worth of Canadian goods last month, prompting Canada to retaliate with matching tariffs on an equivalent value of US imports. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for national unity to navigate the trade conflict

3:07with the United States. A major technical failure in the UK's air traffic control system has caused severe disruption at airports across the country, leading to over 1400 flight cancellations from Tuesday to early Wednesday. The issue with a flight processing system at National Air Traffic Services impacted major hubs, including London Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh. While the problem was resolved by Tuesday evening, a significant backlog is expected to cause knock-on delays for days. Airlines, like British Airways and Ryanair, reported hundreds of cancelled or divertive flights, and passengers phased hours-long weights on tarmacs. China's Xinjiang Hong Kong Guangzhou cluster has been named the world's top innovation hub for the second straight year. This is according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization. China leads with 25 clusters in the top 100, including Beijing and fifth place and the

4:09Shanghai Sujo Clustering in six. Chinese Electro Vehicle Maker X-Peng has launched a production line for humanoid robots. The company aims to begin sales and deliveries of these robots in both China and overseas markets by 2027. Its advanced general purpose humanoid robot completed automated final assembly and walked off the production line on its own at the launch. The company said the production line was designed specifically for a large-scale robot manufacturing, and that's the news. I'm Wenjie.