During the talk between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, a little girl successfully drew the attention. She is Donald Trump's granddaughter Arabella Kushner!
Trump is on a three-day state visit to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed their U.S. counterparts with an afternoon tea at the Palace Museum on Wednesday, during which Trump showed Xi and Peng this video of Arabella.
She was singing in mandarin and reciting the Three Character Classic and ancient Chinese poems, which stunned President Xi and the world.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president issued a natural disaster declaration Wednesday as 44 forest fires continue to burn across the Central American country.
President Bernardo Arévalo said that 80% of the fires were started by people. Farmers often burn stubble and grass in their fields around this time of year in preparation for planting.
“The current situation is not a coincidence, 80% of those fires were set,” Arévalo said.
Authorities canceled classes across three central provinces to protect students from the prevailing smoke. One of the largest fires is near a suburb of Guatemala City, the capital.
The declaration frees up funding for fire fighting efforts.
Guatemala is more accustomed to dealing with its restive volcanoes than forest fires.
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A soldier directs a bulldozer during a firefighting operation at a garbage dump in Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. According to the Guatemalan emergency agency CONRED 60 percent of the fire has been controlled as the poor air quality in the country's capital caused schools to close for two days. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a garbage dump in Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. According the Guatemalan emergency agency CONRED, 60 percent of the fire has been controlled as the poor air quality in the country's capital caused schools to close for two days. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Piles of waste continue to burn at a garbage dump in Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. According to the Guatemalan emergency agency CONRED, 60 percent of the fire has been controlled as the poor air quality in the country's capital caused schools to close for two days. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A waste picker walks past clouds of smoke generated by a fire at a garbage dump in Villa Nueva, Guatemala, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. According to the Guatemalan emergency agency CONRED, 60 percent of the fire has been controlled as the poor air quality in the country's capital caused schools to close for two days. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
