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China's Wuhan begins using China-Europe trains to transport int'l parcels

Authorities have begun using China-Europe trains to transport international parcels between Europe and Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. A freight train carrying goods such as domesti

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Global Political Calendar: China-EU summit, RIC talks and more

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the 22nd China-EU leaders' meeting via video conference, foreign minister-level trilateral RIC (Russia-India-China) meeting through video conference, and the delaye

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Beijing sees more greenery, fewer sandstorms over past 20 years

Beijing has planted more than 569,333 hectares of forest over the past two decades as part of a program to curb desertification, local authorities said Wednesday. Than

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Light police aircraft crashes in eastern Kenya

The light Kenyan police aircraft after crashing on Saturday. /Photo courtesy: Aviation insider magazine A light Kenyan police aircraft ferrying a security team to a meeting crash-landed in the

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Poland reopens EU borders after 3-month lockdown

People enjoy the warm weather at an outdoor bar in Warsaw, Poland on June 11, 2020. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua) Poland reopened its borders with European Union (EU) countries at midnight on

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Earth's temperature spiked to tie with record for May last month

Hot weather was felt in the UK as people were urged to stay inside in keeping with coronavirus lockdown measures.

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Aussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtles

00:59 Australian researchers have discovered a greater than expected number of green turtles at the world's largest sea turtle nesting site after turning to drone technology for the fi

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China warns of severe weather in flood season

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday warned of extreme weather events during the flood season and urged all relevant sides to prepare for major floods. As C

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Watch Rocket Lab’s 12th launch ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ take off tonight

Rocket Lab’s delayed 12th launch is scheduled to take place tonight late night Pacific time, mid-afternoon on the 11th at the company’s New Zealand launch facility. The Electron rocket wi

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Cathay Pacific plans to repay HKSAR government over 3-5 years

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER plane lands at Hong Kong Administrative Region, China August 14, 2019. /Reuters Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it expects to repay the Hong Kong Special Admi

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Cathay Pacific announces $5 bln recapitalization plan

Cathay Pacific aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac at the airport in Hong Kong, China, March 5, 2020. /VCG Cathay Pacific will undergo a 40-billion-Hong Kong-dollar (5.2 billion U.S. dollar

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Xi congratulates Ndayishimiye on election as Burundian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Evariste Ndayishimiye on his election as Burundian president. Noting that Burundi is an all-weather friend of China in Africa,

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U.S. New Orleans issues evacuation order as tropical storm approaching

U.S. New Orleans issued a voluntary evacuation order for areas outside the city's levee system Sunday afternoon as tropical storm Cristobal approaches the Gulf Coast.

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AfDB approves 288.5 mln USD to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 response

FILE PHOTO – The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. /Reuters The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday said it has approved 288.5 m

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Nearly 380,000 affected as flooding batters east China's Jiangxi

Nearly 380,000 people have been hit by floods as a fresh spell of heavy rains caused inundation in 10 cities in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said F

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China extends repayment of $183 bln in loans to bolster SMEs

China has extended repayment of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hurt by the coronavirus outbreak as part of efforts to help them weather a difficult period.The repayment of prin

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Watch SpaceX launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites, including one with a sun visor

SpaceX just launched its most important and historic launch ever this past weekend, flying NASA astronauts for the first time – on Wednesday, it’s set to follow that up with a less significant