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HowGood launches Latis, a sustainability assessment tool for consumer product ingredients

The New York-based startup HowGood, which provides a sustainability database for consumer product ingredients, is publicly launching its product Latis and has already signed an initial customer with D

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Kenya Wildlife Service gets equipment to combat wildlife trafficking

Rhinoceros sign for Tsavo Gate Tsavo West National Park Kenya. /Getty Images Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Wednesday received equipment from international conservation organizations to help

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India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases

India added more than 90,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry.There were 90,632 new c

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China to take all necessary measures to protect firms' legal rights

A Huawei logo is pictured at the headquarters of the Chinese telecommunications equipment and smartphone maker in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, March 6, 2019. /VCG China's Commerce Mini

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Railway project under CPEC to promote socio-economic development for Pakistan: PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that the railway project of Main Line-1 (ML-1) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will open a new cha

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Japan govt appeals A-bomb healthcare aid ruling, eyes criteria review

The Japanese government has appealed a recent court ruling awarding state healthcare benefits to people exposed to radioactive "black rain" which fell immediately after

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Japan govt appeals A-bomb healthcare aid ruling

Japan's Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 11, 2019. /Reuters The Japanes

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China donates to help Muslim community in Sierra Leone amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone donated some essential items to the Muslim community on Tuesday to help them tide over the difficulties caused by COVID-19. The items include 10, 000 surgical m

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Japan marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with its mayor urging the world to unite against threats to humanity including those from nuclear weapons. Hiroshima

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Top Indian ministers in hospital; virus cases cross 50,000 for 5th day

A worker wearing a protective face mask checks the temperature of a traveler at Dadar railway station, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, July 31, 2020. /Re

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China to improve welfare for retired military personnel

China will increase pensions and subsidies for disabled military personnel, family members of martyrs and Red Army veterans, according to a statement jointly issued by

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Monsoon flooding displaces 25,000 locals across Myanmar

Monsoon flooding forced over 25,000 people to leave their homes in Myanmar's regions and states, an official of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

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UN calls for basic income to help world's poorest in coronavirus fight

Nearly three billion of the world's poorest population should immediately receive a tem

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HK April-June unemployment rate increases to 6.2%, highest in 15 years

The unemployment rate in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during the April-Juneperiod increased to 6.2 percent, the highest in more than 15 years, official data showed Monday.The se

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Under fire over coronavirus policy, Netanyahu announces money for all

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 28, 2020. /Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a plan for government gr

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UK Sport denies wrongdoing after energy-boosting drink claims

Great Britain delegation during the opening ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27, 2012. /VCG UK Sport has denied any wrongdoing after claims that the government agency gave Briti

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Passenger on Baltic cruise confirmed with COVID-19, hundreds possibly exposed: Finnish authority

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) said on Monday that a passenger traveling on a cruise ferry between the Finnish capital Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn had been confirme