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Ireland expresses fear over rising COVID-19 cases

Reuters Image Health authorities in Ireland have expressed concern over a recent rise in COVID-19 infections in the country.On Saturday, Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said the new figures

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Urgent: U.S. crude oil drops below 15 dollars a barrel amid coronavirus uncertainty

U.S. crude oil plunged nearly 20 percent to below 15 U.S. dollars per barrel on Monday, hitting the lowest level in more than a decade as the COVID-19 pandemic cast a shadow over the global market.

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Chinese shadow puppetry: A tale of light and shadow

Chineseshadowpuppetry,orshadowplay,isprobablyoneofthemostancientartsusinglightandshadow,thousandsofyearsbeforeitsmuchmorepopularsuccessor,thefilm.However,unlike

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Ancient handicrafts and performing arts pass down in China's Tengchong

Shadow puppetry, also known as Piying, is one of the oldest traditional handicrafts and performing arts in the world. It is an ancient form which uses flat figures to create the impression of humans and objects.

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Ancient handicrafts and performing arts pass down in China's Tengchong

Shadowpuppetry,alsoknownasPiying,isoneoftheoldesttraditionalhandicraftsandperformingartsintheworld.Itisanancientformwhichusesflatfigurestocreatetheimpressionofh

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Are we into the pink eye trend?

Celebrities and fashion houses alike have decided pink eye shadow is a thing again, showing off shade intensities ranging from fairy-floss to electric fuchsia.

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Britain's opposition Labour Party in turmoil in Brexit fallout

​The fall-out from Britain's decision to quit the EU continued Sunday after the main opposition Labour party plunged into civil war.

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Urgent supervision of shadow banking needed

Supervision and risk analysis are urgently needed on China's shadow banking businesses, a central bank official said on Wednesday.

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No immediate meltdown in China's shadow banking: Moody's

China's shadow banking will not shake the country's financial stability within the next 12 to 18 months, though its rapid growth poses key risks to the Chinese banking system, analysts at Moody's said on Monday.

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Scholar said China's shadow banking system not always harmful

A Hong Kong scholar told the APD that the Chinese mainland's shadow banking system is not definitely harmful, as long as it can be properly regulated.