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UN weather body sees rising chance of exceeding global-warming cap

People walk in the rain in Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2021. Australia's most populous state of New South Wales has been experiencing extreme weather condition as record rainfall is triggering b

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Climate forecast: 40% chance world will temporarily hit 1.5C threshold in next five years

Scientists warn that temperature rises above 1.5C will lead to more heatwaves, extreme rainstorms, water shortages, and drought.

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COVID-19 deaths in Latin America surpass one million

A man cries at a graveside in Manaus in Brazil's Amazonas State, May 9, 2021. /AFP The death toll from COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean passed one million people on Friday, accordin

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Founder and chairman of KE Holdings dies of illness

Zuo Hui, the founder and chairman of KE Holdings, gives a speech during the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China's Zhejiang Province, December 4, 2017. /CFPZu

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APD | International Community May Rush to Save Human Lives in India

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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GasBuddy tops the App Store for the first time due to Colonial Pipeline attack

The GasBuddy mobile app, which typically helps consumers find the cheapest gas nearby, has now become the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store for the first time ever, due to the fuel shortages in the U.S.

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Google Pay launches international money transfers with Wise and Western Union

Alphabet Inc's Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union Co for users of its U.S. payments app, the co

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Saving the best for last: China's Sinopharm vaccine approval

A signage of Sinopharm is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, September 5, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note:Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communi

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India loses 116 medics in 25 days amid raging second COVID-19 wave

20:23 Dr Vivek Rai, a 35-year-old resident doctor at Max Hospital Saket in India's capital New Delhi, committed suicide last Friday purportedly because he couldn't deal with the helples

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World's oldest person pulls out of Tokyo Olympics torch relay

The world's oldest person, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over concerns surrounding the pandemic, an official at her nursin

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Investors cheer as Lyft’s Q1 revenue didn’t fall as much as expected

Investors gave Lyft’s value a small bump Tuesday after the American ride-hailing company reported results that weren’t quite as bad as the company, and Wall Street had expected. Shares of

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UK, India to start formal FTA talks within months

Boats sail past the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, operated by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, March 30, 2020. /CFP Britain and India will begin formal free trade deal

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Fitness ring maker Oura raises $100M

It’s been a wild couple of years for Oura. Last year, in particular, proved to be a major driver for the wearable fitness manufacturer. With the pandemic bringing professional sports to a screeching h

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COVID-19: Chinese vaccines to enter COVAX, benefiting more countries

00:51 Editor's note: This is the weekly wrap-up of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines' contribution in the global fight against the virus for April 26-May 2, 2021.The World Health Organization (

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U.S. popularity plummets in China: Poll

The favorability ratings towards the U.S. have seen a drop in China since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, although the ratings in all other countries improved significantly.In a Morning Consult

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Why is India ill?

People wearing protective masks stand in front of a poster featuring a photograph of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India,

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Chinese FM sends message of sympathy to Indian FM over pandemic

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday sent a message of sympathy to India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar over the worsening COVID-19 situation in the c