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What did humans do in 2020 to make the world better for all species?

Our increasing human population and activities have caused the erosion of biodiversity. Simultaneously, the worsening environment, depletion of natural resources and loss of biodiversity have become

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Taiwan Assurance Act assures nobody

Editor's note: Yuan Sha is an assistant research fellow at the Department of American Studies at China Institute of International Studies. A former Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, she ha

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World Bank: China's economy recovered quickly but risks remain

08:36 Economic activity in China normalized faster than expected following a hit by the pandemic but recovery is uneven, according to the World Bank's latest report"From Recovery to Re

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Zambian leader warns of imposing stricter COVID-19 measures

Zambian President Edgar Lungu gives a press briefing at the Zambian State House in Lusaka, July 6, 2017. /VCG Photo Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday warned that his government will b

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Uganda to accelerate use of renewable energy

Aerial photo taken on July 11, 2020 shows the Karuma hydropower project under construction along River Nile in the midwestern Ugandan district of Kiryandongo. /Xinhua Chinese and Ugandan engin

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Can China's strong export growth last in 2021?

Editor's note: Wang Tao is the chief China economist at UBS Investment Bank. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.China's November exports far exceeded

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The EU ambassador to China's undiplomatic remarks are condemnable

Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.EU Ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis was ext

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Freeing Meng Wanzhou is in best interests of U.S., China and Canada

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou leaves for BC Supreme Court to resume her fight against extradition to the United States in Vancouver, Canada, September 28, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Ken Moak taught

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Iranian official denies rumors about supreme leader's health

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, February 21, 2020. /Reuters An Iranian official on Monday de

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Marred by war crimes, Australia turns the table on China

The already strained relations between China and Australia further worsened this week, as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison asked for an apology from China after a Chinese diplomat tweeted

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Searching for a way out of the worsening U.S. unemployment hole

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) sets up a sign alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a COVID-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill, Washingto

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Father and son in a poverty-stricken village in E China

07:18 One makes many choices in life – some are easy and others difficult. Choosing life in a prosperous city over a poor mountainous village with harsh conditions seem

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S&P 500 hits record as investors await fiscal deal

The SP 500 climbed to a record high close on Wednesday and the Nasdaq Composite Index dipped as investors weighed upbeat vaccine developments and a potential coronavirus fiscal package against a blea

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Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority

Israel transferred over $1 billion in taxes and customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday after a six-month hiatus in which the Pal

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COVID-19: New stay-at-home order takes effect in Los Angeles

Residents wait in line outside a Costco Warehouse in Los Angeles, the United States, Nov. 20, 2020. /Xinhua A new stay-at-home order took effect Monday in Los Angeles as confirmed cases of COV

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Charity warns of famine in South Sudan

Children were at a temporary camp hosting flood victims in Mangalla, South Sudan, on Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Gale Julius) South Sudan is facing a potential risk of famine due to the effects of

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Zimbabwe bans import of used cars older than 10 years

Motorists queue to refuel their vehicles at a gas station in Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct. 19, 2018. /Xinhua Zimbabwe has imposed a ban on the importation of used vehicles older than 10 years as the