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Schoolboy turns waste into wax miniatures

A primary school student from central China's Zhengzhou City has created a series of miniatures out of wasted white wax during his summer vacation. /CFPThe schoolboy, n

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Choco bites into $100M Series B, at a $600M valuation, to build a more transparent, sustainable food supply chain

The United States estimates of the food produced here approximately 40% is wasted. Globally, $2.6 trillion annually is lost.Berlin-based Choco, which has built ordering software for restaurants and th

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Revival in the Mountains | Episode 5: Helping One Another

06:08 Shuangfeng Forest Farm in Yifeng County in east China's Jiangxi Province has abundant bamboo resources with more than five million plants. In the past, people jus

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DR Congo, Rwanda sign three agreements on bilateral cooperation

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi (R) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at a joint press conference after their meeting in Goma, North Kivu province, DR Con

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Millions of J&J jabs to expire in U.S., states scramble to use stocks

Millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccines are set to expire in June, and thousands could be wasted because fewer and fewer Americans are getting vaccinated, according to reports. /Getty Images Mi

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China's new rare earth rules based on market demand, minister says

China's draft rules to strengthen regulation over the rare earth industry are based on long-term development plans and market demand, with the aim of solving practical issues, Xiao Yaqing, China's In

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S. Korea allows workers to squeeze extra doses

South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency has allowed health workers to squeeze extra doses from vials of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pf

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What’s in President Biden’s plan on systemic racism?

03:24 President Joe Biden has wasted little time in setting out his agenda.He’s already signed an executive order aimed at advancing racial equity.But much more is expected of the admi

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Too Good To Go raises $31 million to fight food waste

Too Good To Go, the startup that lets you buy food right before it goes to waste, is raising a $31.1 million round. blisce/ is leading the round and investing $15.4 million as part of today’s round. E

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FAO: Food losses in Sub-Saharan Africa hit 4 billion USD annually

A child wearing a face mask gets community free food in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 19, 2020. /Xinhua Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday estimated that

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Startup founders must overcome information overload

Many of the founders I spoke to said one of their biggest early challenges was figuring out how to sift through all the advice they receive. Advice overload plagues everyone and founders have it espec

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Fresh off $200M Series D, Gong acquires early stage startup Vayo

Gong announced a $200 million Series D investment just last month, and loaded with fresh cash, the company wasted no time taking advantage. Today, it announced it was buying early stage Isreali sales

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China's "Clear Your Plate" campaign gaining steam online

A nationwide "Clear Your Plate" campaign against wasting food is gaining steam online in China. Social media users are invited to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their foo

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CBA Roundup: Guangdong grab 24th straight win, Beijing enter top four

The Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated the Bayi Rockets 116-108 for their 24th straight win while the Beijing Royal Fighters entered the top four after the 104-97 victory over the Shanghai Sharks in

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CMU demonstrates nanoscale technology that causes plants to absorb nutrients with nearly 100% efficiency

Spraying plants with fertilizers and pesticides is typically a highly lossy affair – as little as 1% of the substances currently used in industrial and food production farming is actually taken up by

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Special "two sessions" in a crucial year

This year's "two sessions," postponed for more than two months, bear a special meaning as the unprecedented coronavirus epidemic complicates the nation's efforts to eradicate absolute poverty and

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China wastes no time in sharing COVID-19 information: expert

China has wasted no time since the coronavirus outbreak in informing the World Health Organization (WHO) of the epidemic situation, sharing the genome sequence of the virus and other information with