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Microplastics found 8,440 metres up in Mount Everest's 'Death Zone'

The samples were taken on the trekking routes close to the Khumbu Glacier, at Everest Base Camp, and high into the "Death Zone".

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Fantastic plants in Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in southwest China's Yunnan Province is a paradise for plant lovers. Here, you can try the Victoria amazonica with giant leaves

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Xi urges high-quality development of Yangtze River Economic Belt

Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the planning and construction of the eastern route of the country's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and the operation

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Chinese companies to build longest bridge over water in Brazil

03:24 Two Chinese companies, CCCC and CR20 signed a contract this weekto build a much sought-after bridge in the Brazilian state of Bahia, ​connecting its capital Salvador with the isl

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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Yangzhou in east China's Jiangsu

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday inspected Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province.Yangzhou City is the second leg of President Xi's inspection tour in Jiang

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A glance at the misty Xiangjiang River in south China

A blanket of mist draped the serene Xiangjiang River that passes through Guilin City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, painting a mesmerizing fairyland

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Exhibition on Grand Canal marks a nation's wisdom

A section of Tianhou Palace in Tianjinon show. [Photo provided to China Daily] The Grand Canal, dating back to the fifth century BC, was the longest artificial waterway in the world. It consist

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Police, protesters clash in Georgian unrest

00:46 Dozens of protesters were injured after Georgian police fired water cannons on protesters who are calling for a rerun of the Oct 31. parliamentary election, which opposition part

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Delhi suffers 'severe' air pollution for third straight day

Air quality in India's capital New Delhi remained in the "severe" category for a third straight day on Saturday due to increased stubble fires and vehicle emissions, SAFAR, the country's main envi

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Lebanon's president seeks evidence behind U.S. sanctions on son-in-law

President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States that led Washington to impose sanctions on his son-in-law G

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The volcano method for understanding the fintech revolution

The Department of Justice moved to block the long-impending Visa-Plaid deal today.The transaction was announced in early 2020, making the decision by the government to try and scuttle its consummation

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CRCC completes first drinking water supply system in Cabinda, Angola

01:53 The Cabinda Water Supply Project undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) is the first drinking water supply system in Angola's Cabinda province and wi

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US tech stocks surge as Apple, Amazon and Facebook update on progress

US tech stocks have enjoyed a strong rally on Wall St in advance of earnings reports from, arguably, the biggest names in the business.Just a day after share values endured a global shock over tighte

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NASA's Perseverance rover is now halfway to Mars

The spacecraft has covered half the distance it will go to Mars and will arrive in February, hopefully safely.

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U.S. firms fund deforestation, abuses in Amazon: report

Major U.S. financial firms are helping fund environmental destruction and indigenous rights abuses in the Amazon with billions of dollars in investments in questionable companies, according to a r

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TCL announces a $400 5G handset

What’s most remarkable about the push for 5G is how quickly the prices came down on handsets sporting the next-gen wireless technology. The push toward affordable 5G devices is clearly as much an indi

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NASA discovers water on the surface of the sunlit portion of the Moon

NASA has made a groundbreaking discovery – confirming the presence of water on the surface of Moon, in the area that is exposed to sunlight. Previously, we knew that water was present as water ice on