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Persian silk trees bloom in east China

The Persian silk trees in Bochishan Park in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province, are brimming with pink blossoms. The white and pink stamens look like silk thre

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China sanctions U.S. individuals, entity over HKSAR 'business alert'

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it has imposed sanctions on six U.S. individuals and an entity in response to a recent "business alert."In a statement,

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Fire at Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli-Palestinian tensions intensify

01:11 A fire was seen at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Monday as tensions between Israeli forces and Palestinian protestors intensify. The blaze was said to be a tree that caught f

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Showy oriental cherry blossoms adorn the night in NW China

00:24 On Monday evening, clusters of oriental cherry blossoms were blooming in Baoji City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The big and showy flowers with doubled

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Sanxingdui Museum Vlog: In search of the sacred tree

03:09 A superbly crafted and unearthed artifact called sacred tree at the Sanxingdui Museum is believed to form a link between the heaven and the earth. CGTN host Lucy

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Loving pair of parrots embracing spring in Nanjing's Gulin Park

A pair of colorful parrots was spotted sitting side by side on the branch of a peach blossom tree in Gulin Park of east China's Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province. The pa

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Rare 20 million-year-old fossilized tree found on island of Lesbos

 Click arrows to view gallery Scientists have unearthed a rare fossilized tree on the Greek volcanic island of Lesbos. They say the branches and roots of the fossil

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Inflatable costume may have led to COVID outbreak

00:23 The Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center in California says it thinks a holiday costume may have caused a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected 43 employees and 1 death.They b

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Make a wish! Putin plays ice hockey with 9-year-old

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday played ice hockey with a 9-year-old boy in Moscow. The game was part of the government's "Dream with Me" project, helping kids realize their Christmas dream

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Adorable giant pandas enjoying autumn in SW China

How do giant pandas spend their time during autumn? By playing, eating and sleeping!Adorable giant pandas were pictured inside a panda base in southwest China's Wenchua

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Vampire bats 'socially distance when they are sick'

Bats in the control group encountered fewer "sick" bats and also spent less time near them, say researchers

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HK finance official says global investors speak positively of national security law, confident in HK

Global investors largely speak positively of the national security law in Hong Kong and remain confident in the global financial center, said Hui Ching-yu, secretary for Financial Services and the

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Senegal's Macky Sall says will propose law to mandate tree planting

Senegalese President Macky Sall speaks at a tree planting ceremony on Sunday to mark the National Tree Day. /Photo Courtesy: Macky Sall - Twitter Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday said

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Tracing the origins of SARS-CoV-2 animation: RAZOR

06:28 Phylogenetic analysis is a way of understanding the evolutionary history of an organism and placing it on a spectrum that organises the biological diversity of our planet.Since t

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Asia Album: Breathe in smell of spring in Islamabad, Pakistan

People enjoy flower scenery at a garden in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, March 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ISLAMABAD, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Take a deep breath and enjoy the smell of spring! Flo

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Slovakia faces climate change, water shortage and deforestation

02:23 Recent reports claim that due to climate change, Slovakia might be depleted of half of its water resources in the next decades.Slovakia has one of the most abundant freshwater su

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Chinese apartment rental platform Phoenix Tree Holdings to make NYSE debut

Phoenix Tree Holdings, a leading Chinese apartment rental service provider, is scheduled to start trading on the U.S. stock market next week. The company, operating under the name Danke Apartment, ex