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Tanzania steps up efforts to save giraffes from skin disease

Tanzania has a population of about 33,000 giraffes. /CFP Image The Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) said on Tuesday it has taken measures aimed at saving giraffes from the spread

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China-EU investment deal 'important' despite 'difficulties': Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she remained convinced that the EU-China investment deal was an "important undertaking.""Despite all the difficulties that will surely arise with the ra

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New York State pushes for police reform

03:47 As America continues to face its racial reckoning, New York is undertaking a massive attempt to revamp its police systems and agencies.Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to rebuild trus

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China cuts import tax on semiconductors to buff up the sector

China announced new import tax cuts on semiconductors on Monday to buff up its domestic sector amid a global shortage of chips caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.From July 2020 to the end of 2030, chipm

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China seeks to tighten security reviews of foreign investment

China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday proposed new regulations to tighten reviews of foreign investment affecting national security.The top econo

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Mexico struggles with precise method to count coronavirus deaths

02:28 Mexico is finding it a complex undertaking in a country where more than 800,000 people have tested positive. One of the biggest challenges is how to measure the number of people

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Ethiopia resumes land and air transport services to Djibouti

Ethiopia on Friday announced the resumption of land and air transport services to neighboring Djibouti. /Social Media Ethiopia on Friday announced the resumption of land and air transport serv

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SoftBank share buybacks near $3 billion despite May slowdown

SoftBank's share buybacks slowed in May, a company filing showed on Friday, although total purchases to support its share price since March reached 312 billion yen (2.9 billion U.S. dollars).The buyb

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Life expectancy of Chinese rises to 77.3 years

A woman undertaking a medical examination. /VCG The average life expectancy of Chinese citizens rose from 77 years in 2018 to 77.3 years in 2019, according to statistics released by the Chines

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China is responsible, transparent in epidemic management: Costa Rican minister

China has been handling a novel coronavirus outbreak in a "responsible" and "transparent" manner, Costa Rican Health Minister Daniel Salas has said. The Chinese authorities "have been quite responsib

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India: PNB uncovers more fraud at troubled Mumbai branch

PunjabNationalBank(PNB)hasuncoveredmoresuspectedcreditguaranteefraudwithintheMumbaibranchatthecentreofasimilarallegedscamworthover$2billion,accordingtoacomplain

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Australia to provide more postgraduate, sub-bachelor student places in universi

Australian universities will provide more postgraduate and sub-bachelor student places, especially for people undertaking diplomas of language and postgraduate nursing and allied health specialities to support Australia's ageing population, Minister for Education Christopher Pyne announced Friday.