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China well poised to take the gauntlet in efforts to help Afghanistan

As Afghanistan gradually starts returning to normalcy, the international community is looking towards its biggest neighbor, China, as one of the major players set to he

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U.S. manufacturers can't stop Americans from buying Chinese-made goods

Panda toys are on sale in a gift shop in the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2015. /VCG Very few Americans stopped buying Chinese-made goods last year despite the U.S. manufac

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World: A week in photos (Feb.22 - Feb.28)

An aerial view of an electrical substation in Houston, Texas, February 21, 2021. Millions of Texans lost their power when winter storm Uri hit the state, while energy prices surged. /CFP

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China's factory activity slows in February amid national holiday

A worker is producing textiles for export at a wool spinning enterprise in Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, China on February 28, 2021. /VCG China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in

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Israeli researchers find 'royal purple' fabric from King David era

A fragment of purple fabric excavated from the Timna Valley, an ancient copper production district, in southern Israel. /CFP Israeli researchers said they had found scraps of fabric colored wi

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Bodies of man and his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii, Italy

Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompe

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Architects offer blueprints for a perfect pooch pad

02:45 Do you fancy making architecture for your dog?Look no further.A new exhibition opening on Saturday at Japan House London shares with you just how to do that – and pet owners have

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Investments in bioproducts surge as Geltor nabs new money

The manufacturer of a vegan collagen, Geltor, has raised a new round of financing — $90 million, according to people familiar with the company.It’s another sign of the newfound viability o

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Across China: A herdsman and his suits on Pamir Plateau

Eziz Usman was born and raised in a herdsman's family on the Pamir Plateau but all he ever wanted was to wear suits. Eziz's hometown is a village in the county of Wuqia in northwest China's Xinjiang

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Traditional shoemaker steps up production to meet demand

In the township of Tangchang, Lai Shufang carefully inspects the new cloth shoes she has made and trims the extra threads protruding from the edges.Lai, 62, is a cloth shoemaker in Southwest China'

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Australian businessman calls for trust, respect, understanding in relations with China

Trust, respect and understanding are needed for Australia to nurture its relationship with China, an Australian businessman has said. "What we need to do is to be very

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Sustainable British pub leads the charge to zero-waste restaurants

04:03 The thatched Wheatsheaf Pub in the sleepy English village of Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, dates back to the 19th century, but its sustainable approach makes it one of the most forw

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Feature: U.S. eco-friendly fashion brand riding high on Chinese e-commerce platform

San Francisco-based young fashion brand Allbirds Inc., which makes shoes and apparels with sustainable materials like wool, eucalyptus tree fibers and sugarcane, is se