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Poaching and wildlife trafficking threaten remaining iconic species

Bonobos live in the heart of the Congo, and the African Wildlife Foundation has set up a conservation plan to help stop the destruction of these gentle animals and their habitat. /African Wildlif

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See the library that travels on camelback

01:33 Roshan the camel is on an important mission. He’s carrying cargo that feeds the minds in some of Pakistan’s most remote villages. The Camel Library projectbegan last August after

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China has built over 575,000 cultural centers in rural areas

China has built 575,384 cultural centers in villages nationwide as of December 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Friday.The country has made great effor

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She Power: How Chinese grass linen defeated extreme poverty

As a Rongchang inheritor of grass linen, listed as China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Qi Tao followed the road of inheritance and innovation of traditional

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Six people killed after 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia

File Photo: TOPSHOT – EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Mamuju city on January 15, 2021, after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s

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Role of solar power projects in poverty alleviation in China

A photovoltaic power station at the green industrial development park in Qinghai Province, northwest China, August 17, 2020. /XinhuaSolar photovoltaic (PV) power projec

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UNICEF condemns deadly Niger attack that left 58 dead

VCG The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday condemned the recent "horrific killings" of dozens of civilians in two villages in western Niger.Unidentified armed men killed at l

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2.7 mln people in Somalia at risk of "crisis level" food insecurity

The United Nations estimates that in 2021, some 5.9 million people across Somalia – including 15 per cent women and 66 per cent children – are expected to require humanitarian support. /VCG Ar

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Arts even more key after poverty victory

Literature and arts can play an even more important role as China has clinched victory in eradicating absolute poverty and entered the stage of rural vitalization, said Fan Di'an, member of the CP

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Indian Government to Launch 'Catch the Rain' Campaign to Promote Water Conservation: PM Modi

In the most recent episode of his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat", Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, announcing the government's Jal Shakti Mini

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How Xinjiang poverty-stricken villages get clean drinking water

05:53 For more than six decades 71-year-old Nasier Maitiniyazi had to carry buckets of water from a river to his home in the Uchkebron Village in northwest China's Xinj

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Monsoon flooding ravages Indonesia

Monsoon rains have slammed Indonesia, causing major flooding throughout the country.In the cities and villages near the capital, Jakarta, thousands were forced to evacuate as flood waters rose.Here’s

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Mount Etna erupts

Mount Etna, one of Europe’s most active ancient volcanoes, located in Sicily, Italy, erupted Monday evening, spewing ash into the air into Tuesday morning.Here’s a view from two

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Tibet sees increasing road mileage, connectivity

The road network in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region now stretches over 117,000 kilometers, up by 50 percent from the end of 2015, as the region continues to s

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Indonesia's Mount Semeru spews hot ash and clouds

00:55 Indonesia's Semeru volcano sent huge plumes of ash and smoke into the air Saturday in the East Java province just after 5pm local time. There were no immediate evacuations, but p

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UN Chief condemns attacks by gunmen on villagers in western Niger

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attacks on Saturday by "unidentified gunmen" on two villages in Tillabery region in western Niger, close to the bo

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Blood brothers in a poverty-stricken village丨1.4 Billion

07:26 Jifeng, a village of just over 1,000 people, was one of the most impoverished villages in central China's Hunan Province. It had poor transportation, underdevelop