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FAO chief praises China's success in poverty reduction

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Qu Dongyu on Thursday congratulated the Chinese government on its success in poverty reduction and praised its contribution to the g

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OPEC decides to cut oil production by 1.2 mln bpd

The OPEC on Wednesday decided to cut its oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day, setting the ceiling of oil production at 32.5 million barrels per day (bpd).

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WOW|“Mom and Dad, Please Don’t Leave”(II)

Left-behind children are the consequence of poverty. For lack of employment opportunities in local areas, men, the family bread winner, can’t earn enough money to maintain the children, so they have to migrate to eastern or southeastern parts of China where they can find a relatively well-paid job in different kinds of factories.

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Chinese vice premier demands financial support for poverty relief

​Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang called for more financial support for poverty reduction on Tuesday.

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Philippines to host international conference on disaster risk reduction

The Philippines will host the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on disaster risk reduction and management from June 4 to 6, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said Wednesday.

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Eating nuts makes people live longer: study

People who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause than those who didn't consume nuts, a U.S. study said Wednesday.