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Global biodiversity conservation: China's role and efforts

Both the IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the 5th edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook that has just been released

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Could plants and fungi end hunger and fight global warming?

02:44 Could plants and fungi provide solutions to global warming, food security and effective medicines?The answer is yes,according to the the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, which has just

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Record number of migrants reaching the UK

03:06 September has been the busiest month on record for migrants attempting to cross the English Channel.Around 2,000 people have been picked up by the UK's Border Force this month, m

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Hailo challenges Intel and Google with its new AI modules for edge devices

Hailo, a Tel Aviv-based startup best known for its high-performance AI chips, today announced the launch of its M.2 and Mini PCIe high-AI acceleration modules. Based ar

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The impact of COVID-19 on plastic use

02:06 The year 2020 was set to be when the world finally took control and sorted out its long-term issues with discarded plastic. This is particularly vital as figures show that by 205

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The TikTok case tests U.S. professed values

A logo of the video-sharing social networking company TikTok's Los Angeles Office, Culver City, Los Angeles County, U.S., August 21, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Yuan Sha is an assistant resea

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Amazon’s Prime Day mega sale event will take place October 13-14

Holiday shopping season is getting a big head start this year. Amazon today announced that it will hold Prime Day — its annual mega global sale event on a big range of items, including toys, TV

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China is poised to overtake U.S. to be No. 1 film market

The Chinese film market looks to surpass North America this year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ticket sales and helped in part by the war epic The Eight Hundred, which recently became

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India's COVID-19 cases surpass 6 million

India on Monday reported 82,170 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, bringing its nationwide case tally beyond 6 million, according to local health authorities.The country also recorded 1

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Global investors are stepping up their bets on China

A view of Luijiazui, financial zone in Shanghai. /CFP Global investors are increasing their stakes in Asia, particularly in China, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions still

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Beijing event marks Bob Marley anniversary

A concert and exchange event was held in Beijing on Saturday to mark the 75th birth anniversary of the Jamaican reggae icon, Bob Marley.The Marley family, Island Records, UME, and Primary Wave Music P

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Prague's COVID-19 art exhibition offers colourful view of pandemic

Fancyface masks and protective shields feature next to printed-out versions of paintings and graffiti, photographs, sculptures, music and video at a Prague exhibition of COVID-19 art created during t

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How do dogs detect COVID-19 and which dogs do it best?

03:13 Teams of scientists and researchers around the world are training sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 in humans.The method is certainly more friendly than the intrusive PCR test and

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This Week in Apps: Redesigning the iOS 14 home screen, app makers form ‘fairness’ coalition, latest on TikTok ban

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever, with

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WHO: Virus death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use

The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to two million before a successful vaccine is widely in use and that number can be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, an of

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Vitamin D reduces infection and impact of COVID-19, studies find

People are being urged to take a vitamin D supplement to reduce their risk of becoming infected with COVID-19.

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WHO, UN urge countries to take action against COVID-19 infodemic

CFP The World Health Organization (WHO) and other specialized agencies of the United Nations have urged countries to strengthen actions to counter the spread of misinformation and timely disse