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Field notes: Farmers in Belgium and China share their experiences

05:44 The latest part in CGTN Europe's Far Apart, Closer Together series is serving up some food for thought, as two farmers on opposite sides of the world, in time zones six hours apa

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EU: One in eight deaths in Europe linked to pollution of environment

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2019 shows the smog-shrouded city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After a week of clean air, Sarajevo has been shrouded in heavy air pollution as of Wednesday early mo

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Asian stocks hit two-year high, Nikkei bounces as Berkshire buys in

Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17

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In landmark shift, Fed rewrites approach to inflation, labor market

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out a sweeping rewrite of its approach to its dual role of achieving maximum employment and stable prices, putting new weight on bolstering the country's l

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Xiaomi reports 3.1% revenue growth in Q2 despite restricted production in India

Xiaomi reported a revenue of $7.77 billion for the quarter that ended in June this year, up 3.1% since the same period last year and up 7.7% over the previous quarter as the Chinese smartphone maker

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Asian stocks near two-year high as virus treatment hopes lift mood

Asia's stock markets opened higher on Tuesday following a Wall Street rally driven by vaccine hopes, while the dollar found some support ahead of a key central bank speech.Also supporting the mood we

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Debunking gold myth: Inflation hedge or safe haven?

Editor's note: Gold is under the spotlight as one of the best-performing mainstream assets in recent times, with price rallying by more than a third this year. Given global policymakers' unprecede

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News Analysis: Call for action to mitigate extreme weather impacts as heatwave grips Europe

Most of western Europe has been held in the grips of a major heatwave since early August, forcing governments to make drastic moves in many countries. Analysts have ca

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Why is the gold price rising?

In times of uncertainty, gold acts as a hedge against yields on government borrowing and inflation expectations. /Getty via VCG Gold is again riding high on the world's commodity markets, topp

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China Focus: Pepper growing spices up life in deep mountains

For decades, Kou Rui's father kept the family of seven afloat through the huajiao (Sichuan pepper) trade. Like father, like son. Kou, 38, has built his own fortune fro

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Treating children for worms yields long-term benefits: study

Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic bene

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What brands need to do if they want to break up with Facebook

With more than 90 major advertisers and counting announcing plans to dump Facebook, a significant question lingers: Where will brands go next for their digital marketing needs?The case for the breaku

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Fitch revises U.S. outlook to negative; affirms AAA rating

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on the United States' triple-A rating to negative from stable on Friday, citing eroding credit strength, including a growing deficit to finance stimulus to combat

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Feature: Rice farmer's secrets to well-off life

Instead of spraying pesticides in his field, Yang Zhuolin, a 50-year-old farmer, uses pest-killing lamps to prevent his newly sown rice from being damaged. "The lamps,

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Instrumental raises $20M to scale its AI-powered manufacturing tech

This morning Instrumental, a startup that uses vision-powered AI to detect manufacturing anomalies, announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B led by Canaan Partners. The company had previous

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World shares retreat on rise in U.S.- China tensions

Global shares skidded further from five-month peaks on Friday as a bounce back in European business activity did little to ease the jitters surrounding Sino-U.S. tensions, while gold approached a rec

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Italy's third huge state stimulus boost: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Italy's government approved $28.93 billion of extra spending late on Wednesday, the third major cash injection since the coronavirus outbreak.• Germany could impose mandatory COVID-19