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Chinese regulator pledges measures for commodity price stability

The Jiangyin Sunan International Container Terminal in Jiangsu Province, China. /CFPChina's top economic planner on Tuesday pledged to closely monitor the price changes

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Discovery of new astronomical cataclysm offers answer to mystery dating back 13bn years

The phenomenon is believed to have produced heavier elements including zinc, uranium, europium and possibly gold.

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China reports success in curbing surge in some commodity prices: NDRC

China has achieved preliminary success in curbing a commodity price surge, the country's top economic planner said on Thursday, as market speculation has begun to cool

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Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians

At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wi

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I can’t believe it’s not meat! Mycelium meat replacement company aims for summer launch of first products

Meati, a company turning mycelium (the structural fibers of fungi) into healthier meat replacements for consumers, is prepping for a big summer rollout.Co-founder Tyler Huggins expects to have the fir

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Deep-sea mining – the secret to a green planet or an ocean threat?

01:13 On March 30, four global companies announced they wouldn't use materials sourced from deep-sea mining in their products and supply chains or fund research into the practice.But d

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Microsoft says hackers backed by Russia and North Korea targeted COVID-19 vaccine makers

Microsoft has revealed that hackers backed by Russia and North Korea have targeted pharmaceutical companies involved in the COVID-19 vaccine development efforts.The technology giant said Friday that

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Cooperation ensures the welfare of all people

Cross-country cycling enthusiasts ride through a populus euphratica forest in Shaya County, Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, October 24, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Anwar Alabdulla is

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Hurricane Eta hits Nicaragua ahead of anticipated landfall

A woman carries her son as she walks on the mud at Bordo del Lancetilla villagde flooded by the overflow of the Lancetilla river on November 03, 2020 in Tela, Honduras. /Getty Images Hurricane

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Scribe Therapeutics launches a platform for engineering CRISPR-based therapeutics

A new company called Scribe Therapeutics founded by two former members of CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna’s UC Berkely genetics lab (alongside Doudna herself) launched on Tuesday, debuting a plat

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Trump moved to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

U.S. President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with COVID-19 as his administration and re-election campaign scra

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Nixing pottery regains glory in its birthplace

Holding a small piece of greenware and a sharp graver, Li Renping, a craft master of Nixing pottery, started his work as usual.In just three minutes, a landscape painting featuring a mountain, river a

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China's Aug. zinc output hits record high in nearly 5 years: research

Zinc /VCG China's August refined zinc output rose 2.8 percent to 450,000 tonnes from last year, research house Antaike said on Wednesday, hitting a record monthly high in nearly five years as

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China launches aluminum, zinc options to serve real economy

China on Monday launched the trading of two commodity derivatives, aluminum options and zinc options, to better serve the real economy. On the first trading day, call

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Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde gets into the sleep space, backing NY-based Proper

Helping Americans get their forty winks has never been more necessary as the country faces what some health experts have called a sleep epidemic, and Snoop Dogg’s cannabis-focused firm Casa Verd

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Malaysia discovers biggest abandoned shipment of illegal toxic waste from Romania

Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered

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Clinical trial result: Hydroxychloroquine is no better than a placebo

Clinical trial results for hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 have been released in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, showing it fails to prevent the virus effectively.This malari