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UN climate summit adopts 'loss and damage' fund

The United Nations climate conference in Egypt on Saturday adopted a "loss and damage" fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate damage.(CGTN)

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It's the kindness that counts: Comoros donates 100 euros to China to help fight epidemic

The Comoros-China Friendship Association has recently given China a symbolic gift of 100 euros to help the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Though it's not a big sum,it's the thought tha

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China sets example of seeking growth amid climate change: UN

Attheclosingceremonyofthe10thAfricaCarbonForuminNairobi,theUNEnvironmentProgram(UNEP)toldAfricangovernmentstoembarkonthemassivedevelopmentofsolarandrenewableene

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Chinese scientists find gene that increases rice yields in saline soil

Chinesescientistshavefoundagenethatcanhelpreducetheeffectofsoilsalinizationonriceyields.Thegene,namedSTRK1,iscrucialinreducingtheharmcausedbyhighsaltinfiltratio

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Clarke offers to help Australia after tampering bans

FormercaptainMichaelClarkehasofferedtohelptheembattledAustraliancricketteam‘inanyway’hecanastheydealwiththefalloutofball-tamperingbanstocaptainSteveSmithandvice

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Former captain Clarke offers to help Australia after tampering bans

FormercaptainMichaelClarkehasofferedtohelptheembattledAustraliancricketteam‘inanyway’hecanastheydealwiththefalloutofball-tamperingbanstocaptainSteveSmithandvice

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Eat yourself to sleep: the foods that can help get a good night’s rest

Accordingtoonestudy,eatingkiwifruitbeforebedhelpsdeepsleep.Butwhichotherfoodstuffsmayaidalongandpeacefulslumber?AheadofWorldSleepDaynextweek–anawareness-raising

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Death toll rises as snow causes chaos across Europe

AnothernightoffrigidtemperaturesandheavysnowbroughtfreshchaostopartsofEurope,snarlingtransportnetworksandleavingatleast21peopledeadandhundredsstrandedandwithout

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Football | Watford boss Gracia backs VAR to help referees

TheVideoAssistantReferee(VAR)systemisagoodideaifithelpsEnglishrefereesmakefewermistakes,WatfordmanagerJaviGraciahassaidaheadofSaturday’sPremierLeagueclashagains

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World Cup team doctors to use video to assess concussions

WorldCupteamshavebeentoldvideoreplayswillbeextendedtotheirdoctorstoassistthediagnosisofinjuries,includingconcussions.FIFA’stopmedicalofficialtoldTheAssociatedPr

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Japan: robots will care for 80% of elderly by 2020

Japan’selderlyarebeingtoldtogetusedtobeinglookedafterbyrobots.WithJapan’sageingsocietyfacingapredictedshortfallof370,000caregiversby2025,thegovernmentwantstoinc

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The old trains providing vital links in high-speed China

China’shigh-speedtrainnetworkmaybeexpandingrapidly,butslowtrainscontinuetoprovidetransportforvillagersinseveralremoteandpoverty-strickenareas.NorthChina’sShanxi

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Genetic tests could help in cancer fight

Asresearchersexplain,nippingcancerinthebudispossibleifpeoplestartearlyenough–thatis,takingmeasuresbeforeadiagnosis,suchasgenetictesting.Andallthetestneedsisasam

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VR therapy provides alternative to medical treatment

Phobias,thoseextremeorirrationalfearspeoplehaveofmaybeheights,orspiders,canmakenormallifedifficultformanysufferers.ButinMexico,onestudentengineerhascomeupwithan

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US military use oyster reefs as storm protection

EarleNavalWeaponsStation,wheretheNavyloadssomeofAmerica’smostsophisticatedweaponsontowarships,suffered50,000,000USdollarsworthofdamagefromSuperstormSandy.Nowthe

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Russian FM Lavrov calls on US and DPRK to start talks

RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovcalledonMondayfortheUnitedStatesandDPRKtostartnegotiations,theRIAnewsagencyreported.LavrovwascitedassayingthatRussiawasreadyto

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Senate bill would help guard against election hacks

Americanelectionsecurityisamess.Manyvotingsystemsarevulnerable,butreplacingmachinesisexpensive--andthenthere'sthelackofcoordinationbetweendifferentlevelsofgover