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When climate, ecology and urbanization f...
When climate, ecology and urbanization fuel zoonotic diseases
Recent years have seen frequent outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, including hantavirus and dengue. The core reason is an imbalance between human activity and the natural ecosystem.
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3 killed in overnight drone attacks on M...
3 killed in overnight drone attacks on Moscow region
At least three people were killed in overnight drone attacks by Ukrainian forces on the cities of Khimki and Mytishchi in the Moscow region, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Sunday.
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US economic uncertainty amid with Fed Ch...
US economic uncertainty amid with Fed Chair transition
Jerome Powell’s term as Federal Reserve Chair expired on Friday, May 15, with Kevin Warsh set to take over. This transition is happening as the Trump administration pushes for a shift in monetary policy. The President is making it clear he wants Warsh to cut rates right away.
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Canadian passenger in isolation tests pr...
Canadian passenger in isolation tests presumptively positive for hantavirus
A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptively positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada's British Columbia province announced on Saturday.
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ASML to help India build chip factory in...
ASML to help India build chip factory in the Netherlands
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML on Saturday announced its support for the establishment and ramp-up of Tata Electronics' upcoming semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, Gujarat, as the Netherlands and India elevated bilateral ties.
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Daily life on Senegal's Goree Island, fo...
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Daily life on Senegal's Goree Island, former slave-trading center on African coast
Daily life on Senegal's Goree Island, former slave-trading center on African coast
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Moments of the week (5/11-5/17)...
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Moments of the week (5/11-5/17)
Moments of the week (5/11-5/17)
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Night of Museums held in St. Petersburg,...
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Night of Museums held in St. Petersburg, Russia to mark upcoming International Museum Day
Night of Museums held in St. Petersburg, Russia to mark upcoming International Museum Day
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Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant unit 2 cons...
Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant unit 2 construction resumes
CEO Alexey Likhachev of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, said that concreting and reinforcing the second unit of the Bushehr nuclear power plant has resumed, Russia's Tass news agency reported on Sunday.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Ug...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency
The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
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Briefing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi on ...
Briefing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi on China-US summit and common understandings
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald J. Trump paid a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
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Kazakhstan launches Astana light rail sy...
Kazakhstan launches Astana light rail system
Kazakhstan on Saturday officially launched the Astana light rail transit (LRT) system, with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attending the inauguration ceremony in the Kazakh capital.
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UN chief welcomes 45-day extension of Le...
UN chief welcomes 45-day extension of Lebanon-Israel ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, said his press office.
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Hamas says leadership vote inconclusive ...
Hamas says leadership vote inconclusive in 1st round; 2nd round to be held later
Hamas said Saturday in an official statement that it has held an election to choose its leader, but the result was not decided in the first round.
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