
Drought and Rain Are Reshaping Global Grain Trade Routes
(Bloomberg) -- The global wheat trade is being shaken up again after extreme weather hurt crops in the European Union while harvests are booming elsewhere. Fresh from leapfrogging Russia as the top exporter, the EU will drop to third place this season after drought...
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China, Africa working together to defeat COVID-19 in Africa
Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2020, shows China's donation of medical supplies in Accra, Ghana. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng) A Chinese diplomat says China will continue to work with Ghana and other African countries to win the war against COVID-19. ACCRA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China...
read moreSpotlight: China’s medical teams help cement China-Africa friendship amid COVID-19
NAIROBI, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than two months have passed, but Chinese doctor Zhao Mengwen still felt exhilarated when recollecting how a nine-month-old Sierra Leonean infant infected with COVID-19 was saved. "The nine-month-old baby, Ola, was one of three orphans...
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FACT BOX -The latest on the worldwide coronavirus spread
Vacationers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean countries line up with their suitcases at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport to be immediately tested for Covid-19. Picture: Andrew Medichini/AP The spread of the novel coronavirus is being increasingly driven by...
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China’s thirst for coal is economically shortsighted and environmentally reckless
A billboard outside a power plant in China advertises clean-coal technology expected to come online in 2020. (Gerry Shih/The Washington Post) Kevin Rudd was the 26th prime minister of Australia and is president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. Carbon...
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What is coronavirus, how did it start and how big could it get?
The new coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to nearly every country in the world since it first emerged in China at the beginning of the year. More than 8.9 million people are known to be infected and more than 467,000 deaths have been recorded - including 42,632 in the...
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China halts imports from Tyson Foods plant over coronavirus fears
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Foods plant in the United States because of concerns about an outbreak of coronavirus at the facility. The country's General Administration of Customs on Sunday said that Tyson confirmed a...
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Egypt signs deal to receive Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine
FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo CAIRO – 22 June 2020: The Egyptian Drug Authority announced signing a deal...
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Zambia has become the poster child for the good, bad, and ugly of the China-Africa story
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China Sept 1, 2018. In December 2017, when Zambian authorities recruited eight Chinese nationals into its police force, it predictably caused a stir locally and internationally. After a...
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REFILE-China will exempt some African countries from repaying certain loans
(Corrects spelling of Chinese President’s name in paragraph 1) BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest rate loans due at the end of 2020, state television reported on Wednesday, quoting President Xi Jinping’s...
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China-Africa friendship solid
Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (5th L, back row) and other officials pose for a group photo with members of the Chinese medical team in Djibouti, capital of Djibouti, May 10, 2020. (Chinese Embassy in Djibouti/Handout via Xinhua) China and African...
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Commentary: Solidarity in fighting coronavirus brings China, Africa closer
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 and delivers a keynote speech at the summit in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2020.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) "Hold a true friend with both hands." By cherishing...
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Rwandan president hails strong Africa-China bond in fight against COVID-19
BERLIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 19: Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The strength of the bond between Africa and China is clear in the fight against the coronavirus, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Wednesday during the Extraordinary...
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Zambia has become the poster child for the good, bad, and ugly of the China-Africa story
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China Sept 1, 2018. In December 2017, when Zambian authorities recruited eight Chinese nationals into its police force, it predictably caused a stir locally and internationally. After a...
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Plight of the pangolin: Once coveted, now feared because of coronavirus
A white-bellied pangolin which was rescued from local animal traffickers is seen at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) office in Kampala, Uganda, on April 9. (Isaac Kasmani/AFP via Getty Images) Veterinarian Mark Ofua walks through rows of cages housing barking dogs...
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