FAO and WFP say law will greatly enhance worldwide efforts to combat hunger and rural poverty 25 July 2016, Rome - Leaders of two United Nations agencies fighting hunger worldwide have applauded new legislation in the United States ...
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The decision of the British people to leave the EU has shocked many people. Even those fearing that the referendum may result in the undoing of the work of many previous years for a stronger union of the European nations, had a sense of ...
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Ben & Jerry’s has chosen North Carolina to launch its newest flavor and “Democracy Is In Your Hands’ campaign because it is at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights in the US. Almost immediately following the 2013 ...
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Australian governments have spent unprecedented sums on transport infrastructure in the past decade, and while important projects have been built the overall investment has been poorly directed, according to a new Grattan Institute report. ...
Mercedes-Benz has started local vehicle production in Brazil with a new plant in Iracemápolis. The site was officially opened in the presence of guests from politics, industry and society. Mercedes-Benz has started production at ...
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Twenty-five members of China's top leadership criticized themselves and each other at a two-day meeting which ended on Tuesday. But unlike the attacks, defamation and even insult commonly seen in western political rivalries, the ...
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On Christmas Eve, U.S. embassy in China issued security warnings for Westerners in Beijing's Sanlitun area, a popular Beijing diplomatic and entertainment district. Thanks to special forces dispatched by the Chinese government, no incidents ...
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Teresa Teng in 1977. [Photo/Xinhua] Twenty years after iconic singer Teresa Teng died of an asthma attack, her fame is far from abating, and a biographical television series reportedly is in the works between Taiwan producers and those on ...
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The Obama administration on Tuesday said it will continue to process TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, even as it considers the company's request to suspend the review. "We would like to finish this ...
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Several events and celebrations have been planned in these days in Italy to mark the upcoming Chinese Year of the Goat. Through time, festivities for the Chinese New Year have become something Italians expect to take place in major cities ...
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Authors who participate in The Bookworm Literature Festival (BLF) consistently say that they are amazed how a small independent bookstore can put on such an epically proportioned event. Visitors (expats and countrymen alike) from across ...
Over the years, the good folks at JUE festival have been done an impressive job to bring in international talent to Beijing. Travelers looking to catch a bit of “the local scene” need look no further than JUE, a festival that ...
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The Xi Jinping Era presents his vision in Chinese and English, and offers glimpses into the president's personal life. As a young boy, Xi Jinping once refused to wear an old pair of shoes with floral prints for fear of being teased by ...
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The 25th National Book Expo came to a close Sunday in Taiyuan, capital of West China's Shanxi province. During the three-day Expo, 250,000 books were on display to the public, and almost 200 reading activities were held. Details of the ...
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With many South Korean filmmakers moving to neighboring China for a wider and more lucrative market, Kim Ki-duk has become the latest big name to join the flock. Kim, 55, recently announced in Beijing that his first Mandarin movie, Who Is ...
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