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Global food industry on course to drive rapid habitat loss: Research

The global food system is on course to drive rapid and widespread ecological damage with almost 90% of land animals likely to lose some...

China is set to reduce dollar’s influence on yuan trading basket

The dollar’s influence on how China sets its yuan exchange rate is expected to decrease again this year.

Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia

The coronavirus pandemic has put paid to many couples' dreams of a large wedding.

Two Canadians play chess in a frozen lake

Beth Harmon, the fictional heroine of the chess series “The Queen’s Gambit,” sure didn’t try this as part of her training routine.

Meet women behind Indian farmers’ protests

Baljit Kaur, 50 has been farming most of her life in Punjab, India. For her, cultivating her crops and tending to the land is...

Congress’ rescue aid: A dose of support, but is it enough?

By Christopher Rugaber

Vietnamese truck deaths: Two men found guilty of manslaughter of 39 in UK

Two people smugglers were found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death in the back of...

‘A mental health emergency’: No end to trauma for refugees on Lesbos

Nadia hasn’t slept. The mother of five spent the night trying to soothe her seven-year-old son, Matin, who is autistic, while heavy rain fell...

Rains give West African herders brief respite amid growing heat

Fari Sow bent over to pick a green shoot from what is normally parched earth at this time of year, tearing its leaves to...

WHO says no need for major alarm over new coronavirus strain

The World Health Organization cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this...

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