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China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018
World

China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018

  China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last…
Egypt, EXIM sign electric train loan executive agreement
Egypt

Egypt, EXIM sign electric train loan executive agreement

Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Mostafa Madbouli witnessed on Wednesday the signing of an executive…
Davos sees crises aplenty, but few world leaders
Business

Davos sees crises aplenty, but few world leaders

MILAN (Reuters) – An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum in…
China’s first plant to grow on moon is already dead
Science

China’s first plant to grow on moon is already dead

Beijing (CNN) The first plant to be grown on the moon by humans is likely dead already, Chinese scientists said…
Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving
World

Vietnam trafficking victims find solace in weaving

Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers…
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
Life & Style

Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study

The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the…
Transport Ministry signs 2nd contract for electric train
Egypt

Transport Ministry signs 2nd contract for electric train

Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels will sign on Wednesday the second contract on financing the electric train project, planned between…
Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon
Science

Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon

  A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on…
‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions
World

‘Hostage politics’: Death sentence heightens China, Canada tensions

  A Chinese court’s decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler has escalated a diplomatic…
China to hold first ‘cyber-dissident’ trial
World

China to hold first ‘cyber-dissident’ trial

China’s first “cyber-dissident”, whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, is expected to go on trial on Monday…
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