Dragon boat races have been held across China to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, which is being celebrated today.
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World Bank spotlights climate-resilient irrigation’s role in transforming lives
Many of the world’s poor are farmers. But all too often, crops that once blossomed on the verdant fields of small, rain-fed family farms now thirst for water from drought and soaring heat.
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UN calls on world to come together in defense of oceans
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called said now is the time for governments, businesses, investors, scientists and communities to come together in defense of oceans.
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FAO Food Price Index inched up in May for third consecutive month
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.
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Japan’s real wages fall for record 25th straight month in April
Japan's real wages in April fell 0.7 percent from a year earlier for the 25th straight month of decline, the longest since comparable data became available in 1991, as wage growth failed to keep pace with inflation, government data showed Wednesday.
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Abdullah bin Zayed chairs first meeting of BRICS Steering Committee
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has chaired the first meeting of the BRICS Steering Committee, which was held via video conferencing in the presence of many UAE ministers and officials.
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UN Secretary-General says ‘horror’ in Gaza must stop immediately
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned in the strongest terms the air strikes on Rafah hitting tents sheltering displaced people.
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Global Markets – Bond yields climb, stocks under pressure as Fed cut doubts resurface
U.S. Treasury yields pushed to a near four-week peak on Wednesday, lifting their Asia-Pacific counterparts and the dollar while pressuring equities, as data sowed new doubts about the timing and extent of Federal Reserve rate cuts, Reuters reported.
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Vietnam’s industrial production shows signs of recovery
Vietnam's industrial production has shown signs of recovery and positive growth despite ongoing challenges.
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Stock market today: Global shares edge lower after Wall Street sets more records
European stocks dropped in early trading and Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after U.S. stocks hit new record highs, Associated Press reported.