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China’s spacecraft crew steps into space station

By Zhao Lei at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center  Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 16, 2021, shows the ShenzhouXIII mission crew at the Tiangong space station on Saturday morning, embarking on their six-month journey inside the station in the country’s longest spaceflight. [Photo by XuBu/chinadaily.com.cn] The Shenzhou XIII mission crew …

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South Africa: Ministers Freed In Military Veterans Hostage Drama

By Melody Chironda African National Congress Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ThandiModise, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla were held hostage by disgruntled military veterans who said the government failed to address their demands. The ministers were attending a meeting to discuss the plight of the former soldiers of the African National …

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Ghanaian start-up introduces Chinese-made EV to help reduce carbon emissions

Two staff members take a test ride on electric motorbikes imported from China in Accra, Ghana, October 8, 2021. /Xinhua For a long time, Ghana’s public transportation system has been a key source of carbon dioxide emissions. To address the challenge, SolarTaxi Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian start-up, has decided to make a …

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China’s foreign trade maintains robust growth, reports improved quality

By Zhao Yang, Guo Xiaoyu A loaded ship leaves a container terminal in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 13, 2021. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua) China’s foreign trade maintained robust growth with strong resilience and improved quality in the first three quarters of the year, backed by the country’s steady economic development. China’s total imports …

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China’s 2021 growth moderates to 8%: IMF Report

Africa China Review Staff Writer  China’s growth will moderate to 8 percent, while the world economy is estimated to grow at 5.9 percent this year according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. Although the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic still prevail, a global recovery is on the increase. …

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Tanzania: Relief Fund to Uplift Families Out of Poverty

World Bank/Flickr Dar es Salaam’s Rapid Bus System (file photo). ECONOMISTS have expressed their high hopes on the 1.3tri/- soft loan released by International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Tanzania, saying the funds will uplift the living standard of those pulled down below poverty line by the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding was meant …

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Africa: Malaria Vaccine Drive to Begin Across Africa With WHO Support

WHO / Chris Black According to the World Health Organization, approximately 90% of malaria cases and deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda where this women is seeking treatment for her child. The World Health Organization has said the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking …

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Human rights standards shall not be monopolized

Pan Deng A farmer harvests rice in Shanghua Village, Tianzhu County in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, September 2, 2020. /Xinhua In the last 20 years of the twentieth century, China actively joined the wave of globalization. Since then, the development and prosperity of this Asian country have been accompanied by criticism on human rights issues according …

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Sino-US trade talks should be more candid, experts advise

By LIU ZHIHUA,ZHONG NAN in Beijing and ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington  [Photo/IC] As China and the United States have started to improve bilateral economic and trade relationship, the top two economies should conduct more trade consultations with a more rational and candid approach, according to experts and business leaders. The two …

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Africa: President Emmanuel Macron Admits France Owes Africa a ‘Debt’

By Cellestine Olilo French President Emmanuel Macron says his country owes Africa, which it must now repay progressively. At the first-ever France-Africa Summit, that excluded politicians, the French leader said that Africa’s relations with France, one of its former colonial masters, has not always been beneficial for both sides, but said these …

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