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Heavy rainfall affects over 2 million people in China's Jiangxi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nanchang [China], June 26 (ANI): Around 2.05 million people in east China's Jiangxi province have been affected by the heavy rainfalls between June 16 to 21, as of 4:30 pm on Saturday, local media reported.
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Post floods, China issues yellow alert for high temperatures
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): Post devastating floods hit China, Beijing issued yellow alert to its citizens to brace up for high temperatures in the country.
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After pineapples, China bans grouper fish to restrict Taiwan's access to c
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China which banned Taiwanese pineapples last year is yet again flexing its economic muscle with a recent ban on grouper fish and with this the Island nation is bracing itself for heavy economic losses.
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Israel to reopen main crossing point with Gaza to boost economy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up.
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China's 'Zero Covid Policy' takes a toll on human suffering
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): Despite following a 'Zero Covid Policy', Covid cases continue to rise in China leading to loss of livelihoods, extended lockdowns, huge economic losses and ascending levels of anxiety among the citizens of the country.
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Study reveals rampaging strength of flash droughts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Austin [Texas], April 3 (ANI): According to a new study, 'flash droughts' can come fast, drying out soil in a matter of days to a week while destroying all crops to cause huge economic losses.
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Need to replace Sputum Smear Testing to identify "Missing Millions" TB Sus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Despite the extensive work to eliminate TB after WHO declared an emergency nearly 25 years ago, we have still not been successful in stopping it. The DALY, approximately 1125 per one lakh population indicates very high loss of productivity leadin
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New study finds how plants manage stressful situations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seville [Spain], November 26 (ANI): A study revealed new data about how plants handle stressful situations. They studied how plants react to and cope up with stressful conditions in order to design biotechnological approaches to decrease the economic losses in the agriculture sector which ar
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High impact climate events: Better adaptation through earlier prediction
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): The prediction of high impact climate phenomena can be substantially improved by a new mathematical approach that analyses the connectivity and patterns between geographical locations, scientists said in a new publication. This can potentially save thousan
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China floods: Close to 60 million people affected; 590 reported dead or mi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 8 (ANI): As many as 590 people died or went missing in China, from January to October this year, due to flood-related disasters which affected 58.9 million people in the country, China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said on Monday.
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China: 15 dead, 3 missing after rainstorms hit Shanxi province
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taiyuan (Shanxi) [China], October 12 (ANI): Continuous rainstorms have left 15 people dead and three others missing in north China's Shanxi Province, according to a press conference held on Tuesday by the provincial government.
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Development work on new airports will continue amid pandemic: AAI Chairman
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will continue to develop new airport infrastructures across the country despite facing economic losses due to the pandemic, its chairman said on the occasion of 75th Independence Day in New Delhi
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