TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index
By DOREEN ASSASIRA JOHANNESBURG, South Africa [SHIFTMEDIANEWS] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attend the BRICS summit but could not announce Putin’s non-attendance before receiving support from the Chinese…
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By Our Science Reporter BEIJING, China [SHIFTMEDIA] Wheat is a key source of nutrition for people across the globe, providing 20% of calories and protein for 3.4 billion people worldwide. Even if we meet climate…
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By Our Correspondent BEIJING, China[SHIFTMEDIA] The US State Department “ordered the departure due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak”, a spokesperson from its Beijing embassy said in a statement. American diplomats have also raised “concerns about…
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands |SHIFTMEDIA| Angry rioters protesting diplomatic ties with China have set ablaze the house belonging to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The unrest that has caused mayhem in the tiny island nation has prompted…
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By SMN Reporter BEIJING, China-SHIFTMEDIA- China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building “super high-rise buildings”, as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects. The country is home to some…
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BEIJING-SHIFTMEDIA- China’s decision to allow families to have up to three children was met with scepticism on Tuesday, with doubts expressed on social media whether it would make much difference, and calls for details on…
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DUBAI – SHIFTMEDIA Iranian authorities have arrested a Chinese man for allegedly posting pictures of women he met in Iran on social media without their consent, a prosecutor in the central city of Kashan told…
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JOHANNESBURG- SHIFTMEDIA- Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, the global police organisation Interpol said on Wednesday, warning this represented only the “tip of the iceberg” in…
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HARARE- SHIFTMEDIA- The country’s Covid-19 vaccination programme begins today in Harare with frontline health workers expected to be among the first to be inoculated. This follows the arrival on Monday of 200 000 vaccine doses…
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HONG KONG|SHIFTMEDIA| Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday ordered pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to stay behind bars as it sided with prosecutors in the first legal test of Beijing’s sweeping new national security law.…
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