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Editors and staff from the News Desk at The Global Herald.

Spring planting season underway

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The planting pace for corn and soybean have been above normal. Insights via @CME Group : https://openmarkets.cmegroup.com/quicktake?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=quicktake_evergreen&utm_content=more_insights Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL: Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2FJ0oQZ Email us at quicktakenews@gmail.com QuickTake by Bloomberg is a … Read more Spring planting season underway

Mastering Chinese poetry: Nostalgia

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Nostalgia is a feeling that everyone has. The well-known and affectionate poem, written by Yu Guangzhong, one of the most accomplished poets in modern Chinese literature, delves into the poet’s deep feelings for his motherland. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play … Read more Mastering Chinese poetry: Nostalgia

Qinhuangdao applies new technologies to cope with pandemic

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The pandemic has pushed many Chinese cities to accelerate their infrastructure construction. In the northern city of Qinhuangdao, the local government has employed preferential policies to boost emerging technologies. CGTN’s Li Jiaming has the story. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play … Read more Qinhuangdao applies new technologies to cope with pandemic

Defense Secretary Mark Esper Says He Opposes Sending Active-Duty Troops to Quell Protests

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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he doesn’t support the deployment of active-duty forces to confront protesters in U.S. cities saying the National Guard is best suited for that job. Addressing reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Esper said that he knew that he would be joining President Donald Trump to walk into Lafayette Park … Read more Defense Secretary Mark Esper Says He Opposes Sending Active-Duty Troops to Quell Protests

Anything But Coronavirus: News stories you missed while the world is on lockdown

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Let’s just have eight minutes, just eight minutes, where we talk about stuff that’s got nothing to do with coronavirus. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Despite it being everywhere you look, loads of other important things are still happening right across the world. So, we’re back again to bring you the latest round up of all the big … Read more Anything But Coronavirus: News stories you missed while the world is on lockdown

Sudan: One year since crackdown government yet to deliver justice

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Sudanese authorities have put up barricades outside the military headquarters to stop protesters from gathering there. Crowds are expected to mark a year since a violent crackdown by security forces in which more than 100 people were killed and 700 others wounded. The uprising saw President Omar al-Bashir removed from power. But many victims say … Read more Sudan: One year since crackdown government yet to deliver justice

Life-saving medical equipment patrols Sweden skies

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While the world remains focused on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a more deadly illness remains a largely hidden statistic. More than 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease every year. And as Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Gothenburg in Sweden, a new life-saving solution is patrolling the skies. – Subscribe … Read more Life-saving medical equipment patrols Sweden skies

Hard Pressed | Journalists ATTACKED while covering US protests

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Australia’s calling for an investigation into the ‘rough handling’ of a news team while covering the riots in Washington. A correspondent and cameraman for ‘7 News’ were seen being assaulted while reporting live. Moreover, the police shot a US journalist working for Russian news outlet Sputnik with ‘rubber bullets’ as she was covering protests near … Read more Hard Pressed | Journalists ATTACKED while covering US protests

Saudi EU ambassador responds to slain journalist Khashoggi’s widow

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A Saudi-led UN donor summit to raise money for war-torn Yemen has raised about half of the required $2 billion. Saad Bin Mohammed Al-Arifi, Saudi ambassador to the EU, defended the fund-raising effort which comes while the country is still at war with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group. The ambassador also responded to calls from the … Read more Saudi EU ambassador responds to slain journalist Khashoggi’s widow

Colombia: Bogota keeping coronavirus lockdown measures

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Coronavirus lockdown measures are being lifted across Colombia, with the exceptions of the capital, Bogota, and two other hard-hit cities. The mayor of Bogota has reimposed a total lockdown in a working-class area of more than a million people, which has become the new epicentre of the outbreak. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota. … Read more Colombia: Bogota keeping coronavirus lockdown measures

Boris Johnson Calls Death Of George Floyd “Appalling”

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The scenes of violence in the U.S. drew condemnation from across Britain’s political spectrum Wednesday, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson was careful to avoid directly criticizing President Donald Trump. At the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament, opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer opened by expressing his “shock and anger” at the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. He … Read more Boris Johnson Calls Death Of George Floyd “Appalling”

Watch again: Priti Patel outlines 14-day quarantine travel plan to MPs | Coronavirus

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Travellers from overseas could increase the spread of Covid-19, the Home Secretary has said as she outlined time-limited quarantine measures for England. Making a statement to the Commons, Priti Patel said the UK is past the peak of coronavirus but the country is “now more vulnerable to new infections being brought in from abroad”. She … Read more Watch again: Priti Patel outlines 14-day quarantine travel plan to MPs | Coronavirus