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China carries out first coronavirus-related execution

July 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on China carries out first coronavirus-related execution
China put a 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed two inspectors at a checkpoint to death in the country’s first coronavirus-related execution. Ma Jianguo was executed Thursday by officials in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in southwestern […]
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Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again

June 16, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again
Fire doesn’t occur naturally as part of the deforestation process in the ultra-humid Amazon rainforest. But vegetation is cut down, put in the sun to dry and then burned to clear the area. With the area “cleaned,” the land is […]
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Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Zimbabwean farmers get tech savvy to stay in business
HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of clientele. Today is no different. Before winding up the last of her scheduled deliveries and returning to the warehouse in Waterfalls, the 27-year-old Mbambo […]
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Farming lures back young people in Africa

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Farming lures back young people in Africa
Young farmers in Africa are continually striving to achieve food security, but many people in poor communities could starve if investment in agricultural projects is not sustained. Noticeable increases in farming activity on the continent, particularly among youth, suggest Africa […]
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VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest

June 14, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest
 Youth in Kathmandu staged a peaceful demonstration outside the prime minister’s residence Tuesday and Wednesday against the government’s negligence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The peaceful protest later turned chaotic as the police charged batons and fired water cannons […]
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Brazil’s small businesses leap into e-commerce

June 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Brazil’s small businesses leap into e-commerce
Social isolation in Brazil, a highly social culture, is changing how citizens buy and sell products. “Thirty percent of online shopping in March came from people who had never used e-commerce,” said Mauricio Salvador, president of the Brazilian Electronic Commerce […]