China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Inner Mongolia. The outbreak was detected on a farm near Baotou city of 432 pigs, of which 343 died. This is the 10th outbreak to be reported so far this year.
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Coronavirus strain growing threat for horses in Israel - study In the study, some 58.6% of horses in central Israel were found to be positive with ECoV, while 41 horses (12.3%) also were found to be with anti-ECoV antibodies.
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China issued guidelines on Wed. recommending the reduction of corn and soymeal in pig and poultry feed, a measure that could reshape the flow of grains into the world’s top corn and soybean buyer.
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The EU reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states agreeing on new carbon emissions targets on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Biden.
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Egypt seized the giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as part of an effort to get more than $900 million in compensation.
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The UN health agency urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency measure, saying wild animals are a leading source of emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus.
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There has been another "explosive event" at a volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, with power outages and water supplies cut off.
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Forbes Billionaire List: Jeff Bezos ($177B), Elon Musk ($151B), Bernard Arnault ($150B), Bill Gates ($124B), and Mark Zuckerberg ($97B); Forbes estimates 2,755 billionaires worldwide, up 660 over last year
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U.S. Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen urged the adoption of a min. global corporate income tax, an effort to at least partially offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration’s proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate.
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From ‘humanzees’ to super viruses – How China became waste dump for Frankenstein experiments as Covid leak theory rages
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World Health Organization Report: The coronavirus likely traveled 800 miles to Wuhan from farms that breed wild animals for food
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