RAIPUR JATTAN, India / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – For more than two decades, Indian farmer Ravindra Kajal cultivated rice in the same way as his ancestors: every June he flooded his fields with water before hiring an army of farmers to plant seedlings for rice. FILE PHOTO: Workers work in a …
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Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday that his country, Egypt and Sudan reached a “great common understanding that paves the way for a decisive agreement” on a major dam project that has generated acute regional tensions and fears of military confrontation. Egypt and Sudan see the dam as a serious threat …
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We could have a problem with our roads: The researchers discovered that sunlight and rain could turn certain compounds in the asphalt into potentially dangerous hydrocarbons, threatening the environment and the people who use these routes. In particular, it is the binder (also called asphalt cement) that is the problem. …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Large parts of China on Friday bounced back from the worst floods in decades as disruptions to supply chains, including personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the new coronavirus, increased. . The central city of Wuhan and Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces declared red …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Large parts of China on Friday bounced back from the worst floods in decades as disruptions to supply chains, including personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the new coronavirus, increased. . The central city of Wuhan and Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces declared red …
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