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It is common to see many different kinds of insects while spending time outside in the summer. Some of these tiny creatures do not bother people and can even add beauty to the natural environment. Examples of these are insects like ladybugs, butterfl

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China, US Stock Markets Drop for Second Day Stock market measures in the U.S. fell Tuesday after strong gains in the first hours of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index closed Tuesday with a loss of more than one percent, after rising earl

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BRATISLAVA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Gas utility Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP) on Friday registered a reduction in gas delivery from Russia of around 10 percent below the usual level, confirmed SPP spokesman Peter Bednar. Our company continues gu

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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's steel output growth slowed in July and prices of steel products have continued to drop, according to data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Crude steel production gained 4.2 percent year

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Stock markets across Asia dropped sharply after a decline in retail sales in the United States. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, Asian businesses are particularly vulnerable to a slow down in U.S. consumer spending. Tokyo's Nikkei index was d

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NEW YORK, March 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday on high oil prices and possible earning lost from airline companies because of Japan disaster. With no economic news released on Tuesday, investors（投资者） paid attention to the co

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NEW YORK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday amid concern over Japan's nuclear disaster（灾难）, even though Fed said the economy recovery was on a firmer footing.The major indices on Tuesday were lost more than 1 percent. The Do

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Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has said the countrys industry had a good start to 2016. During a press conference, ministry spokesman Zheng Lixin said key indicators show improvement. In this years first quarter, China's indus