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1 week, 4 days ago

National Trust attacks Labour’s green belt housing plan

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Trust said the Labour government’s definition of lower-quality “grey belt” areas that …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Afforestation efforts bear fruit in Taklimakan Desert

China Daily

Residents plant oleaster trees in Minfeng county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. According to local conditions, the region implemented scientifically sound sand control strategies and integrated resources from various areas while overcoming administrative boundaries between different counties and cities. "To suit different conditions, three main methods are employed during the process — engineering sand control, photovoltaic sand control, and …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Afforestation efforts bear fruit in Taklimakan Desert

China Daily

Residents plant oleaster trees in Minfeng county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Thursday. According to local conditions, the region implemented scientifically sound sand control strategies and integrated resources from various areas while overcoming administrative boundaries between different counties and cities. "To suit different conditions, three main methods are employed during the process — engineering sand control, photovoltaic sand control, and …

China Control Xinjiang Desert Sand Taklimakan Taklimakan Desert

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Fixing the sands

China Daily

After reclaiming farmland in Fengzhuang town of Pengyang county in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the once barren mountains are transformed into a beautiful scene of green slopes. YANG JUHUI/FOR CHINA DAILY China, one of the countries with the severest desertification, has made significant progress in curbing the expansion of deserts after decades of relentless efforts, taking the lead globally to …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Fixing the sands

China Daily

After reclaiming farmland in Fengzhuang town of Pengyang county in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the once barren mountains are transformed into a beautiful scene of green slopes. YANG JUHUI/FOR CHINA DAILY China, one of the countries with the severest desertification, has made significant progress in curbing the expansion of deserts after decades of relentless efforts, taking the lead globally to …

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1 month ago

Building oases in a child-care desert, First 5 O.C. class helps women start home day cares

LA Times

Graduates of an eight-week program that teaches students how to start their own in-home child-care businesses celebrate Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove. “For our county, that’s $202 million lost in tax revenue.” Graduates of a program offered through First 5 Orange County and the Orange County Women’s Business center celebrate their completion of an eight-week …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jining blends past, present in cultural harmony

China Daily

Jining, a city steeped in cultural and natural heritage, is renowned for its Confucian sites, the Grand Canal, and the origins of its wetlands. A night drone light show at Nishan Sacred Land illuminates the sky. A mixed reality digital light show at the Sankong scenic area, where technology meets tradition in a spectacular display. The Sankong scenic area have …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Freemasonry in 2024: What makes young members decide joining a lodge is for them.

Slate

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. Like most lodges, Tyler’s lodge meets once a month for “official” meetings, where members perform Freemasonry’s secret and elaborate rituals, but informal meetings are far more frequent—like the group of college friends he had been missing, they organize over group chats to have barbecues, go to baseball games, and just hang out. …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Hotan's history turns a page

China Daily

Since 1995, a brocade arm protector embroidered with the words "Five stars rising in the East, being a propitious sign for the Middle Kingdom" from a tomb in Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, likely from the Han Dynasty, has become known as a piece of evidence marking the frequent cultural exchanges along the ancient Silk Road since its discovery. …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Jining blends past, present in cultural harmony

China Daily

Jining, a city steeped in cultural and natural heritage, is renowned for its Confucian sites, the Grand Canal, and the origins of its wetlands. A night drone light show at Nishan Sacred Land illuminates the sky. A mixed reality digital light show at the Sankong scenic area, where technology meets tradition in a spectacular display. The Sankong scenic area have …

Confucian Jining

5 months, 1 week ago

Zhongwei Desert Yellow River (Shapotou) Tourist Resort, Ningxia Hui autonomous region

China Daily

Zhongwei Desert Yellow River Tourist Resort, Ningxia Hui autonomous region lǚ yóu dù jià qū) Zhongwei Desert Yellow River Tourist Resort Zhongwei Desert Yellow River Tourist Resort, 16 kilometers west of Zhongwei county in the northwestern Ningxia Hui autonomous region, has become a must-see for tourists who visit Ningxia. In fact, Shapotou lies at the junction where the Yellow River …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ningxia Lavender Estate: Transforming deserts into blooming oases

China Daily

The Lavender Estate in Binhe New Area, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Located in Binhe New Area, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the Lavender Estate has emerged as a vibrant ecological park, covered with seas of flowers and lush greenery. As a nationally recognized sports tourism demonstration base, the estate offers various fitness resources, including a six-kilometer fitness trail, a …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lavender Estate: Transforming deserts into blooming oases

China Daily

The Lavender Estate in Binhe New Area, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Located in Binhe New Area, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the Lavender Estate has emerged as a vibrant ecological park, covered with seas of flowers and lush greenery. As a nationally recognized sports tourism demonstration base, the estate offers various fitness resources, including a six-kilometer fitness trail, a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Alshaa holds high the desert tourism banner

China Daily

Off-road vehicles race in the Badain Jaran Desert at Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in May. Cultural Festival fast turns into a carnival, with off-road rallies being star attraction Among the more than 30 activities of the 19th Badain Jaran Desert Cultural Tourism Festival, to be held in the Alshaa League of Inner Mongolia from Oct 1 to 5, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Best experience holidays in Tunisia 2023

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tour the World Heritage sites open image in gallery Uncover the Unesco grandeur of Tunis and Sousse Tunisia entwines ancient …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hong Kong to promote diversified industrial development: financial chief

China Daily

HONG KONG -- Paul Chan, financial secretary of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said on Tuesday that a new industry promotion office of the HKSAR government has already contacted more than 150 enterprises, many of which are high-end tech companies that are leaders in their respectively fields. The financial chief said that the enterprises targeted by the HKSAR …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Natural ways to cool your home

The Hindu

How can you make sure that you don’t need to crank up the air-conditioner all through the day to stay comfortable? According to Family Handyman, up to 30% of unwanted heat comes from the windows, and using shades, curtains, and blinds wisely can shave off up to 7% on bills and lower indoor temperatures significantly. “Such paints work by reflecting …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Embattled Tharoor finds oases of support and gets a leg-up from the NSS leadership

The Hindu

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, MP, appears to find at least a few oases of support within and outside his party. Mr. Tharoor, who has been at pains to point out that his controversial Malabar tour was not a factional move, could perhaps draw some relief that the “staunchly pro-Oomen Chandy” Youth Congress leadership in Kottayam has invited him to be …

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2 years, 1 month ago

‘Preserving oases’: The fight for water by Morocco farmers

Al Jazeera

As in the rest of North Africa, global warming is already showing its effects and severely affecting agriculture. Three industries in southeastern Morocco consume the most water: mining companies, agricultural monocultures, and the world’s largest solar power plant, Noor, generating thermal energy through an evaporation process. North Africa’s green transition “Morocco is a leader in Africa when it comes to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Martian microbes could survive for millions of years underground, scientists say

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a finding that suggests that any ancient Martian microbes, if they ever existed, could still live …

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2 years, 4 months ago

China-India youth dialogue held to boost exchanges for a better future

China Daily

A China-India Youth Dialog was held on Monday in Beijing. When Xuanzang, the 7th-century Buddhist monk and scholar, left Xi'an, then called Chang'an as the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, to go to India, he was around 27. Xuanzang's pilgrim, his extensive exchanges with people in India, and his devotion to translating sutras from Sanskrit into Chinese, as well …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Morocco travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It takes less time to travel to Morocco on the plane than it does to go …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Short Eats | Chennai diners rediscover the joy of eating outdoors

The Hindu

Now, we burst out of home between lockdowns, measuring time in peaks and waves. For details, contact them on Instagram @sageandlavenderbistro Les Amis One year ago, Praveen Rajagopalan was posting pictures of home-made gelato on Instagram, curious about whether anyone would want to try a scoop. “This is just a small selection of the 400 flavours we have in total,” …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can

Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. “It’s a little bittersweet,” said Savannah House, a Fort Collins resident who was recently rafting on the Poudre, noting the extreme conditions in other parts of the state. “We really are seeing the impact of the dry conditions last year impacting all of …

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National Trust attacks Labour’s green belt housing plan

Afforestation efforts bear fruit in Taklimakan Desert

Afforestation efforts bear fruit in Taklimakan Desert

Fixing the sands

Fixing the sands

Building oases in a child-care desert, First 5 O.C. class helps women start home day cares

Jining blends past, present in cultural harmony

Freemasonry in 2024: What makes young members decide joining a lodge is for them.

Hotan's history turns a page

Jining blends past, present in cultural harmony

Zhongwei Desert Yellow River (Shapotou) Tourist Resort, Ningxia Hui autonomous region

Ningxia Lavender Estate: Transforming deserts into blooming oases

Lavender Estate: Transforming deserts into blooming oases

Alshaa holds high the desert tourism banner

Best experience holidays in Tunisia 2023

Hong Kong to promote diversified industrial development: financial chief

Natural ways to cool your home

Embattled Tharoor finds oases of support and gets a leg-up from the NSS leadership

‘Preserving oases’: The fight for water by Morocco farmers

Martian microbes could survive for millions of years underground, scientists say

China-India youth dialogue held to boost exchanges for a better future

Morocco travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Short Eats | Chennai diners rediscover the joy of eating outdoors

Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can