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Esports’ Jian Zihao, Known as ‘Uzi,’ Retires Citing Several Health Problems eSports

Esports’ Jian Zihao, Known as ‘Uzi,’ Retires Citing Several Health Problems

Hu Chengwei/Getty ImagesProminent esports player Jian "Uzi" Zihao retired, announcing to fans he was stepping away to focus on his health. "I regret to tell everyone that I am retiring," Zihao wrote on Weibo (via USA Today's Scott Gleeson). "Because of chronic stress, obesity, irregular diet, staying up late and other…
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June 3, 2020
UK’s Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability WEF

UK’s Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles said the recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a "reset moment" for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise sustainability issues, as he made the opening remarks at a virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.The 71-year-old prince, who himself has recovered after suffering…
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June 3, 2020
First the trade war, then the pandemic. Now Chinese manufacturers are turning inward. Trade War

First the trade war, then the pandemic. Now Chinese manufacturers are turning inward.

Ask Zhu Kaiyu about his factory, and he can rattle off a series of statistics meant to impress: 15,000 square meters, 800 employees, 300 machines, 5 million articles of clothing sold per year. Zhu opened his factory for knitted apparel in Dongguan, in China’s Guangdong province, in 2002. He’s proud…
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June 3, 2020
Coronavirus crisis presents a ‘golden opportunity’ to reboot the economy, Prince Charles says WEF

Coronavirus crisis presents a ‘golden opportunity’ to reboot the economy, Prince Charles says

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaks on stage at the WaterAid water and climate event at Kings Place on March 10, 2020 in London, England.Tim P. Whitby - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesThe Covid-19 pandemic presents the world with an opportunity to make the economy greener and more sustainable, according to Prince…
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June 3, 2020
‘I Put On My Spacesuit And Go Off To Save The World’: Buryat Bodybuilder Spends Lockdown Helping COVID-19 Patients In Moscow Old-Age Poverty

‘I Put On My Spacesuit And Go Off To Save The World’: Buryat Bodybuilder Spends Lockdown Helping COVID-19 Patients In Moscow

People around the world have spent their idle weeks in lockdown baking sourdough bread, learning to knit, or just zoning out with television and video games. But for 35-year-old Aldar, who requested his last name not be used or his face shown in this article, that was not enough. About…
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June 3, 2020
UK’s Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability WEF

UK’s Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles said the recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a "reset moment" for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise sustainability issues, as he made the opening remarks at a virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.The 71-year-old prince, who himself has recovered after suffering…
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June 3, 2020