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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
by  AFP

Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. While locals can do little about climate change -- which leads to warmer waters and changing ecosystems -- another culprit is fish farming.

Can Kenya attract the outsourcing jobs of the AI future?
Can Kenya attract the outsourcing jobs of the AI future?
by  AFP

In a leafy Nairobi suburb, a Kenyan firm helps foreigners track shoplifters, monitor lung damage from Covid-19 and identify whales -- tapping into the outsourcing market's artificial intelligence-boosted boom. Traditional outsourcing is already booming.

China's snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens
China's snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens
by  AFP

Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June, official data showed on Wednesday, snapping a four-month decline even as factory gate prices were bruised by a fierce trade war with Washington. In a signal of further deflationary pressure, Chinese factory gate prices fell in June at the fastest rate in nearly two years, the NBS also said on Wednesday.

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