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On the 16th, in Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, the winter scenery of Wulianghe Wetland was charming. Wulianghe Wetland is located in the northwestern part of Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and is an important part of the Haizishan Wetland. Image source: Visual China
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Recently, the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and other nine departments issued the "14th Five-Year Plan" Preschool Education Development and Upgrading Action Plan, which deploys the overall goal of the "14th Five-Year Plan" preschool education reform and development: by 2025, the public service system for preschool education covering urban and rural areas, with reasonable layout and public welfare and inclusiveness, will be further improved. Specifically, the gross enrollment rate of kindergartens in the first three years of primary school in the country has reached more than 90%, the coverage rate of inclusive kindergartens has reached more than 85%, and the proportion of children in public parks has reached more than 50%. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)
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● On the 16th, the Ministry of Commerce released data that from January to November, the actual use of foreign capital in China was 1,042.2 billion yuan, an increase of 15.9% year-on-year. The actual use of foreign capital in the service industry and high-tech industries increased by 17% and 19.3% respectively year-on-year. The actual amount of foreign capital used in China last year was 999.98 billion yuan, and it exceeded 1 trillion yuan in the first 11 months of this year. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
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● The Central Meteorological Observatory released a message on the 16th that the fifth round of cold wave this winter struck, affected by cold air, and the cooling amplitude of many places was obvious. The wind cooled down and hit Beijing again, the gust reached about 7 degrees, and the minimum temperature in The Root River in Inner Mongolia exceeded -40 °C, refreshing the temperature in the second half of the year. (Source: China News Network)
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●Recently, the clinical research on drug weight loss by Associate Professor Li Sheyu's team of West China Hospital of Sichuan University has made progress in stages. The study found that the addition of phentermine/topiramate to lifestyle interventions resulted in an average weight loss of 8% in adults participating in the study, with 48% and 43% of adults losing more than 5% and 10% of their body weight as a result of using the drug. The study has been published online in the academic journal The Lancet. (Source: Sichuan University)
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Recently, the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile obtained the deepest and sharpest image of the region around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way to date. The image helped astronomers find an unseen star near a black hole, S300. By tracking the star's orbit, the team made the most accurate measurements of the black hole's mass ever made. (Source: Science and Technology Daily)
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● On the 15th local time, the European Space Agency issued an announcement that the Mars exploration project jointly implemented by the agency and the Russian State Space Corporation (Roscosmos) found through its trace gas orbiter that there is a large amount of water underground in the central area of the Martian Mariner Canyon, which may exist in the form of ice or aqueous minerals. The area of this watery zone is said to be equivalent to the size of the entire Netherlands. (Source: CCTV News)
Residents of Brussels, Belgium, lined up in front of a "vaccine bus" to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Cheng
● On the 15th local time, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that the new coronavirus Omiljung variant has spread in community in Europe. According to the data model, in the first two months of next year, the Aumequeron variant in Europe will be infected with more people than the Delta strain. (Source: CCTV News)
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● On the 15th local time, belgium Paradise Zoo said that a lioness in the park tested positive for the new crown virus, and all four lions have been isolated, and each lion enjoys a paddock and is away from the public. According to veterinarians, the lioness, named Dana, developed symptoms such as fever, cough and loss of appetite. Dana's keepers tested negative for COVID-19. (Source: Reference News)
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