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Olympic flame lands at Marseille Old Port amid fiery atmosphere
MARSEILLE, France, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame of Paris 2024 arrived at the renowned Old Port of Marseille amid the radiant hues of the sunset on Wednesday evening.
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Latest updates on agriculture prices worldwide at 0200 GMT, May 9
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on agriculture prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, May 9.
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Latest updates on energy prices worldwide at 0200 GMT, May 9
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on energy and oil prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, May 9.
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Latest updates on metals prices worldwide at 0200 GMT, May 9
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on metals prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, May 9.
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China's central bank adds liquidity via reverse repos
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank conducted 2 billion yuan (about 281.6 million U.S. dollars) of seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 1.8 percent Thursday.
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Major stock market indices worldwide
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
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China's benchmark interbank gold prices lower Thursday
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were lower Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
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China's interbank treasury bond index opens lower Thursday
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's interbank treasury bond index in net price opened at 1,021.95 points Thursday, lower than the previous close of 1,022.43 points, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
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Australian study finds link between autism, stress disorder
CANBERRA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- People with autism are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Australian research has found.
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Intel shares drop as U.S. sanctions hit revenue outlook
NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Intel, a major player in the chip industry, suffered a material drop in its stock price on Wednesday as its operations faced a significant setback due to renewed U.S. sanctions on one of Intel's customers in China.
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Market exchange rates in China -- May 9
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
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ChiNext Index opens higher Thursday
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was up 0.41 percent to open at 1,872.70 points Thursday.
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Chinese yuan weakens to 7.1028 against USD Thursday
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 12 pips to 7.1028 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
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Chinese shares open mixed Thursday
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks opened mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent to open at 3,128.16 points.
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Real Madrid defeat Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final
MADRID, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Two late goals from Real Madrid substitute Joselu overturned a 1-0 deficit to Bayern Munich to book the Spanish side a place in the Champions League final on Wednesday.
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Brazil unveils infrastructure plan with disaster prevention works
BRASILIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday unveiled an infrastructure building plan worth 18.3 billion reals (about 3.6 billion U.S. dollars), including 1.7 billion reals (about 334 million U.S. dollars) for disaster prevention projects.
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Crime thriller "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In" continues to lead Chinese box office
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong action crime thriller "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In" continued to top the Chinese mainland's daily box office chart on Wednesday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Thursday.
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China box office daily report
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Box office figures of the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland on May 8 were as follows:
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens 0.04 pct lower
HONG KONG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 7.61 points, or 0.04 percent, to open at 18,306.25 on Thursday.
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Reigning world champion Fan ousted in round of 16 at WTT 2024 Saudi Smash
JEDDAH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Reigning world champion Fan Zhendong suffered a dramatic defeat, losing to Germany's Patrick Franziska in full sets and bowing out of the men's singles round of 16 at the 2024 WTT Saudi Smash here on Wednesday.