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BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 717.68 Euro 100 790.13 Japanese yen 100 4.989 Hong Kong dollar 100 91.765 British pound 100 919.09 Australian dollar 100 470.81 New Zealand dollar 100 433.78 Singapore dollar 100 534.80 Swiss franc 100 825.27 Canadian dollar 100 539.39 Malaysian ringgit 64.03 100 Ruble 1,364.03 100 Rand 263.39 100 Korean won 18,402 100 UAE dirham 50.673 100 Saudi riyal 51.758 100 Hungarian forint 4,868.41 100 Polish zloty 56.324 100 Danish krone 94.08 100 Swedish krona 148.92 100 Norwegian krone 144.38 100 Turkish lira 373.529 100 Mexican peso 236.06 100 Thai baht 485.52 100 The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered ...

CANBERRA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Matildas believe they can win the FIFA Women's World Cup after recent victories over all their fellow semifinalists, says midfielder Tameka Yallop. The Matildas will play their first World Cup semifinal against reigning European champions England on Wednesday night. The winner will face either Sweden or Spain in the World Cup final at Stadium Australia on Sunday night. Ahead of the clash, the Australians on Monday hit the training track in Sydney for a light recovery session - their first since defeating France in the longest penalty shoot-out in World Cup history. Speaking to reporters, Yallop said the squad took confidence from wins over all three remaining teams in the last 12 months. "It gives us belief. It does show that we can beat the top teams," she said. "While we can take some positives from the friendlies, we're going into this as a brand-new game and something that requires its own focus....

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose on Monday, as higher U.S. treasury yields boosted the American currency. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.34 percent to 103.1898 in late trading, hitting its highest level in more than a month. Analysts said investors bought the dollar as shelter from concerns about the health of the global economy. The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yields closed to 4.20 percent on Monday, a level not seen since November 2022, boosting the dollar. In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0904 U.S. dollars from 1.0950 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.2675 U.S. dollars from 1.2696 dollars in the previous session. Traders braced for possible Japanese government intervention after the yen hit its lowest level on Monday since November. The U.S. dollar bought 145.5120 Japanese yen, higher than 144.9670 Japanese yen of the previous session. "Lack of...

ALGIERS, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday called his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, and expressed his "regrets and apologies" for the burning of the Islamic holy book of Quran in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Danish diplomat said these acts were "intolerable and unacceptable," and had run contrary to Denmark's traditions of hospitality, openness and tolerance, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Rasmussen told Attaf that the Danish government was about to finalize the text of a bill that would put an end to such practices, adding it will be submitted to the Danish parliament for deliberation in four weeks. Denmark and Sweden have seen a string of protests over the past weeks in their capitals, in which copies of the Quran were burned or otherwise damaged in front of the embassies of Muslim countries, sparking outrage in the Muslim world. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/danish-fm-expresses...

„Ten projekt jest podobny do tego, który wykonaliśmy w Hellisheiði, wtedy złożyliśmy wniosek o europejski grant z Climeworks i wykorzystaliśmy fakt, że mieliśmy całą infrastrukturę, zbudowaliśmy zbiornik i odwierty. Wszystko, co musieliśmy zrobić, to poprosić Climeworks o mały pochłaniacz powietrza i podłączenie go do naszego systemu. Pomogło im to osiągnąć światową pozycję. Dzięki temu nauczyli […] https://nord.news/2023/08/14/islandzki-projekt-podbije-rynek-amerykanski/?feed_id=42643

The inspection of over 400 fur farms will begin next month. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/finnish-health-authorities-plan-to-inspect-all-fur-farms-for-bird-flu-infections/?feed_id=42636

A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Eastern Finland analysed Twitter usage by Finnish municipalities, and found English-language updates garnered the most reactions. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/study-finnish-municipalities-should-post-in-english-to-maximise-social-media-potential/?feed_id=42629

Around 16 percent of Finland's nurses considered a change of profession during the coronavirus pandemic, a recent university study shows. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/study-more-nurses-thought-about-quitting-profession-after-covid/?feed_id=42622

The current deputy head of the Russian Security Council imagined a conversation between two fictional Finns about the country's decision to join Nato. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/medvedev-tweets-in-finnish-about-finland-nato-threats/?feed_id=42615

The practice of litter-free hiking is becoming increasingly popular. https://nord.news/2023/08/14/leave-no-trace-finland-removes-litter-bins-from-national-parks/?feed_id=42608