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China cuts soy use in animal feed in bid to boost food security 29 Dec 2023 - 08:46 pm
Workers transport imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. Reuters
Architect of Argentina’s reforms says he isn’t even halfway done 29 Dec 2023 - 08:08 pm
Hector Daer (C), the general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), speaks accompanied by other union leaders during a press conference at CGT headquarters in Buenos Aires on December 28, 2023. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)
Spanish PM appoints new economy minister 29 Dec 2023 - 07:54 pm
Newly appointed Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo swears on the constitution in front of Spain's King Felipe VI during a ceremony at la Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Andres Ballesteros / POOL / AFP)
Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza 29 Dec 2023 - 07:08 pm
A woman takes photo of her child in front of a 2024 illuminated sign displayed in Islamabad on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
UN hands control of its Timbuktu camp back to Mali 29 Dec 2023 - 04:58 pm
File photo: Militants attack UN camp in Mali's Timbuktu
One dead after truck hits several people in southern Germany 29 Dec 2023 - 03:38 pm
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China's railway passenger trips expected to reach 63 million in New Year holiday 29 Dec 2023 - 02:16 pm
This aerial photo shows a train departing from Yixian East Railway Station in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Lyu Jinyi/Xinhua)
Ukraine says Russia fired 'record number of missiles' 29 Dec 2023 - 01:56 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the National Police of Ukraine on December 29, 2023, shows Ukrainian firefighters and policemen working at a site after a rocket attack in the city of Zaporizhya, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Handout / National Police of Ukraine / AFP
Sri Lanka witnesses rise in dengue cases with over 10,000 reported in December 29 Dec 2023 - 01:40 pm
A worker sprays insecticide to prevent mosquito breeding at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua
Chinese language education persists in US: report 29 Dec 2023 - 12:18 pm
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Nepal blames pilot error for January crash that killed 72 29 Dec 2023 - 11:40 am
Rescuers pull the body of a victim who died in a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on January 16, 2023. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
'Flamin' Hot' seasoning sparks Australian safety complaint 29 Dec 2023 - 11:26 am
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Dead and injured as Russia pummels Ukrainian cities with missiles 29 Dec 2023 - 11:17 am
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LIVE UPDATES: Multiple casualties in central Gaza's refugee camps due to Israeli strikes  29 Dec 2023 - 10:54 am
A victim of an Israeli army strike gestures as she receive treatment at Kuwait hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 28, 2023. Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Swiss to vote on foie gras, fur imports 28 Dec 2023 - 10:10 pm
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Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso closed in 1992 28 Dec 2023 - 09:33 pm
Russia's ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexey Saltykov (right) and Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, unveil a plaque during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the Russian Embassy in Burkina Faso, in Ouagadougou, on December 28, 2023. (Photo by Kiemtore Lassane Bruno / AFP)
North Korea's Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel US-led confrontations 28 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
This picture taken on December 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 28, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) 
GCC, South Korea sign Free Trade Agreement 28 Dec 2023 - 06:41 pm
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