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16 local companies cleared to export avocados to China

DODOMA: The Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) has announced that a total of 16 Tanzanian companies have been…

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China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births

CHINA: Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the…

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UN trans-fat ban risks nutritional setback, experts warn

NAIROBI, KENYA: More than 115 agrifood experts, government advisors, and business leaders from Africa, Europe, and the Americas have signed…

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Pakistan: Gunmen kill 9 Punjabis in Balochistan bus attack

PAKISTAN: Gunmen attacked two passenger buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, before carrying out targeted ethnic killings, authorities said on Friday. Buses…

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Moscow to host World Public Assembly in September 

Moscow, RUSSIA: On September 20-21, the World Peoples Assembly will hold the First World Public Assembly (WOA) in Moscow, Russia an…

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Wang Yi delivers UN Civilizations Day video address

CHINA: On June 10, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

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Xi, Sassou send letters to FOCAC coordinators meeting

CHINA: President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso sent congratulatory letters separately to…

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K-pop: BTS stars Jimin, Jung Kook complete military service

SOUTH KOREA: Deafening cheers and joyful screams of thousands of fans greeted K-pop group BTS members Jimin and Jung Kook who…

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The future of BRICS with Trump in power

CHINA: As Voltaire noted, “History is replete with the sound of silken slippers (the US being the dominant strategic and…

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China’s Xi calls for stronger ties with South Korea

CHINA: Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call with South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday, emphasizing the…

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