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Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries (Bernadette Christina, Reuters)

Indonesia has banned coal exports in January due to concerns that low supplies at domestic power plants could lead to widespread blackouts, a senior...

China says ready to work with Nicaragua as Chinese embassy reopens in Managua (Global Times)

China is ready to work with Nicaragua to enhance friendly exchanges, promote practical cooperation in various sectors and open up new prospects in bilateral...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un talks food not nukes for 2022 (Al Jazeera)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un capped off his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and...

Are we running out of time to save the Amazon rainforest? (Al Jazeera)

The planet’s most biodiverse region is under threat and its destruction would have dire consequences for the entire planet, according to scientists and environmentalists. Deforestation...

Bitcoin closes lucrative year with a whimper (Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Bitcoin is ringing out a banner year with a rocky finish. The largest cryptocurrency by market value is on pace to close out December with...

In Gaza, young victims of Israeli bombing recount a brutal 2021 (Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera)

In May 2021, the occupied Gaza Strip experienced renewed bloodshed and destruction as Israel launched a devastating 11-day military offensive on the besieged enclave. It was the...

Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit: Official (Al Jazeera)

Iran’s space launch on Thursday has failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defence...

Media watchdog says 45 journalists killed in 2021 (Al Jazeera)

A total of 45 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says, adding it was “one of the lowest...

A year in, Biden’s Middle East policy brings little change (Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)

Early in his presidency, Joe Biden promised to break with his predecessor Donald Trump by placing “democratic values” and “diplomatic leadership” at the centre of United...

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