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• GLOBALink | Chinese researchers discover new species of toad

  Chinese researchers have confirmed the discovery of a new species of Verrucous Leaf Litter Toad in the Lianshan Bijiashan Nature Reserve in south China's Guangdong Province.

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• Grain from Ukraine: European Commission pays to ship 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain via two boats

  On 26 November, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the European Commission would pay for the transportation of 40,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain on two ships, as part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ initiative.

  This will be on top of the 28 million tons of agri products shipped via the EU’s Solidarity Lanes and the Black Sea Grain Initiative, von der Leyen added.

  Ukraine launched the ‘Grain from Ukraine’ initiative at the International Summit on Food Security, organised in Kyiv on the anniversary of the Holodomor, the starvation of millions of Ukrainians caused by Soviet policies in 1932-33.

  “90 years after the Holodomor, we honour the memory of Ukraine’s victims. They died in silence, starving to death, and, at that time, the world did not rise to help them. We will not let this happen again,” said von der Leyen. “Today, Russia is again using food as a weapon.

  As part of its brutal aggression against Ukraine, Russia has destroyed your agricultural production, targeted your grain silos, and blockaded your ports.”

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• GLOBALink | How do Chinese astronauts train for Shenzhou-15 mission?

  The Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday.

  The spaceship will take three astronauts -- Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu -- to carry out the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission. Fei will be the commander, said Ji Qiming, assistant to the director of the CMSA, at a press conference.

  The crew will stay in orbit for about six months.

  Check out how they get prepared for the mission.

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• GLOBALink | Chinese modernization offers new path to better world

  What is Chinese modernization? What does it mean to China and the world?

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• GLOBALink | Chinese giant pandas meet public in Doha's first Panda House ahead of World Cup

  Doha's first-ever Panda House officially opened to the public on Thursday. With the 2022 Qatar World Cup just days away, the Panda House's two stars, Si Hai and Jing Jing, will welcome tourists from all around the world.

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