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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan to WTO: China's Fukushima-related seafood ban 'totally unacceptable' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Embattled MCMC defends media curbs, cites 'societal harmony' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India set to ban sugar exports for first time in 7 years ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Patchy rains would cut sugar output in the 2023/24 season and even reduce planting for the 2024/25 season, report says. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hong Kong details import ban on some Japanese seafood due to Fukushima release ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Though approved by the UN nuclear watchdog, Japan's plan to dump the water has faced opposition at home and abroad, including from China, over worries about food safety. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Top rice exporter India bans most shipments as late monsoon hits crop ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The move demonstrates the sensitivity of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to food inflation ahead of a general election nearly next year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China to ban food imports from Japan citing safety reasons ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 03:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China, the biggest buyer of Japan's seafood exports, said it would also strictly review the documents for food, especially aquatic products, from other parts of Japan, customs say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia urged to ban online gambling ads to curb growing addiction ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The gambling problem shifted online to a much greater extent when the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of public venues. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ TikTok sues to stop unprecedented ban in US state ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The ban, set to start in 2024, violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech, TikTok argues. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ TikTok advertisers stick by app amid threat of US ban ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 02:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The steadfastness comes as TikTok is fighting to prevent a ban in the US after lawmakers introduced a bill that would grant President Joe Biden's administration authority to ban apps that pose security risks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia to ban TikTok on govt devices ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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