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LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD

China Daily journalists review the main stories of last year that offered a glimpse of things to come.

Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's leader

Jair Bolsonaro took office with his promise to tackle domestic political and economic problems as Brazil's new president on Tuesday, while expert said he might encounter some difficulties to realize his ideas.

US fires tear gas as migrants storm border

MEXICO CITY - US border agents launched tear gas into Mexico early on Tuesday to deter a group of migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border at Tijuana, according to a Reuters witness and the US government.

'Women wall' in India calls for gender equality

NEW DELHI, India - Hundreds of thousands of women from across India's southern state of Kerala lined up on Tuesday to form a human chain called "women wall" to uphold gender equality and renaissance values, officials said.

Manchester police raid stabbing suspect's home

British police have said a man suspected of stabbing three people with a kitchen knife at Manchester Victoria train station on New Year's Eve has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Revelers brave elements as world ushers in the new year

Fireworks and countdown celebrations took place around the world on Monday to mark the transition to the New Year as revelers around the globe bid farewell to 2018 and welcomed 2019.

Manchester stabbing of three treated as terrorism

LONDON - Police in the British city of Manchester are questioning a man arrested in the New Year's Eve stabbing of three people at a train station and treating it as a terrorist attack, authorities said on Tuesday.

Yemen rebels deny stealing UN food aid

CAIRO - Yemen's Houthi rebels are denying accusations by the United Nations food agency that they are stealing "from the mouths of hungry people" and diverting food deliveries.

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2018, We cartooned on these!

Editor's Note: 2018 has come to an end, and 2019 is arriving. In the past 365 days, China Daily has depicted a colorful world with our readers via the following cartoons.