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The Post and Courier 

Pope: Now's the time to end indifference, 'false neutrality'

VATICAN CITY — Wishing for a year better than 2015, Pope Francis on Friday called for an end to the "arrogance of the powerful" that relegates the weak to the outskirts of society, and to the "false neutrality" toward conflicts, hunger and persecution that triggers exoduses of refugees.

Reuters 

Ending of China's super-boom spells pain with no end seen yet

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A decade-old commodity boom came crashing to an end in 2015, hurting energy and mining companies and punishing prices as China's industrial rise and appetite for raw materials slowed. The outlook for 2016 is not much better.

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The Post and Courier 

Online animals of the year: Cute faces and a rat's resolve

LOS ANGELES — Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears. And thanks to Instagram, YouTube and other online options, you can enjoy their antics simply by following, liking or pinning them.

Reuters 

UPDATE 1-Cricket-Anderson poised for England return

CAPE TOWN, Jan 1 (Reuters) - England's leading all-time wicket-taker James Anderson is set to return to their attack for the second test against South Africa starting on Saturday after recovering from a calf injury.

mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

Terror threat remains in Germany, train stations open again

Munich train stations reopened and trains were running Friday, January 1, as Bavaria's top security official said that the warning about Islamic State extremists intending to blow themselves up in the German city was no longer acute.

Reuters 

Loud blast hits Afghan capital Kabul - witnesses

KABUL (Reuters) - A loud blast rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, close to a district containing many foreign embassies and government buildings, Reuters reporters heard.

The Post and Courier 

Cloudy and rainy today, high near 63

Today will be cloudy with occasional rain, mainly in the morning, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service. The high temperature will be near 63, with winds from the north at 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 90 percent, with around a quarter of an inch of rainfall expected.

Reuters 

China creates three new military units in push to modernise army

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernising its command structure, state media said on Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November.

Reuters 

China creates three new military units in push to modernise army

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernising its command structure, state media said on Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November.

mb.com.ph (Philippine News) 

15 drown after rural ferry sinks in Nile River in Egypt

Egyptian search parties on Friday, January 1, recovered an elderly man's body from the Nile River, bringing the death toll to 15 from the sinking of a small ferryboat on New Year's Eve, officials said. Two more people believed to have been on the boat were still missing.