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Klang, Dec 17 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia's economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021 following a projected contraction of 5.8 percent in 2020 caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of the World Bank Malaysia Economic Monitor: Sowing the Seeds published on Wednesday. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).SHOT LIST: WORKERS PRODUCE COFFEE AT THE CHUAN HOE COFFEE FACTORY IN KLANG, OUTSIDE KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a bilateral meeting with Saudi King Salman, on the second day of his visit to Riyadh. The two leaders have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the Asian giant and the oil-rich kingdom. IMAGES
Thousands of people are marching in Paris against the rising cost of living called by left-wing political parties and backed by hundreds of associations, which are seeking to build on the momentum created by the refinery standoff which began at the end of September. IMAGES
Members of Germany's far right gather in Berlin to protest rising prices. IMAGES
Workers at Felixstowe port in southeastern England are on the second day of an eight-day strike over pay, with logistics the latest industry to see industrial action as inflation in the UK hits 10 percent. Nearly 2,000 unionised employees at the port, including crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores, are involved in the first strike at Felixstowe since 1989. IMAGES
Germany's finance minister, Christian Lindner, plays down concerns about the increasing spread in borrowing costs between eurozone governments. SOUNDBITE