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Central News Agency may refer to:

The Central News Agency was a news distribution service founded as Central Press in 1863 by William Saunders and his brother-in-law, Edward Spender. In 1870–71, it adopted the name Central News Agency.

<i>Central News Agency</i> (Taiwan) news agency

The Central News Agency is the state-owned news agency operated by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

The Central News Agency Literary Award was a major annual literary award in South Africa. It was named for the CNA chain of bookstores. Founded by Phillip Stein, it recognised works in prose and poetry, and in both the English language and Afrikaans.

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