Bread shortage force Sudan schools to cut classes due
Education authorities in Sudan’s capital have cut working hours and reduced the number of lessons per day because of a shortage of…
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Russia denies weaponising energy amid Europe gas crisis
Russia has denied using energy as a political weapon, amid surging prices across Europe that have sent gas bills in many households…
Taliban warn US, EU of economic refugees if Afghanistan sanctions continue
Afghanistan’s new Taliban government has warned US and European envoys that the ongoing sanctions will jeopardize security and could trigger a wave…
IMF chief Georgieva speaks after allegations of data manipulation
Following allegations of data manipulation in favour of China, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, plans to make…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma resurfaces in Hong Kong
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year,…
15 dead in attempted migrant voyage from Libya
The UN refugee agency said it had recovered the bodies of 15 migrants and 177 survivors from two coastguard boats returning to…
IMF chief Georgieva to stay on despite allegations
The supervisory body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed its “full confidence” in managing director Kristalina Georgieva amid allegations she was…
Dutch crown princess gets green light to marry a woman as queen
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001 but it has always been assumed that it could not apply to…
Army deployed to eSwatini schools
Soldiers and police have been deployed across schools in Eswatini where students have been protesting for weeks demanding political reforms. Primary and…
Covid measures needed to be early, hard and broad – chief scientific adviser
We’ve got a bit more from Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, who recorded an interview with BBC Radio 4 before today’s…
EU sorry for calling Liberia’s Monrovia dirtiest capital in Africa
The head of the European Union in Liberia has apologised for saying that Liberia’s capital Monrovia is a “disgusting” and “dirty” city,…
School pupils hospitalised after Govt. deworming exercise
About 120 school pupils have been hospitalised in South Sudan after a deworming exercise by public health officials led to them falling…
Trial over Burkina Faso ex president’s murder starts 34 years after
The trial has started in Burkina Faso of 14 men accused of killing former President Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. Sankara brought…
Pope meets Colombian nun freed after 2017 kidnap in Mali
Pope Francis has met a Colombian nun who was freed on Saturday by Islamists in Mali after more than four years as…
16 feared dead in plane crash in central Russia
An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said, with sixteen people feared dead. The L-410 plane…
Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed
A Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken hostage in 2017…