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Friday, 08 July 2022 06:09
Sri Lanka: People flee the bankrupt nation
Sri Lanka will soon have 60% inflation. The Prime Minister said the nation is bankrupt and he does not expect a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. He believes he can turn the economy around, but…
Friday, 08 July 2022 06:09
Zimbabwe: Selling gold coins as currency falters
The southern African nation's 15 million people are faced with shortages, inflation and other economic woes, conjuring memories of economic chaos under Robert Mugabe's near four-decade rule of hyper-inflation. Zimbabwe will start selling gold coins from…
Friday, 08 July 2022 06:07
Hong Kong: Housing woes
Over 220,000 people live in cramped subdivided flats in Hong Kong. These units are found across rooftop houses, space capsules, cubicles, and loft spaces, and are sometimes not even bigger than a single bed space. Tens…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:15
Mali: Jihadis kill 132 civilians
Attacks by jihadi rebels in central Mali have killed 132 civilians, showing that Islamic extremist violence is spreading from Mali’s north to more central areas. For several weeks rebels have been blocking the road between Gao…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:09
Global: Probes into migrant deaths
Five human rights organisations want Spain and Morocco to investigate the deaths of 18 migrants, the injuries of 76 others, and the actions of 140 Moroccan security officers when migrants attempted to scale a fence separating…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:07
Japan: Worst heatwave since 1875
Japan is sweltering under its worst heatwave for almost 150 years. The city of Isesaki, northwest of the capital, saw a record 40.2C - the highest temperature ever recorded for Japan. There are official warnings of…