Crisis
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India Becomes ‘Voice Of Reason’ Through G20 Presidency, But Ukraine Crisis Casts Shadow
KEY POINTS India’s presidency will culminate on Sept. 9-10 with this year’s G20 Leader’s summit in New Delhi New Delhi used the presidency to further its ambition of becoming the…
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ASEAN Leaders Meet At Summit Dominated By Myanmar Crisis
Southeast Asian leaders met in Indonesia on Tuesday to seek a united voice on the years-long Myanmar crisis as the Philippines said it was ready to replace the country’s junta…
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Myanmar Crisis, South China Sea To Headline ASEAN Summit
Southeast Asian leaders will gather Tuesday in Indonesia for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The Association…
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Pakistan Economic Crisis: 35-Yr-Old Dies by Suicide Over Exorbitant Power Bill, Second Such Death in a Week Amid Protests
Amid the ongoing protests across Pakistan against inflated power bills, a man committed suicide after failing to pay a 40,000 PKR electricity bill, the second such incident this week, the…
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Ariana Grande Joins Demi Lovato in Parting Ways with Manager Scooter Braun, Putting Hollywood Manager’s Career in Crisis
Ariana Grande is the latest artist to part ways with Hollywood manager Scooter Braun and his firm, SB Projects. According to a report from Puck News on Monday, Grande, 30,…
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Niger Crisis Heightens Danger For Millions Of Children: UN
Map of the central Sahel showing medium-term food security forecast (February-May 2023) for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger AFP The crisis in Niger, whose president was overthrown on July 26,…
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UN Says Forced To Cut Yemen Rations, Compounding Food Crisis
Displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Yemen’s northern province of Hajjah, on January 22, 2023. AFP More than four million Yemenis will receive…
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French Government To Hold Crisis Meeting As Heatwave Mounts
Many French people have been keeping to the shade as high temperatures weigh on the country AFP France’s government said Thursday it would hold a crisis meeting to tackle a…
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China’s Property Sector Crisis Fuels Fears Of Contagion
Chinese property giant Country Garden is facing a potentially disastrous default on its bond payments AFP Troubled Chinese property giant Country Garden risks defaulting on its bond payments next month,…
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W.Africa Military Chiefs To Discuss Niger Crisis Thursday And Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS has intervened militarily six times among its members since 1990 AFP Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana on Thursday…
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Regional Diplomacy In Niger Crisis Sheds Light On Cross-border Ties.
A supporter of Niger’s military leaders demonstrates in Niamey after ECOWAS threated military intervention AFP Religious leaders and politicians in northern Nigeria have opened back-door channels in a frantic attempt…
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Concern Mounts For Detained President In Niger’s Coup Crisis
A supporter of Niger’s military regime pictured in Niamey on Thursday. The words mean ‘Forwards’ AFP Fears for Niger’s detained president mounted on Friday, a day after West African leaders…
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Migrant Crisis: 24 Hours At Sea With Tunisia’s Coastguard
Migrants of African origin are seen crammed aboard a small boat after being intercepted by Tunisia’s coastguard AFP A rubber dinghy brings back dozens of people from one of six…
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Nigerian Workers Suspend Strike Over Cost Of Living Crisis
Hundreds of workers in Nigeria across all sectors went on strike on Wednesday AFP Nigerian workers have suspended a nationwide strike over the rising cost of living following the removal…
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Nigerian Workers Strike Over Cost Of Living Crisis
The nationwide walkout was called by the two main workers unions –the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) AFP Nigerian workers across numerous sectors went on…
