Crisis
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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…
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No Climate Crisis Agreement At G20 Environment Meeting
AFP Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India…
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Germany’s Pivotal Chemicals Industry Gripped By Crisis
German chemicals manufacturer Allnex is closing its 90-year-old site in Hamburg as the sector faces a squeeze from higher energy prices AFP Thomas Kadowsky imagined that he would keep working…
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There’s A Healthcare Crisis And River Health Wants To Cure It
It’s no secret that healthcare is broken. The costs are too high, wait times are too long, and patients struggle with a wealth of options that end up looking not…
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Russian Spy Chief And CIA Head Discuss Ukraine Crisis
Reuters KEY POINTS Sergey Naryshkin said the call took place soon after failed Wagner mutiny Naryshkin and William Burns discussed “what to do with Ukraine” Sergey Naryshkin expressed openness to…
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Australia’s Cost-of-Living Crisis: Flu Vaccine Uptake Falls in Winter Months
Influenza vaccine uptake in Australia has dropped in the current winter months as a result of fatigue from the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, experts warned on Thursday. According…
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ASEAN Chair Indonesia Urges Political Solution To Myanmar Crisis
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is hosting two days of talks with Southeast Asian ministers AFP ASEAN chair Indonesia on Wednesday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis at…
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Myanmar Crisis To Top Agenda At ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Myanmar has been barred from high-level ASEAN meetings over its failure to implement a five-point plan to end the violence there AFP ASEAN foreign ministers will gather in Indonesia on…
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‘Teflon’ Dutch PM Serves Up Fresh Political Crisis
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is known for riding his bike around The Hague AFP Dubbed “Teflon Mark” because scandals slide off him like a pancake from a non-stick skillet,…
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Final Ariane 5 Blasts Off Amid Europe Rocket Crisis
Ariane 6: Europe’s new launch vehicle AFP Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming…
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Relief In Senegal And Beyond After Sall Averts Election Crisis
Sall was re-elected for a second term in 2019 AFP Relief swept Senegal and its supporters on Tuesday after President Macky Sall declared he would not seek a contested third…
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US, Allies Consult But Tread Carefully As Russia Crisis Unfolds
This video grab taken from handout footage posted on June 24, 2023, on the Telegram channel @razgruzka_vagnera shows Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin (C) walking in the city of Rostov-on-Don AFP…
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Sierra Leoneans Head To The Polls Amid Cost-of-living Crisis
President Julius Maada Bio addressing supporter at a final campaign rally in Freetown this week AFP Sierra Leoneans will vote Saturday in fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary elections, amid international…
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Pakistan’s Forex Crisis Worsens; Dollar Crunch to Force Import Suspension of Eatables and Drinks
Owing to the non-availability of US dollars, commercial importers in Pakistan have announced to stop the import of all eatables and drinks from June 25. According to a statement issued…
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Lebanon’s Crisis Deepens As Presidential Vote Collapses
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads a parliament session in a bid to elect a head of state to fill the vacant presidency, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon June 14, 2023.…
