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Friday essay: Stan Grant on how tyrants use the language of germ warfare – and COVID has enabled them

It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So…

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France, Barbados, Zambia back new climate finance advocacy campaign

The leaders of France, Spain, Barbados and Sierra Leone were among those to back a new coalition on Thursday aiming to accelerate the flow of climate-related finance to the world's poorest countries.

Reuters

Police to get power to break up slow-walking climate protests, Braverman says

United Nations human rights chief calls for ‘wholly unnecessary’ new protest powers to be withdrawn

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Could African farmers slash their reliance on mineral fertilisers by growing legumes?

Ending hunger by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN. This is a huge challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where one third of all households are still exposed to food insecurity. To meet the demand of the rapidly growing African population, there is widespread consensus that…

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Fighting surges in Sudan even as ceasefire is extended

Army and RSF agree to extend truce but violence means no respite for exhausted civilians

The Guardian - UK

Student fleeing Sudan for UK says dogs are eating dead bodies in the war-torn country

Alaaldeen Hussin, who survived a perilous three-hour journey to an airfield before flying to Cyprus, also hit out at the Foreign Office, saying 'they could have done more'

Daily Mirror

Middle East round-up: Civilians flee Sudan

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East and North Africa coverage this week.

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Sudan: questions about Wagner Group involvement as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries

After more than a week of intense fighting between Sudanese government troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum, many western countries – including the US and UK – are evacuating their nationals from the strife-torn city.

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Supplies running out at Sudan’s remaining hospitals as healthcare disaster looms

In El Fasher, in North Darfur, only one hospital remains functional, with bomb damage, power cuts and only weeks until lifesaving equipment and drugs run out

The Guardian - UK

Reconstruction in Ukraine: Kyiv hopes to attract private investors

Russian forces continue to wage war across Ukraine, but Volodymyr Zelensky's government is already looking ahead to the task of rebuilding. The European Commission and World Bank predict that this could come with a price tag of some $400 billion. Oleksandr Gryban, Ukraine’s Deputy Economy Minister admits that attracting investors…

France 24

Extinction Rebellion gave it 'the Big One' with a four-day peaceful protest – now what?

The banners have been packed away, the face paint washed off and the Instagram accounts updated. The latest four-day demonstration by environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion (XR) – dubbed “the Big One” as it aimed to be the largest climate protest in UK history – ended without a single arrest.

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Air strikes echo in Sudan as US, African nations push for longer truce

The US and African nations are racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan, with the Sudanese army agreeing to talks.

The New Daily

UN rights chief urges UK to reverse 'troubling' Public Order Bill

The U.N. human rights chief called on the British government on Thursday to reverse legislation that would clamp down on protests by giving police in England and Wales more powers to act to prevent serious disruption.

Reuters

Brit mum and 4 kids fleeing Sudan terrified when tyre blows out amid hail of bullets

Jennifer McLellan and her family were hiding from gun fighting in Sudan, not knowing how they would escape, when a last minute call sent them fleeing to the airport

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Peace in the DRC: East Africa has deployed troops to combat M23 rebels – who's who in the regional force

The East Africa Community (EAC) has completed the deployment of its regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to oversee the withdrawal of the rebel group, M23, from the eastern part of the country.

The Guardian - UK

Multiple government defeats are likely when the illegal immigration bill heads to the Lords

Sunak’s plan is cruel and unworkable, but at the very least there may be concessions on victims of trafficking and children, says Refugee Council SEO Enver Solomon

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed Air Strikes Hit Khartoum as Deadly Fighting Flares in Darfur...Clock Ticks Down on Sudan Truce

The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day. Late Wednesday, the army said it had agreed to talks in Juba, capital of neighbouring…

Daily Mirror

'I found out why Finland is the world's happiest country - and it's not just the food'

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for a sixth year in a row, and it's clear to see why when you've tried the food, explored the islands and had a sauna

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Al Jazeera

More air strikes in Sudan as ceasefire expiry looms

Fighting between the army and RSF paramilitary rages for a second straight day in West Darfur’s capital, Geneina.

The Independent UK

Reported fighting in Sudan's Darfur mars fragile truce

Residents say fighting has intensified in Sudan's war-ravaged province of Darfur during a fragile three-day truce between the country's battling top generals

Daily Mirror

Mob pour petrol on gang members before burning them alive in capital's streets

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Unsettling footage from Haiti shows the bloodied men being forced to lie down by rifle-wielding police before bystanders piled tyres on top of them, doused them with petrol and set them alight

Reuters

Liberated villages offer glimpse of precarious Ukrainian health system

Doctor Oleg Marchenko never knows what he will find when he visits villages retaken by Ukrainian forces in the east of the country last autumn. Mines lie scattered around and often there are no medical facilities left.

WEKU

As Sudan's conflict continues into its second week, here's what to know

With fighting continuing between rival generals, thousands are fleeing the country and embassies have shut. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warns the violence may spread to other countries.

Al Jazeera

Rebel attacks deepen displacement crisis in DRC’s Ituri province

Attacks by CODECO militia, one of 120 rebel groups in the eastern DRC, have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 13th day: A list of key events

Battles have killed at least 512 people, wounded more than 4,000 and left some districts of greater Khartoum in ruins.

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