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Demonstrators have closed Sudan's second largest sea port in the East of the country.
The protestors also blocked access to the Haidob Port in Red Sea State in an effort to force the Sudanese Sea Ports Corporation to pay compensation for the use of their land.
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The cost of living crisis across the UK is predicted to get a lot worse by the end of the year.
Experts say that ordinary household bills could increase by £1.6k in the next 5 months.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says it's time to act now and has criticised Parliament for not being recalled from recess.
He thinks caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Tory leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak should meet to come up with solutions to help the most vulnerable now, not in September.
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Some South African communities are not waiting for police to deliver on promises that illegal miners will be arrested and prosecuted. Groups of angry residents are burning homes and belongings of foreign nationals allegedly involved in illegal mining operations. Tolerance towards illegal immigrants has deteriorated since the July robbery and rape of a group of women, while they were filming a music video at a Krugersdorp mine dump. Mark Roughton reports.
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The sect has been waging an insurgency in the country and other nations in the Lake Chad area for over a decade.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Japan and the US are vowing to strengthen cooperation with the Solomon Islands, amid China’s growing influence in the Pacific region. The Islands have become the focus of geopolitical competition, after signing a security pact with Beijing in April.
Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.
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Hong Kong is slashing its mandatory hotel quarantine rules for incoming travelers from a week to three days. The move follows months of lobbying from business groups for the COVID-19 restrictions to be eased.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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According to a new poll of economists, the Indian economy may have grown at nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year – signaling a strong post-pandemic recovery.
Analysts say growth in consumer demand has helped.
But skyrocketing inflation rates could still be a major worry for the economy, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: With India's inflation...The United States Senate has passed a sweeping health care, tax and climate package, worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
The bill represents the largest climate investment in US history, with targets to reduce carbon emissions by up to 40% by the end of this decade.
From Washington, Benji Hyer reports.
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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has cautioned African leaders against conducting business with Russia.
She says despite the ongoing hard economic times, Africa should join the West to condemn Russia's action against Ukraine.
Linda Thomas - Greenfield made the remarks while delivering Joe Biden's message on Ukraine to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe.
Hillary Ayesiga reports...