Conservative MPs in will begin voting on Wednesday to elect a successor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson .Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1200 EAT on Wednesday 13th July 2022. Eight contenders will be on the ballot paper when Conservative MPs in the UK begin voting on Wednesday to elect a successor to Prime Minister Boris…
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Protestors storm presidential palace in Sri Lanka
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1734 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Sri Lanka’s prime minister said he is willing to resign, hours after thousands of protesters stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo Saturday amid mounting public outrage over a months-long economic crisis. The president was taken to a safe location…
Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life in Lebanon.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1603 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s seemingly terminal dysfunction is now compounded by open-ended strikes at most government offices, as salaries are no longer sufficient for employees to get to work, let alone support themselves or their families. The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Beirut office…
Two bar shootings leave 19 dead in South Africa.
Police said it is too early to say if assaults in Soweto and Pietermaritzburg were connected. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1528 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, has left 19 people dead, police said. In Soweto, 15…
Jambiyas and henna: War does not stop Yemeni preparations for Eid.
A uneasy truce has brought relative quiet to Yemen, but people are still struggling to afford their Eid traditions. Updated at 1025 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022. Sanaa, Yemen – Outside Bab al-Yaman, the historic entrance to the Old City of Sanaa, there are no signs of war. Markets are packed with people from inside…
China locks down again over fresh COVID-19 outbreak.
Updated at 0951 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Wednesday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh COVID-19 clusters sparked fears of wider restrictions. Chinese health authorities have reported more than 300 infections in the historic northern city…
US jobless claims rose last week to highest since January.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2105 EAT on Thursday 7th July 2022. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 2 rose to 235,000, up 4,000 from the previous week, US data shows. More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that…
Israel asks Saudis to let Mecca pilgrims fly in from Tel Aviv.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1859 EAT on Thursday 7th July 2022. Israeli official asks Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv for Muslim pilgrims ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom Isreal’s rgional cooperation minister says that he has asked Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel…
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