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Burundi president launches purge after warning of coup plot
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacked his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level purge Wednesday after warning of a "coup" plot against him. Bunyoni's departure came after Ndayishimiye, who has been in power for just over two years, last week warned of a coup plot against him.
Former Pakistan PM Khan accuses govt of 'unacceptable' censorship
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan accused the government Wednesday of "unacceptable" censorship after authorities apparently blocked national access to YouTube to prevent a rally speech from being broadcast live.
Burundi appoints new PM after president warns of 'coup' plot
Burundi's parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned last week of a possible coup plot against him. Bunyoni's departure came after Ndayishimiye, who has been in power for just over two years, had last week warned of a coup plot against him.
India's Gandhi channels namesake in 'long march'
Emulating Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi was set Wednesday to begin a "long march" seeking to halt the seemingly inexorable slow decline of his once-mighty Congress party. - Reluctant leader - Mahatma Gandhi famously trekked some 380 kilometres (240 miles) in 1930 to protest a salt tariff imposed by British rulers, in a seminal moment in the independence struggle.
Germany can 'survive' winter despite energy turmoil: Scholz
Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced confidence Wednesday that Germany was well prepared to "survive" the winter despite turmoil in the energy markets in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China's war drill threats
A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Wednesday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The delegation of five French lawmakers is being led by Senator Cyril Pellevat, Taiwan's foreign ministry said, adding it was the fourth visit by French politicians in the past 12 months.
Head of Hong Kong journalist union arrested: police source
The head of Hong Kong's journalist union was arrested on Wednesday, a police source said, just weeks before he was set to leave the city and begin an overseas fellowship. Chan was set to leave Hong Kong at the end of September for the six-month Reuters Institute fellowship programme at Oxford University.
A ghost of Angola's past, Luanda's bullring awaits new life
Around the corner from a congested Luanda street, partially covered by a thick row of little shops and food stalls, stands a dilapidated concrete bullring -- the vestige of Angola's colonial past. Numbers for the stands can still be seen on the worn-out walls, half-covered by graffiti.
Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as threats increase
A tower bristling with sensors juts above the canopy in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, measuring carbon dioxide emitted from the world's second-largest tropical rainforest. Sibret said more time is required to draw definitive conclusions from the data gathered by DRC's flux tower, but one thing is certain: The rainforest sequesters more greenhouse gases than it emits.
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