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Protester killed in Sudan anti-coup rally
Protester killed in Sudan anti-coup rally
Africa
by  AFP

Sudanese security forces killed a protester on Wednesday when thousands of people rallied in the capital Khartoum against military rule, medics said. The unidentified demonstrator was killed after suffering "a head injury by a tear gas canister... and then was run over" by security forces during protests, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said.

Lithuanians slam 'one-sided' reax to Gorbachev death
Lithuanians slam 'one-sided' reax to Gorbachev death
World
by  AFP

For many in the West, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who has died at the age of 91, is worth applauding for his role in ending the Cold War. In 2019, a Lithuanian court convicted dozens of Soviet-era officials of war crimes but the country's prosecutors have refused to investigate Gorbachev, who was in power at the time.

UK political upheaval and stagflation fears weigh on pound
UK political upheaval and stagflation fears weigh on pound
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Political uncertainty and growing economic woes, including spiralling inflation and the threat of a recession, are weighing heavily on the British pound, against both the US dollar and the also struggling euro. Against the euro, which has been weighed down by the European Central Bank's difficulties in tightening its monetary policy, the pound has fallen by two percent this year.