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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka warns of record 8% economic contraction
Sri Lanka's economic meltdown will result in a record contraction of at least eight percent this year but the public could soon expect some relief from runaway inflation, the head of the country's central bank said Thursday.
Ethiopian girls break taboos and find joy in skateboarding
Dressed in jeans, sweatpants and abayas, dozens of Ethiopian schoolgirls practise the art of nailing a landing and finding their balance -- and their confidence -- as they zip across a skatepark in Addis Ababa.
Germany to fall short of gas stock targets: regulator
The head of Germany's energy regulator said on Thursday that the country would almost certainly fail to meet its gas reserve targets in the face of a Russian supply squeeze. Germany is heavily dependent on Russian gas and has seen deliveries drop sharply amid tensions over the Ukraine war.
Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21: police
A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 21 people and wounded more than two dozen others, police said Thursday. He said 21 people were killed and 33 wounded.
US, Taiwan agree trade talks in face of 'growing China coercion'
Taiwan and the United States announced plans on Thursday for trade talks in the early autumn as a senior US diplomat warned Beijing will continue to squeeze the self-ruled democracy it claims as its own. The United States and Taiwan share a longstanding trade and investment relationship.
Restrictions lifted on Hong Kong's largest security trial
Reporting restrictions blanketing Hong Kong's largest national security prosecution were lifted on Thursday following an earlier a High Court ruling, shedding new light on pre-trial hearings that have dragged on for more than a year. Repeated requests by the defendants to lift reporting restrictions covering those hearings were denied by their trial judge Peter Law.
Once hated by the left, FBI is now US conservatives' evil demon
Agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation are used to criticism, but never in the agency's history have they faced anything like the attacks from conservatives after last week's raid on former president Donald Trump's Florida home.
Chad 'dialogue' overshadowed by rebels' boycott
More than 1,400 delegates gather in Chad from Saturday for a crucial parlay on the future of the poor and troubled African nation. "Every question of national interest will be put on the table."
Five years on from deadly Sierra Leone mudslide, risks remain
Five years after a devastating mudslide killed more than a thousand people in Sierra Leone's capital, conservationists and survivors worry that poor governance could lead to another disaster. And Sierra Leone's rainy season typically runs from May to October.
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