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Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'
Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'
World
by  AFP

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled a brutal military crackdown five years ago. Sunday's demonstrations come after the foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Myanmar last week held a meeting -- their first in nearly three years -- by video conference.

UN warns African refugees face food cuts due to inadequate funds
UN warns African refugees face food cuts due to inadequate funds
Africa
by  AFP

The UN's World Food Programme warned on Sunday that refugees in East and West Africa faced smaller food rations due to a surge in demand and insufficient funding. Three-quarters of refugees in East Africa supported by the United Nations' programme have seen their rations reduced by up to 50 percent, WFP said, with those in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda the worst affected.

Italy's Eni joins giant Qatar gas project after Russian cuts
Italy's Eni joins giant Qatar gas project after Russian cuts
World
by  AFP

Italian company Eni on Sunday joined Qatar Energy's project to expand production from the world's biggest natural gas field, days after Russia slashed supplies to Italy. Eni will own a stake of just over three percent in the $28 billion North Field East project, Qatar Energy's CEO said at a signing ceremony in Doha.

Spanish PM faces regional election test in Andalusia
Spanish PM faces regional election test in Andalusia
World
by  AFP

Andalusia votes Sunday in an early regional election that the incumbent conservative Popular Party is expected to win comfortably, dealing a blow to Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of a national vote expected at the end of 2023.

Rock-around-Bangkok: Thai air guitar contestants give their all
Rock-around-Bangkok: Thai air guitar contestants give their all
World
by  AFP

What happens when Donald Trump, a Bangkok moto-taxi driver, and a Squid Games contestant take the stage in a Bangkok bar late on a Saturday night? Rob "Donald Trump" Palmer, who when not performing air guitar solos has lived and worked in Thailand for the past eight years, said the evening was "fantastic".