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iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say
iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say
by  AFP

The lockdown of Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, the world's biggest producer of iPhones, has highlighted some of the risks of relying on zero-Covid China's manufacturing sector, analysts told AFP. Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to lock down the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.

Ethiopia fractured and fragile after two years of war
Ethiopia fractured and fragile after two years of war
by  AFP

Two years after war broke out in northern Ethiopia between federal forces and Tigrayan rebels, the country remains in deep crisis, with its once-vibrant economy in ruins and a humanitarian disaster roiling Tigray. With federal forces focused on northern Ethiopia, the risk of violence elsewhere flaring into prolonged instability poses yet another threat to the country of 120 million people.

Homesick Ukrainians test luck along Kherson front
Homesick Ukrainians test luck along Kherson front
by  AFP

Yulia Pogrebna has given up telling homesick villagers that now was not the time to go back to Ukraine's southern front. - 'Back to work' - Ukraine's counteroffensive across the north and push ever deeper into the south has encouraged growing numbers to resettle lands precariously close to the front.

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