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Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health
Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health
by  AFP

Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable to walk; now she suspects the piles of poisonous waste left by gold miners.

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote
Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote
by  AFP

Sri Lanka's acting president renewed the country's state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state -- a poll in which he is a leading candidate. A state of emergency allows troops to arrest and detain suspects, and the president to make regulations overriding existing laws to deal with any unrest.

Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
by  AFP

His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food. In its latest assessment, it said more than five out of every six families were either skipping meals, eating less or buying worse food.

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