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Managing Ethiopia’s political disaster

Nemera Mamo is a co-author of this article. He is a teaching fellow at SOAS, University of London. Ethiopia has been experiencing recurrent mass protests, riots and ethnic conflicts over the past two years that have claimed the lives of thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands. These events have led observers and members of the…

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Student dies in nightclub « crush » after ‘metal barrier falls over in mountainous queue’

A 20-year-old female student died after suffering a serious head injury during a « crush » while queuing outside a nightclub. Witnesses say a metal barrier fell on top of the Durham University student in scenes of « complete chaos » outside the Missoula club in the city just before midnight. An onlooker claimed she and others were knocked…

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East Ghouta reels below intense Russian, Syrian bombing

Residents and medical sources in Eastern Ghouta have warned that the Damascus suburb is running short of food, water, and medical supplies, amid intense Russian and Syrian bombardment of the rebel-held area. The area’s designation as a de-escalation zone by Turkey, and allies of the Syrian government, such as Russia and Iran, has not prevented…

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Poroshenko sacks Lozhkin after data of $500m deal

Ukraine’s president has dismissed his chief economic adviser, Boris Lozhkin, hours after Al Jazeera contacted both men over a story that indicates they received tens of millions of dollars raised fraudulently. The money was part of a $500m payment from another oligarch, Sergei Kurchenko, who played a central role in the government of former President…

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India: The strive in opposition to to discontinue ‘virginity take a look at’ for newlyweds

Pune, an industrial city in the west of India, home to many IT giants and also the first Trump-branded apartments in the country, is a cosmopolitan hub. But within this urbane city lies a deeply conservative hinterland. On January 21, three young men, Prashant Indrekar, Saurabh Machhle and Prashant Tamchikar, who were part of an anti-patriarchy…

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No like in Pakistan for Valentine’s Day announces

Pakistan’s media regulator has banned television channels and radio stations from broadcasting programming related to Valentine’s Day, according to a statement, in compliance with a court order. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) announced the ban on Wednesday, in compliance with an order from the Islamabad High Court issued last year. Valentine’s Day, named…

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John Perry Barlow, Cyber net Pioneer, 1947-2018

John Perry Barlow, Internet Pioneer, 1947-2018 | Electronic Frontier Foundation Skip to main content Email updates on news, actions,and events in your area. With a broken heart I have to announce that EFF’s founder, visionary, and our ongoing inspiration, John Perry Barlow, passed away quietly in his sleep this morning. We will miss Barlow and…

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Air assaults on Japanese Ghouta and Idlib abolish practically 200

The death toll in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta suburb and Idlib province has climbed to at least 180, as Syrian government and Russian forces continued their air attacks on the rebel-held areas for a fourth day.  At least 34 civilians, including 12 children and a woman, were killed in Eastern Ghouta, a rebel enclave on the outskirts…

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Khaleda Zia jailed for five years in corruption case

A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to five years in jail in a corruption case. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Court-5 on Thursday sentenced the two-time former prime minister to rigorous imprisonment, according to the Daily Star newspaper. Zia, the chairperson of the country’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…