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Haiti pushes back school year start as economic crisis bites

Haitian authorities are postponing the start of the school year by one month, as the Caribbean nation grapples with an economic crisis that has caused a fuel shortage and soaring prices.. The text did not give a reason for the postponement, and the ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment by AFP.   The impoverished island nation has been struggling to deal with insecurity, inflation and fuel shortages, all of which have made travel difficult and cast doubts over the start of school for weeks now. 

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 1 mins read

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Serbia, Kosovo reach free movement agreement: EU

Serbia and Kosovo have agreed on an arrangement for free movement between their countries, the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced Saturday.. "I am very happy that we have found a European solution that facilitates travel between Kosovo and Serbia," said Borrell, thanking both leaders. 

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 1 mins read

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Libya clashes kill 12, spark fears of new war

Clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 12 people and damaged six hospitals in Libya's capital Saturday, sparking fears that a political crisis could spiral into a major new conflict.. Last month, clashes between rival groups in Tripoli left 16 people dead, including a child.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 2 mins read

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Angola pays homage to ex-leader dos Santos amid vote dispute

Angolans started paying their final respect to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday as the veteran strongman's historically dominant party emerged from its worst electoral result.. The funeral comes as dos Santos's MPLA party notched up its worst electoral performance in this week's polls.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 3 mins read

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Tunisia recalls Morocco envoy in W. Sahara row

Tunisia said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Morocco for consultations, a day after the kingdom did the same in response to Tunisia's president hosting the Polisario movement's head.. Tunisian President Kais Saied had on Friday hosted Polisario chief Brahim Ghali who arrived to attend the Japanese-African investment conference TICAD. In response to what it called a "hostile" and "unnecessarily provocative" act, Morocco immediately withdrew its Tunis ambassador for consultations and cancelled its own participation in the high-profile conference.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 2 mins read

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Pakistan orders thousands to evacuate near flood-swollen rivers

Thousands of people living near flood-swollen rivers in Pakistan's north were ordered to evacuate Saturday as the death toll from devastating monsoon rains neared 1,000 with no end in sight.. On Saturday, authorities ordered thousands of residents in threatened areas to evacuate their homes as rivers had still not reached maximum capacity.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 2 mins read

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Armed clashes break out in Libyan capital

Rival Libyan groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital overnight Friday-Saturday, an AFP correspondent said, raising fears of all-out conflict in a country facing a grave political crisis.. According to local media, two influential armed groups faced off against one another in Tripoli, where divisions have deepened among militias on opposing sides of the political divide.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 1 mins read

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Dutch bus out asylum-seekers at crisis-hit centre

Hundreds of asylum-seekers have been evacuated from a crisis-hit migrant centre to shelters across the Netherlands after having slept there in the open for days, officials said on Saturday.. The group of all-male asylum-seekers hoped to be processed and given shelter while their applications were under consideration.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 1 mins read

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Tunis hosts Japan-Africa investment conference

Japan opens an African investment conference in Tunisia on Saturday, seeking to counter the influence of rival China which has steadily grown its economic imprint on the continent.. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) also comes as Beijing cements its influence on the continent with its "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 2 mins read

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Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing the pontiff's successor.. Sixteen of the 20 cardinals created Saturday would be eligible for that conclave based on their ages.

Sat, Aug 27, 2022 2 mins read