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Last updated: 12 hours ago Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied and the series of extraordinary measures he has taken since last July, which have been described as a “coup” by his critics. The protesters gathered on Bourguiba Avenue in the centre of the capital, the epicentre of widespread protests that toppled former leader… Read More

Authorities in Zimbabwe have ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect on Saturday. According to the governrment, the decision was taken to stop speculation against the Zimbabwean dollar and was part of a raft of measures to stop its rapid devaluation on the black market. Zimbabwe reintroduced a local currency in 2019 after abandoning it in 2009 when it… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago After three years of absence, ‘Japan Touch Haru and Geek Touch’ are back in Lyon, for a double event which promises to gather the curious and the fans of pop and geek culture. On 33 000 m², 300 designers and shops came from all over Europe. The pop culture & manga festival, named “Japan Touch… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago Irish rock star Bono praised Ukraine’s fight for “freedom” during a performance at a central Kyiv metro station on Sunday, where the U2 frontman also delivered his own prayer “for peace.” The mini-concert took place as air raid sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital and fighting raged in the east of the country. Bono performed… Read More

Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the centre of the capital on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied. The demonstrators unfurled banners with words of support and chanted slogans calling for an end to what they described as “corrupt politicians”. Opponents denounce the measures as an authoritarian drift. Lotfi Hamdi is a French-Tunisian university professor who supports the president.  “Until… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago About 1,000 people gathered to demonstrate against arms shipments to Ukraine and in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A pro-Ukrainian demonstration attracted many more participants. However, the estimated 10,000 registered protesters were not reached. A large police contingent was deployed to prevent clashes between the two groups. When about 50 pro-Ukrainian demonstrators positioned themselves… Read More

Prices for goods and services have increased again in Mauritius. The increase takes place despite the riots against the high cost of living that shook Mauritius last month. From Saturday public transport has become more expensive. Bus and tram fares have gone between 25 and 40%. The government has already invested one billion rupees to control food prices. The government… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago To appease the storm god and end a drought, men and women dressed as tigers mercilessly submit to each other in an ancient ritual in southern Mexico. In the past, this 300-year-old indigenous ceremony, meant to bring rain and bountiful harvests, was reserved for men. But today, women also want to help keep the three-century-old… Read More

Nigerian left-back Zaidu Sanusi clinched victory for Portuguese side Porto with a 1-0 victory away at their arch-rivals Benfica on Saturday. Zaidu struck on a counter-attack minutes into stoppage time to put Porto nine points ahead with one round of games to play. The result marked Porto’s 30th Portuguese league title.  Last year’s champions Sporting Lisbon will finish second wih… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago A small provincial museum dedicated to the life and work of Ukrainian philosopher and theologian Hryhoriy (Gregory) Skovoroda was destroyed by a Russian missile strike in the Kharkiv region late Friday. A gypsum statue of him survived the bombing and fire in one piece, barely tarnished. Born in 1722 in what is now eastern Ukraine,… Read More