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Journalists have suffered attacks at the hands of police during the anti-government protests

Journalists In Kenya Protest Attacks On Media Freedoms

Dozens of journalists joined marches in Kenya on Wednesday in protest at what they see as heavy-handed government tactics to stifle media freedoms, including police attacks on journalists during the demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past five weeks.
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A man inspects torched buses at a depot in Dhaka

Bangladesh Garment Factories Reopen After Unrest

Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Thursday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
Macron spoke days ahead of the Paris Olympic Games

Macron Says Won't Name New French PM Until After Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed a left-wing alliance's push to name a new prime minister after snap elections, saying parties in a fractured parliament must come together to build a broad coalition after the Paris Olympic Games.
Anti-government protests have rocked Kenya for more than a month

Scattered Anti-government Protests In Kenya

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Kenyan towns on Tuesday in defiance of a police ban, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have rocked the East African nation.
The BBC is cutting 500 jobs over the next two years

BBC To Axe 500 More Jobs In Bid To Be 'More Agile'

The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save GBP200 million ($258 million) and become a "leaner, more agile organisation," the British public service broadcaster announced Tuesday.
Job seekers attend walk-in-interviews at job in Bengaluru. India has struggled to create enough well-paying jobs for the world's most populous country

India On $24 Bn Jobs Drive In Modi's First Post-election Budget

The funding will be used over five years for a package of five schemes and initiatives to "facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities" for more than 40 million young people, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her annual budget speech.
Over the past few years, little information about Trump's health has come out

Trump's Age, Fitness Arguments Backfire With Biden Exit

Donald Trump constantly attacked his Democratic opponent Joe Biden over his age and fitness, but the 78-year-old Republican could find those same arguments coming back to haunt him after the president ended his reelection bid.
Pedro Sanchez has said the allegations against his wife are baseless

Spanish PM To Testify In Graft Probe Case Against Wife

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will testify on July 30 in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begona Gomez's business ties, a Madrid court said Monday, an issue that caused him to consider resigning three months ago.

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