Africa

Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters during 2-day anti-coup campaign

Issued on: 07/11/2021 - 16:47 Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at multiple anti-coup rallies, with protesters in several cities joining a call for two-days of civil disobedience against last month's military takeover. Hundreds of anti-coup protesters rallied in the capital Khartoum, as well as in its twin…

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Asia

Chennai comes to a standstill as heavy rains flood city

MUMBAI: India's manufacturing capital Chennai came to a standstill on Sunday (Nov 7) with many areas flooded after the southern Indian coast was battered by heavy rainfall overnight, prompting authorities to issue warnings and evacuate people from low-lying areas. Local media showed footage of cars submerged under water, uprooted trees…

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Asia

China has ‘long way to go’ to meet ecological goals: State Council

China aims to bring the proportion of good water quality in its coastal regions up to 79 per cent, to basically eliminate heavy polluted weather, to effectively control soil pollution risks and to significantly enhance the capability of treating solid waste and new pollutants, the council said. The government also…

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Movies

Billy Wilder earlier than he preferred it sizzling

A new collection from Princeton University Press of his youthful writings may have been mistitled Billy Wilder on Assignment, since a good number of the articles included, some from his teens, appear to be pieces written on spec and accepted by one p..

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