Sudan bans all Kenyan imports over RSF links

Sudan bans all Kenyan imports over RSF links

Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to form a parallel government…

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India comes alive with the festival of colours

India comes alive with the festival of colours

Crowds gather to celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colours Millions of Indians are celebrating Holi, the festival of colours. The spring festival symbolises the victory of good over evil and marks the end of winter. People light a bonfire, smear or spray friends and family members with colour and water, and feast on traditional…

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Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Red alerts for flooding and landslides were issued for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna Flooding and landslides have been reported in parts of northern Italy amid red weather alerts affecting cities including Florence and Pisa. Torrential rain prompted the alert for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, with heavy and persistent rainfall expected into the…

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Power bank likely caused plane fire, investigators say

Power bank likely caused plane fire, investigators say

A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries. On Friday, South Korea’s…

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