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ALGERIA: Bouteflika warns of ‘chaos’ ahead of fresh protests

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has warned of a risk of “chaos” amid protests against his re-election plans. In a letter, Mr Bouteflika, 82, p

China targets 10m people, 300 counties out of poverty in 2019

China has set a target to lift 10 million people and 300 counties out of poverty line in 2019. The Asian country launched campaign to eradicate povert

KENYA: Airport strike strands passengers

Thousands of passengers were stranded in Kenya’s four main airports yesterday after a strike by workers caused major flight disruptions. Workers say t

VENEZUELA: German ambassador expelled for ‘meddling’

The Venezuelan government has announced it will expel German ambassador Daniel Kriener. A government statement declared Ambassador Kriener “persona no

NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang ‘rebuilding rocket launch site’

New satellite images of North Korea suggest it is restoring a rocket launch site it had pledged to dismantle, say analysts. The images were taken two