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Armed forces stand ready, says junta representative, as west African country defies threat of military intervention by regional bloc
Reuters
Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from a regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president.… Read the rest
President says ‘unlimited’ airconditioned buses will be provided and food will be improved, after hundreds fall ill in heat amid soaring temperatures
Raphael Rashid in Buan, South Korea
South Korea has pumped millions into improving conditions at a global Scouts gathering it is hosting amid a suffocating heatwave, with president Yoon Suk Yeol ordering “unlimited” air-conditioned buses and cold-water trucks and hundreds more sanitary and medical staff being brought in.… Read the rest
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food crisis in Sudan, as the country grapples with conflict and economic decline.
FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year.
Decision comes after junta accused France of plotting to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Lisa O’Carroll Brussels and Peter Beaumont
France has said it will immediately begin evacuating its citizens and other Europeans from Niger, days after a junta toppled the president, Mohamed Bazoum, and seized power in the west African country.… Read the rest
KOHIMA, Aug 1 (NEPS): The Nagaland Government directed the In-service government doctors, who are availing Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) and involved in Private Practice in private hospitals and clinics, to either stop private practice or to forgo their NPA within one month from the date of issue of the Office Memorandum (OM), which was declared during a press conference held at the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima, on August 1, 2023.… Read the rest