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Detoh Rie has spent the last five days hiding in a swamp with his children — one among thousands of South Sudanese forced to flee their homes as renewed violence threatens to return the fragile nation to war. © ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN Barely two years into its hard-won independence, South Sudan found itself in the grip of a civil war that left nearly 400,000 people dead When clashes erupted on Friday between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, in the country’s oil-rich Unity state, Rie wasted no time in grabbing his children and running…

(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is preparing a military assistance package of roughly $750 million for Ukraine in its battles against Russian invaders, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday night. © Photographer: SERGEY BOBOK/AFP A serviceman of Ukrainian military forces holds a light anti-tank rocket launcher at a checkpoint, where they hold a position near Kharkiv on March 23, 2022.The weapons and other equipment are expected to be sent under presidential drawdown authority, which allows President Joe Biden to transfer equipment from U.S. stocks without congressional approval in order to speed up delivery during an emergency. The types of weapons…

A happy customer upon buying an M-KOPA smartphone that he will pay for over a one year period. Harriet Nakkungu, a businesswoman based in Namataba town in Mukono district had for over 12 years, desired a smartphone to boost her business but she could hardly afford one due to the high cost of genuine smartphones. Last year, her odds changed following a partnership between MTN and fintech platform M-KOPA. She was able to secure a smartphone that she could pay for slowly, for 12 months. Additionally, she gets free mobile data from MTN during the one-year smartphone financing period. “I…

→ Team Qhubeka Community launches to the public → Exclusive offerings on Team Qhubeka 2022 kit and partner products → 3-tier membership options available featuring unique content & fan engagement JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 13 April, 2022 – Team Qhubeka is extremely excited to announce the launch of the Team Qhubeka Community, a unique fan partnership that will bring our team closer than ever to you. Membership will include exclusive content and fantastic giveaways in addition to incredible offerings on Team Qhubeka kit and official off-bike apparel. The launch of our Community is a significant step and innovation in our journey where we aim to draw members even closer…

“Hello & kia ora & g’day & welcome” a sign waved at Auckland’s international airport said on Wednesday morning as Australian travellers set foot on New Zealand soil for the first time since the short-lived travel bubble between the two countries abruptly ended in mid-2021. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images More than 4,000 people travelling from Australia on Air New Zealand flights are expected to arrive at Auckland and Wellington airports on Wednesday, after the Covid-19 border restrictions lifted at midnight. Vaccinated Australians and permanent residents can enter New Zealand with no other requirements than to self-test…

© Oli SCARFF Manchester United’s US co-chairmen Joel Glazer (R) and Avram Glazer (L) Manchester United fans are planning a protest against the Glazer family, the owners of the English football giants, on Saturday. A supporters’ group called ‘The 1958’ has organised a protest march that will end at United’s Old Trafford ground before the start of the Premier League game with Norwich. The 1958, trying to rally support for the march, tweeted that “the club’s a mess so we need to act and raise awareness again” and said Saturday’s demonstration would be the “start of the constant, relentless, peaceful and…

© Handout Tropical storm Megi has unleashed floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing dozens of people The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches. © STAFF Map of the central Philippines showing Leyte Province where dozens of people were killed in landslides caused by tropical storm Megi, as of Apr 13 Most of the deaths from tropical storm Megi — the strongest to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year — were in the central province…

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex/Shutterstock When Hazel McCallion retired in 2014 as the mayor of the Canadian city of Mississauga, she was 93. But while most people her age typically retreat from the spotlight of public life, “Hurricane Hazel” has shown little interest in slowing down. At 101, she recently accepted an offer to extend her role as a director for the greater Toronto airport authority, a contract that will last three years. Related: Canada: key Conservative says party risks takeover by far-right ‘lunatics’ Omar Alghabra, Canada’s transport minister, congratulated the centenarian, commending her four decades of community service and…

Kim Kardashian has confessed she snubbed Pete Davidson the first time they met. © Bang Showbiz Kim Kardashian snubbed Pete Davidson the first time they met at the 2021 Met Gala The 41-year-old reality star has revealed she rejected the 28-year-old comedian’s advances the first time around when he asked for her number at the Met Gala back in September 2021. This was before they shared a kiss in a skit on ‘Saturday Night Live’. Kim, who made her hosting debut on ‘SNL’ a few weeks after the Gala in October, admitted it wasn’t love at first sight. Speaking on the…

As Russian forces close in on the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a small number of resistance fighters hope to slow them down using a tunnel system below a vast industrial site as their base. © Andrey BORODULIN Experts say the fall of Mariupol, seen as strategically vital for Russian plans to attack eastern Ukraine, is inevitable Experts say the fall of the city, seen as strategically vital for Russian plans to attack eastern Ukraine, is inevitable. But holdouts in their underground bases hope to make conquering the Sea of Azov port as hard as possible for the attackers. The…