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Starbucks staff go on strike in US stores over labor talks
Starbucks staff go on strike in US stores over labor talks

Starbucks workers in the United States went on strike at multiple unionized locations Thursday, a move planned to affect over 100 stores in protest against the coffee giant's approach in negotiating union contracts. Now, Starbucks Workers United represents more than 260 locations -- a fraction of around 10,200 stores that Starbucks manages in North America.

Hammerblow for Senegal as Mane ruled out of World Cup
Hammerblow for Senegal as Mane ruled out of World Cup

Senegal star Sadio Mane has lost his race to be fit for the 2022 World Cup and has been withdrawn from their squad, the country's football federation announced on Thursday. Mane picked up his shin injury playing for Bayern earlier this month but was named in the World Cup squad in the hope he could regain fitness.

Jailed Egypt dissident was 'near death' on hunger strike: family
Jailed Egypt dissident was 'near death' on hunger strike: family

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was "near" to death behind bars, his family told AFP Thursday after the first family visit since he ended a seven-month long hunger strike. While Abdel Fattah has now ended his hunger strike, he "will have no choice but to resume his hunger strike imminently if there continues to be no real movement on his case", Soueif added.

Blizzard to pull popular games from China after license spat
Blizzard to pull popular games from China after license spat

US gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment will suspend most of its services in China from January, the company said Thursday, after it failed to reach a licensing deal with local firm NetEase. But the firm said it had failed to reach an agreement with Chinese publisher NetEase over an extension to their 14-year partnership.

Goma at heart of DRC's bloodshed, natural beauty
Goma at heart of DRC's bloodshed, natural beauty

Sandwiched between Lake Kivu in the south, the Rwandan border in the east, volcanoes and Virunga national park in the north, Goma is central to the Democratic Republic of Congo's natural riches and bloodshed. The area has significant tourism potential, boasting lakes, volcanoes and mountain gorillas, the main attraction of Virunga national park.