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Fraught start to school year in DR Congo's conflict-torn east
Fraught start to school year in DR Congo's conflict-torn east

Brandishing sticks, parents and children blocked the path of other parents with children trying to get to classrooms for the start of the school year. Now that September had come, those people were under pressure to vacate the classrooms so that local children could go back to school.

More European energy firms get state aid as prices soar
More European energy firms get state aid as prices soar

Finland and Switzerland offered financial backing to utility companies on Tuesday, the latest energy firms in Europe to receive state support as gas prices have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine. Gas prices have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine.