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Britain cleans up, looks to future after queen's funeral
Britain cleans up, looks to future after queen's funeral
by  AFP

Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was under way on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Around 250,000 people queued round the clock to view the queen's coffin as it lay in state in the days leading up to the funeral, the UK government said, while more than 26 million watched the event on television.

In the Ukrainian army, Soviet-era artillery bows out
In the Ukrainian army, Soviet-era artillery bows out
by  AFP

Lurking in a gulley in a Ukrainian forest grove, the ageing Soviet-era Akatsiya 2S3 howitzer may be advanced in years but is not being retired just yet. - 'End of an era' - Whatever its defects, the Ukrainian army will be forced to abandon the Akatsiya 2S3 for lack of ammunition, according to Grasser.

UN tackles food prices as Ukraine crisis spells disaster
UN tackles food prices as Ukraine crisis spells disaster
by  AFP

World powers met Tuesday at the United Nations on how to address rising food insecurity, with dire warnings of a devastating harvest next year due to the war in Ukraine. "There's one or two harvests per year, and already we're seeing that it's going to be devastating for next year," he told AFP, warning that the impact could be "much worse" than Covid.

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