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Fighting resumes in northern Ethiopia after five-month lull
Fighting resumes in northern Ethiopia after five-month lull
by  AFP

Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, with the warring sides blaming each other for shattering a five-month-old truce. The rival claims could not be independently verified as access to northern Ethiopia is restricted, but there were reports of fighting around southern Tigray in areas bordering the Amhara and Afar regions.

Hong Konger 'kidnapped' by SE Asia scam ring pleads for help
Hong Konger 'kidnapped' by SE Asia scam ring pleads for help
by  AFP

Anti-trafficking campaigners in Hong Kong played a harrowing recording on Wednesday of a resident testifying that he has been kidnapped and forced to work for online scam syndicates in Myanmar. Online "boiler room" scams have long had a presence across Southeast Asia but in recent months more details have emerged of people being trafficked and forced to work for them.

Indian tycoon's bid for broadcaster stokes media freedom worries
Indian tycoon's bid for broadcaster stokes media freedom worries
by  AFP

An Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to buy a broadcaster seen as the last major critical voice on television, stoking fears about media freedom in the world's largest democracy. This includes a majority stake in Network18, one of the biggest media conglomerates in the country, which owns several leading broadcasters.

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