Tens of thousands flee Ethiopia fighting into neighbouring Kenya
Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Kenya, fleeing fighting between regional forces in Ethiopia’s Moyale town. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb says many who arrive face hunger and limited medical care, as humanitarian aid cuts threaten relief efforts.
Some 106,000 people marched through French cities for a fifth consecutive weekend of protests, marking the lowest turnout in recent weeks.
These were the biggest protests against rising housing costs in Portugal since the social movement began weeks ago.
Thousands of people across Portugal are angry about rising rental prices, demanding action to end the housing crisis.
NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 14 – Eleven injured people have been evacuated to hospital following the wall collapse in Riverside, Nairobi County. Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly Robert Alai said, the wall collapsed on workers at the excavation site, with several people feared trapped beneath the debris.
Hundreds of thousands expected to rally against plan to scrap licence fees and fund broadcasters from state budget Hundreds of thousands of Czechs are expected to rally in Prague on Sunday to protest against what they say is a government attempt to stifle media freedom. The gathering to save the mandatory licence fees that fund Czechia’s public broadcasters could be one of the biggest in the nation’s history, organisers say.
India pulled 500m people out of poverty. World Bank says India pulled a record number of citizens out of poverty, but millions of them still live on the edge.