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Malawi's fuel crisis hangs over upcoming elections
Malawi's fuel crisis hangs over upcoming elections

In early morning gloom, a long line of vehicles winds around the lone fuel station in Dedza district in central Malawi, one of many overnight queues for petrol across the country.

September 01, 2025

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Minorities stand to lose in Trump's Texas vote map redo
Minorities stand to lose in Trump's Texas vote map redo

President Donald Trump's drive to retain control of the US Congress by rewriting the Texas electoral map is playing out in part in a largely Latino, low-income patch of Houston that smells of chemical plants and oil refineries.

September 01, 2025

Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks
Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks

Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel rooms in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena.

September 01, 2025

What does North Korea's Kim want from rare China trip?
What does North Korea's Kim want from rare China trip?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

September 01, 2025

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Missiles, drones, lasers: New weapons expected at Beijing military parade
Missiles, drones, lasers: New weapons expected at Beijing military parade

China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance.

September 01, 2025

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Alibaba soars but Asia markets dip
Alibaba soars but Asia markets dip

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba boosted the Hang Seng on Monday, but other Asian markets mostly fell back after Wall Street retreated from record highs.

September 01, 2025