Zimbabwean health workers have gone on strike to protest low salaries and poor working conditions. It’s the second walk-out by nurses and other health professionals since the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa has more from Harare. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
At least one person has died in India as violent protests over a new military recruitment program spread across multiple states. Currently, young recruits are automatically offered a permanent role. But under the new policy, they will be let go from the military after four years without pension or benefits. Al Jazeera’s Pavni Mittal reports from New Delhi, India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #India #Protests
Sri Lanka’s government is telling people not to line up at petrol stations because they have run dry. The government is struggling to pay for new supplies and other essential goods, and the prime minister is warning the most difficult months are to come. Credit lines, emergency loans and aid have helped the government limp along, but observers say political instability is stalling efforts to recover from the economic crisis. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SriLanka
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after protests over the island nation’s worsening economic crisis turned deadly. In a statement on Monday, his office said he was quitting in order to help form an interim, unity government, following weeks of often violent protests across the country over spiraling prices and shortages of fuel and other vital imports. Earlier, a government official said Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to a long civil war, has sent his letter of resignation to the president. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the prime minister’s younger brother. Al […]
More than 1,400 people are reported to have been arrested during anti-war protests in Russia. Thousands converged on the streets of at least 50 cities, after learning of their president’s order to invade Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s @Bernard Smith reports from Moscow, Russia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UkraineAttack #Russia #AntiWarProtests
”It’s not just about being anti-vaccine.” French police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Paris protesting against COVID-19 restrictions and the state of the economy, inspired by a similar movement in Canada. @Al Jazeera English #AlJazeeraNewsfeed #AlJazeeraEnglish
Thousands of people have heeded calls by Mali’s military rulers for a nationwide protest against sanctions by the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The sanctions were imposed after the country’s military coup leader delayed elections – due next month – until 2025. The military government asked the public to demonstrate, calling the measures extreme. Al Jazeera’s @Nicolas Haque reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mali #ECOWAS #Protests
Russian-led forces sent to Kazakhstan to help curb unrest are starting to pull out as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated a new prime minister. Kazakh authorities say the situation has been brought under control after days of violence in several cities. At least 10,000 people were rounded up during anti-government protests, and at least 160 were killed. Al Jazeera’s @Robin Forestier-Walker reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Kazakhstan #Russia
In Lebanon, public transport workers have been on strike as the country struggles with an economic crisis. Drivers have been blocking roads across the capital, Beirut. They are angry over increasing fuel prices and a sharp devaluation of the currency. The crisis has been caused by growing national debt and political deadlock. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Lebanon
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has started a two-day visit to Myanmar. He is the first leader to visit the country since the coup last year and the military has rolled out the red carpet. Few others have welcomed the trip, worrying it will bring legitimacy to Myanmar’s military rulers. Al Jazeera’s @Tony Cheng reports from neighbouring Thailand. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Cambodia
