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• 13 Sep

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• AFRICA: Sudan’s ruling council and rebel leaders have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks that are expected to begin in October and last about two months, officials from both sides said.
• AMERICAS: Cuba’s president warned that the country faces a looming energy crisis due to lack of diesel fuel, but he hopes to avoid blackouts in coming days.

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• 04 Sep

Chirp Chirp – 04 September 2019

An Australian Think Tanks reports that the government in Beijing may have targeted Facebook and Twitter with disinformation campaigns designed to have the companies block pro-democracy accounts. As Spock would say: “Fascinating”.

Venezuela’s illegitimate leader Maduro, places the military on alert, while ignoring illegal armed groups that operate from and in Venezuela.…

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• 21 Aug

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• AFRICA: Zimbabwean police blocked for the third time in five days, another street protest as the main opposition party said hopes were vanishing that the government might become more tolerant of dissent than the regime it had replaced.
• AMERICAS: Brazilian states that contain parts of the Amazon rainforest are negotiating directly with European nations that fund projects to curb deforestation, after changes proposed by President Jair Bolsonaro led Norway and Germany to suspend donations.