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(Italy) As coalition breaks down, Italian PM battles to keep gov’t afloat (Al Jazeera)

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is battling to keep afloat after a coalition partner party withdrew from the government, a move that has caused...

(Venezuela) Venezuela mulls letting private firms operate state oilfields (Al Jazeera)

Venezuelan officials have met in recent months with small domestic oilfield contractors to propose letting them operate fields owned by state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela...

(Nagorno-Karabakh/Armenia/Azerbaijan) Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan ‘violated laws of war’ (Al Jazeera)

Azerbaijan and Armenia violated international humanitarian law in recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Amnesty International has said, as the rights group accused both sides of...

(Rohingya/Bangladesh) Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands without shelter (Al Jazeera)

A fire has swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people, according to the United Nations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/14/fire-leaves-at-least-3500-rohingya-without-shelter-in-bangladesh

(Whatsapp/India) WhatsApp battles privacy concerns in India – its biggest market (Al Jazeera)

WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with the parent company, Facebook, and...

(Uganda) Vote count under way after hotly contested election (Al Jazeera)

Ugandans have voted under heavy security and an internet blackout in an election pitting veteran leader Yoweri Museveni against a former popstar Bobi Wine...

(Algeria) Five civilians killed in Algeria roadside bomb blast (Al Jazeera)

Five civilians were killed and three wounded in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Algeria, the defence ministry said, the deadliest attack targeting civilians...

(Oman) Budget deficit fix? Oman readies third bond sale in three months (Archana Narayanan and Netty Ismail, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Oman is back in the debt market for the third time in less than three months, taking advantage of investors’ appetite for yield to...

(USA/Gulf) What’s behind the significant build-up of US firepower in the Gulf (Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera)

The last few weeks have seen a sharp build-up of American combat power in the Gulf. Already home to the formidable 5th Fleet – based...

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