Explosions shake 2 cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state

[ad_1] Two explosions hit cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state, neighboring the northern state of Tigray, where federal troops are fighting local forces, and the human rights commission has warned against rights violations in the conflict. Hundreds of people have died in clashes since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent the national …

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Celebrating Diwali in the shadow of a winter confinement

[ad_1] Jas Daine, 49, of Sutton Coldfield, would normally spend Diwali visiting her mother and siblings, enjoying a meal together and a fireworks display. They would also visit the local Sikh temple to light a candle and pray, grateful for Guru Hargobind’s release from his Indian prison in 1619, the …

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