Bakhmut (Ukraine) (AFP) – Elena Molchanova is one of only five doctors left in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which lies in ruins following months of Russian attacks. Despite life-threatening circumstances, she holds fast. “I am a little afraid, but it is okay. I need to do my job. No matter what,” she says.
Cusco (Peru) (AFP) – The deadly clashes have spread to the tourist city of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, where one protester was killed and more than 20 people, including six police officers, were wounded. IMAGES
Brasília (AFP) – Security measures outside Planalto Palace, National Congress and Supreme Federal Court, amid rumours of pro-Bolsonaro protests after supporters of ex-president Bolsonaro stormed the seat of power during riots that triggered an international outcry.
Mubende (Uganda) (AFP) – Ugandan health officials and the country’s WHO representative have announced the end of a deadly Ebola outbreak. On September 20, 2022 Uganda declared an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola strain, which killed 55 people and caused the two districts at the centre of it to be locked down for two months. In line with the WHO rules, which say a disease outbreak is over if there are no new cases for 42 days, Ugandan officials report that the last confirmed patient was discharged on November 30.
London (AFP) – Ambulance drivers and paramedics in the UK have staged their second walkout in two months as they call for better pay and conditions. Those on the picket lines today in London say they have suffered “real-terms pay cuts” as inflation soars into double-digits. In the midst of widespread industrial action, which has seen NHS nurses, passport officials, postal workers and rail staff walk out in recent months, the UK government has proposed controversial new legislation that would force unions to provide a “minimum service”.
Brasília (AFP) – The clean-up of Brazil’s Supreme Court building is under way after supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro occupied it for around four hours on Sunday. Police are working in the secured building, surrounded by smashed glass, ransacked offices and vandalised artwork. Gilmar Mendes, a Supreme Court judge, describes the event as a “monstrous brutality”.
Moscow (AFP) – The fierce battle for the Ukrainian city of Soledar is ongoing, says a spokesperson for the Russian Defence Ministry, countering an earlier claim by the private military group Wagner that its fighters had taken control of the eastern city.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Everything that is happening today in the direction of Bakhmut or Soledar is the bloodiest scene in this war,” says Mykhaylo Podolyak, adviser to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in an exclusive interview with AFP.
Paris (AFP) – The stabbing at the Gare du Nord station left six people injured, including a police officer, says French Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Coming up from the basement and returning to the mat, young Ukrainian gymnasts keep training despite the constant threat of Russian missiles. With dreams of becoming an Olympic champion, nine-year-old Eva Evstratenko is one of those whose ambitions are being constrained by the war, with the UN warning that seven million children at risk without sustained access to electricity, heating and water.
Chuzhou (China) (AFP) – Since China reversed its zero-Covid policy last month, a whirlwind of cases has crammed hospitals with elderly patients and sparked a free-for-all over limited supplies of medicine in Anhui province.
Dhaka (AFP) – Thousands of supporters from multiple opposition parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have taken to the streets of the capital Dhaka to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections. IMAGES
