MOSCOW--Kazakhstan's leader has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the worst unrest in

Kazakhstan s leader has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the worst unrest in the

, authorities said Thursday.... Twelve police officers were killed in the unrest and 353 injured

People walk past a shop with windows broken during clashes in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Jan.... 2 over a near-doubling of prices for a type of vehicle fuel and quickly spread across the country, apparently reflecting wider discontent with the authoritarian government.... In a concession, the government announced a 180-day price cap on vehicle fuel and a moratorium on utility rate increases....

THE HAGUE: When Covid riots rocked the Netherlands for the second time in a year, Ricardo Pronk was there to livestream it all to his followers on social media. The 50-year-old anti-vaccination activist administered a Facebook group with 10, 000 followers, which had shared a call for a demonstration in the port city of Rotterdam on Nov 19 that later turned violent. The group, which was recently removed by Facebook, is part of a network of conspiracy theorists and Covid-deniers on social media re

week experienced its worst street protests since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three

MOSCOW--Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining

affected by civil unrest in South Africa are likely to be between 7 billion rand and 10 billion rand

hemisphere on July 25 and will lead to some" geomagnetic unrest" in the coming days....

" Around 300, 000 tonnes of cane to date has been burnt.... This is roughly 180 million rand of grower revenue," said Funke.... Sugar producer Tongaat Hulets said its mills and refinery were also closed. Citrus growers Association Chief Executive Justin Chadwick said citrus exports had also been halted, with trucks unable to use the main arterial roads to the Durban port, where more than half of the citrus is exported....