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The World Health Organization has warned that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied a central public laboratory holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an “extremely, extremely dangerous” situation. “There is a huge biological risk associated with the occupation of the central public health lab… by one of the fighting parties,” Nima Saeed …

You have 10 free articles left today, enjoy reading. Roughly 50 Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion Quebec activists have occupied the offices of Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault in Montreal. The occupation began Friday afternoon to protest against oil sand projects in Alberta. “Mr. Guilbeault sits in the cabinet of ministers: he has a crucial …

Hong Kong anti-government protesters have stormed the city’s legislature after breaking glass doors and prying open gates at the rear. Anti-extradition law demonstrators had been ramming doors and windows around the complex since Monday afternoon, despite warnings from police in riot gear that they may face arrest. Photo: Kris Cheng/HKFP. Officers appeared to retreat deeper into …

Hongkongers marched in their thousands on Sunday to call for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill, despite the government on Saturday stating that it would postpone its plans. As night fell, demonstrators occupied roads around government headquarters and legislature, in a repeat of the tactics seen during the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement. Harcourt Road. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP. …