World News: 05 January 2023

Sri Lanka crisis forcing children out of school
Six months ago, Sri Lanka was in the eye of the storm for its worst economic crisis since independence.
While calm has largely returned to the island nation, the full impact of mass unemployment and dramatic price rises is now visible among many families.

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Erdogan tells Putin ceasefire needed in Ukraine peace efforts
The two leaders also discussed Syria, with Erdoğan telling Putin that concrete steps needed to be taken to clear the YPG/PKK militants from the Syrian border region, the readout said.

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Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads
Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China's capital Beijing.
Despite such concerns, Hong Kong announced it will reopen some of its border crossings with mainland China on Sunday and allow tens of thousands of people to cross every day without being quarantined.

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Amazon axes 18,000 jobs worldwide to cut costs as CEO blames 'uncertain economy'
It will be the largest layoff programme in the company's history and it is understood job losses will affect the UK, but details of how many have not been shared.
Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy said the 'uncertain economy' was the main factor behind the decision and that the impacted employees will be told later this month. 

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Iran summons French envoy over 'insulting' cartoons
The condemnation comes as Charlie Hebdo is set to publish several insulting cartoons of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a special issue later this week. The controversial right-wing magazine had in early December announced a competition for producing the cartoons. Iran FM censures Charlie Hebdo over ‘insulting’ act, warns of ‘decisive’ response

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Cyberattack halts Martinique’s search for new flag, hymn
Residents on the island of more than 370,000 inhabitants had been given 19 flag options and four hymns from which to choose. The island does not have its own official flag and instead uses the French flag at government buildings, although independent activists favor a red, green and black flag.
The attack comes less than two months after hackers launched a large-scale cyberattack on government servers in the neighboring French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

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