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**Airstrikes hit ] in ] near the ], killing at least 23 people, according to the ]. At least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of ]. Friday is the last day of a 72-hour ]-sponsored ceasefire. **Airstrikes hit ] in ] near the ], killing at least 23 people, according to the ]. At least 25 died when rebels shelled government-held areas of ]. Friday is the last day of a 72-hour ]-sponsored ceasefire.
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**Five soldiers between the two rival ] factions are killed ] in the capital ], with reports of heavy gunfire continuing, despite ] ] and rebel leader ] having reached a peace deal back in April. **Five soldiers between the two rival ] factions are killed ] in the capital ], with reports of heavy gunfire continuing, despite ] ] and rebel leader ] having reached a peace deal back in April.


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**Protests in ] and elsewhere in the country continue despite police intimidation and pleas by ] ] for them to stop. **Protests in ] and elsewhere in the country continue despite police intimidation and pleas by ] ] for them to stop.
**President Mugabe, in a live national television broadcast from a stadium in ], blames ] ] for his country's inability to pay government workers on time. **President Mugabe, in a live national television broadcast from a stadium in ], blames ] ] for his country's inability to pay government workers on time.
**''#ThisFlag'' protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire says the movement, which uses ], ], and ], will hold a two-day strike next week if demands, that include sacking corrupt ministers, payment of delayed salaries, lifting of roadblocks that residents say are used by police to extract bribes, etc., are not met. A drought has aggravated the country's situation as have banks that have a daily withdrawal ceiling as low as $50. **''#ThisFlag'' protest leader Pastor Evan Mawarire says the movement, which uses ], ], and ], will hold a two-day strike next week if demands, that include sacking corrupt ministers, payment of delayed salaries, lifting of roadblocks that residents say are used by police to extract bribes, etc., are not met. A drought has aggravated the country's situation as have banks that have a daily withdrawal ceiling as low as $50.
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