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Sudan's army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes in power struggle

Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, said witnesses.

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Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023 Reuters

April 17, 1971: Mujibnagar government takes oath amid airstrikes

On April 17, 1971, the first Government of Bangladesh took its oath at the area now known as Mujibnagar in Meherpur, a southwestern district near the Indian border.

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Mujibnagar government members taking their oath Courtesy

4 dead, 28 injured in US teen birthday party shooting

At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.

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A bloody handprint can be seen as fire fighters use a hose to wash down the scene of a shooting Saturday night at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio on April 16, 2023 in Dadeville, Alabama AFP

Could establishment of an Asian monetary fund help China's yuan dethrone US dollar?

When Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revived a decades-old proposal for the establishment of an Asian monetary fund during a recent visit to China, he framed it as a way for participating nations to reduce their reliance on the US dollar – possibly giving a boost to the regional role played by the yuan.

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