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Zimbabwe calm
by our African Affairs correspondent
ZIMBABWE remains calm after the forced retirement of Robert Mugabe, the liberation leader who had ruled the country for 37 years until his overthrow by army chiefs in support of his former deputy two weeks ago. Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as the new president of Zimbabwe after a tumultuous month that started with his summary dismissal as deputy president on charges of disloyalty led by supporters of Mugabe’s much younger wife and her “Generation 40” faction within the ruling ZANU-PF party.
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Zimbabwe calm
19 million in Britain living below poverty the line
PRIME Minister Theresa May earlier this year claimed she was reaching out to families that were “just about managing” to get by. But there are millions more families now who are not managing at all, thanks to her policies.
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19 million in Britain living below poverty the line