🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's Ban on Second-Hand Clothing Imports Threatens Poorest Households

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF government has introduced a ban on the importation of second-hand goods, including clothing, as part of a push to boost the country's struggling textile manufacturing sector. Analysts warn the policy will have devastating consequences for the informal economy, which millions of low-income Zimbabweans depend on for affordable clothing.

The ban disproportionately affects the country's poorest citizens, who rely heavily on second-hand markets as a primary source of affordable goods.

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Russians struck a high-rise building in Kharkiv. Earlier, the occupiers also hit an area near a public transport stop with a drone, injuring a driver.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 CENTCOM: Iranian military capabilities continue to decline as U.S. forces relentlessly strike military targets inside Iran.

درود ۱۷ فروردین دوشنبه، الان ساعت ۱۶:۰۳ عصر آبادان بالای ۵۰ صدای انفجار اومده توی همین نیم ساعت. ولی در کل از صبح صدای انفجار داره شنیده میشه پشت سر هم. نمیدونم کجا رو میزنن فقط یکیش می‌دونم پایگاه میثاق سمت دانشگاه آزاد بود

Премьер Таиланда призвал сограждан экономить энергоресурсы

Перечисляя возможные меры для минимизации расходов энергии, Анутхин Чанвиракун призвал граждан работать из дома и меньше использовать личный автотранспорт.

"Хотя Таиланд располагает большим объемом нефтяных резервов в сравнении с другими странами, мы остаемся уязвимыми, будучи страной, которая импортируют значительный объем нефти, - сказал он.

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Экс-губернатор Курской области Алексей Смирнов получил 14 лет колонии по делу о взятках

По решению суда он отправится отбывать наказание в колонию строгого режима и заплатит штраф в размере 400 млн рублей.

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✈️💥 The second suicide drone attack by Yemen's armed forces on the Shehoret Industrial Zone north of Eilat port

📉Russia's recruitment of contract soldiers for the war has plummeted.

In 2026, the Russian Ministry of Defense planned to recruit 409,000 contract soldiers. Depending on the period, the monthly target is 33,500-34,600 new soldiers.

However, instead of the expected 1,100-1,150 contracts per day, the average daily number of contract signings for the first three months of 2026 was just over 940. It's important to remember that the number of contract signings does not equal the number of new arrivals.

Roughly speaking, if the trend continues, Russia could lose 16%, or more than 65,000 personnel. For comparison, in March alone, Russia lost 31,960 service members killed, injured, wounded, and captured.