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Emergency-hit Sudan gets new PM

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir swore in a new premier yesterday as riot police confronted hundreds of demonstrators calling on the veteran leader to resign after he imposed a state of emergency across the country. Bashir declared a year-long emergency on Friday after a deadly crackdown failed to suppress weeks of protests against his three-decade rule.

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Emergency-hit Sudan gets new PM

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir swore in a new premier yesterday as riot police confronted hundreds of demonstrators calling on the veteran leader to resign after he imposed a state of emergency across the country. Bashir declared a year-long emergency on Friday after a deadly crackdown failed to suppress weeks of protests against his three-decade rule.

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