The Grammy-winning singer told the audience at her next show about it, and videos of her harsh speech were posted on the web.

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First, it was quite a harsh speech in many ways.

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In a televised speech on state media last week, al-Bashir urged citizens to understand the new harsh austerity measures, which lifted fuel subsidies and cut the Cabinet by half to reduce expenses.

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