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Veteran opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya’s presidential race- official results
FX Empire 13 Aug 2022
By Katharine Houreld. NAIROBI (Reuters) – Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya’s presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place ... East Africa’s wealthiest nation and most vibrant democracy held presidential, parliamentary and local elections on Tuesday ... Advertisement.
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Moscow warns of end to Russia-US relations if assets seized
The Jerusalem Post 13 Aug 2022
Any possible seizure of Russian assets by the United States will completely destroy Moscow's bilateral relations with Washington, TASS quoted the head of the North American Department at the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Saturday ... Consequences ... SPUTNIK/ALEKSEY NIKOLSKYI/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) ... .
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Eleven dead, including two children, in mass shooting in Montenegro
Gulf Daily News 13 Aug 2022
CETINJE, MONTENGRO. Eleven people, including two children and a gunman, were killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro on Friday, and six others were injured, a state prosecutor told Vijesti TV after an initial investigation of the crime scene ... "The family was staying at the house of the shooter as tenants," Brdjanin said ... .
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Xi Jinping faces stumbling blocks, as crucial Communist party meeting looms
The Guardian 13 Aug 2022
But so far, the Year of the Tiger has been full of stumbling blocks ... Then the economy showed signs of a serious slowdown, leading to growing unemployment among the young ... ....
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Taliban disperses Afghan women’s march for ‘work and freedom’
Al Jazeera 13 Aug 2022
Taliban fighters beat female protesters and fired into the air on Saturday to dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, Kabul, days before the first anniversary of the group’s return to power ... “Unfortunately, the Taliban from the intelligence service came and fired in the air,” said Zholia Parsi, one of the organisers of the march ... .
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Risk of new tensions as Ethiopia completes third filling of Nile mega-dam
The Arab Weekly 13 Aug 2022
ADDIS ABABA –. Ethiopia announced Friday it has completed the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile, a new milestone that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan ... “The Nile is a gift of God given to us for Ethiopians to make use of it.” ... Concerns over impact ... Almost complete ... .
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Las tragedias de Anne Heche: su padre abusó sexualmente de ella, sus tres hermanos murieron, ...
El Mundo 13 Aug 2022
Accidente Muere Anne Heche Anne Heche Accidente de coche fatal. Los peores pronósticos se han cumplido. La actriz norteamericana Anne Heche falleció ayer a los 53 años tras pasar una semana en el hospital a raíz del impacto de su coche contra una casa en el barrio angelino de Mar Vista ... Su vida estuvo plagada de tragedias ... Acababa de cumplir 18 años ... .
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Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates
Egypt Independent 13 Aug 2022
That’s the steepest decline since the government began tracking figures in 1961 ... Even as the rest of the world opened up, for months Hong Kong continued to close borders, suspend air routes and impose mandatory quarantines and social distancing measures such as caps on public gatherings and limits on restaurant services ... ....
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Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing
The Associated Press 13 Aug 2022
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery ... Dr ... Rushdie ... U.N ... ___ ... .
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FBI seized top secret documents at Trump's home; Espionage Act cited
Gulf Daily News 13 Aug 2022
FBI agents in this week's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday, while also disclosing it had probable cause to conduct the search based on possible Espionage Act violations ... "They didn't need to 'seize' anything ... .
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Sri Lanka allows entry for controversial Chinese ship amid India suspicions
Straits Times 13 Aug 2022
The Yuan Wang 5 is described as a research and survey vessel by international shipping and analytics sites, but according to Indian media, it is a dual-use ...
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US points new-gen missile defense radar at China, Russia
Asiatimes 12 Aug 2022
Plumb noted that the 2023 US missile defense budget request called for significant increases in missile defense spending, including US$2.8 billion for the New Generation Interceptor and service life extension of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD). A Ground-Based Interceptor is lowered into its missile silo in Alaska ... Image. Lockheed Martin ... ....
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US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits
Manila Bulletin 13 Aug 2022
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States will boost trade with Taiwan in response to China’s “provocative” behaviour, the White House said Friday, as it insisted on the right of air and sea passage through the tense strait ... Sam Yeh / AFP ... China views Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary.
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European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
Jamaica Observer 13 Aug 2022
LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it ... (Photos. AP) ... The drought has caused some European countries to restrict water usage, and shipping is endangered on the Rhine and the Danube rivers ... Authorities say it could become difficult for many large ships to safely navigate the river at the city of Kaub, roughly midway between Koblenz and Mainz ... .
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Rushdie está con respiración artificial y podría perder un ojo
Deutsche Welle 13 Aug 2022
El escritor británico de 75 años se encuentra en condición grave en un hospital de Pensilvania tras ser atacado por un hombre de 24 años, que lo apuñaló en reiteradas ocasiones. Salman Rushdie ... "Las noticias no son buenas", declaró la madrugada de este sábado (13.08.2022) su agente, Andrew Wylie, a The New York Times ... DZC (EFE, AFP). .