Kenya to convert oil plants to LNG in climate-friendly grid push
Kenya plans to retire or convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to use liquefied natural gas by 2030; as the nation pursues a cleaner energy path to a 10...
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Sudan army sacks 6 envoys as coup condemnation grows
Sudan ruling military has sacked six ambassadors and security forces have tightened their crackdown on pro-democracy protesters; even as international pressure aga...
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Facebook removes Jair Bolsonaro video linking Covid-19 shots to AIDS
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out Monday; after his video warning of a supposed link between Covid-19 vaccines and AIDS tri...
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US announces new Covid-19 international air travel rules
The Biden administration on Monday (local time) announced new Covid-19 international air travel rules starting from November 8. Starting on November...
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Sudan coup generals determined not to lose long-held power, say analysts
By ousting senior civilian figures and disrupting a transition to democracy, Sudan’s generals have ensured they maintain control in the East African c...
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Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South African HIV fears
Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday...
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Obama warns of Republican threat to democracy in US battleground Virginia
Former US president Barack Obama urged voters on Saturday; to back the Democrat in a neck-and-neck state election touted as a test of the party’s pros...
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Pig kidney works in human patient US hails surgeon
In a breakthrough transplant, a US medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig’s kidney to a person, news agency AFP reported. Th...
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World’s tallest woman says it’s okay to stand out
Standing at 7ft 0.7in, Turkey’s Rumeysa Gelgi has been named as the tallest woman living by Guinness World Records. With a height of 2 metres 15 centimetres...
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Bill Gates’ daughter, Jennifer Gates marries Nayel Nassar in private ceremony (Photos)
Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, has married Nayel Nassar. The 25-year-old medical student, who announced her engagement to the professional...
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