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British police said they were dealing with "incidents" on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market in the heart of the British capital Saturday, as witnesses reported a vehicle veering off the road and hitting several pedestrians. Several witnesses said some victims also appeared to have stab wounds…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday held talks with some of the world leaders at the G7 summit in Italy, with focus on forging closer cooperation in trade, investment, security, technology-sharing and development. President Kenyatta held separate meetings at the sidelines of the G7 Summit in…
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A new report by the United Nations says that Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab has stepped up attacks in recent months, indicating its "resilience and adaptability" despite internal squabbles and fracturing. According to the World body’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a total of 134 were…
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It his historic address to the G7 Summit in Sicily, Italy, President Uhuru Kenyatta took the occasion to make a compelling case for Africa as world leaders present at the summit listened attentively. The head of state told the summit that the G7 must step up its engagement with Africa to lift…
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Egyptian officials have confirmed that masked gunmen invaded a bus ferrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing 26 of them. According to Minya provincial governor, Essam-el Bedawi the assailants allegedly sprayed the bus headed for Saint…
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When President Donald Trump was seeking election to succeed President Barrack Obama as the United States president, one of the campaign promises was to build a wall along the US, Mexico border, to curb the illegal migration of Mexicans into the United States, a promise that did not go well with…
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World Health Organization (WHO) has elected the first ever African Director General since its inception. Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday emerged victorious in the race to be the next leader of the world’s health agency, becoming the first African to hold the position. Tedros, who…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the Monday night terror attack in Manchester, England that left 22 people dead and over 50 others injured. In a statement to the press, President Kenyatta said he told UK Prime Minister Theresa May that Kenya shares a long history with the UK and stands with…
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19 people were killed and at least 59 others injured following a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena in England on Monday night. British law enforcement officials say the incident occurred outside the arena at around 10:35pm. There was a single reported explosion that…
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United States President Donald Trump has promised the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he will soon be visiting Egypt. “We will absolutely be putting that on the list very soon,” Trump said at the beginning of bilateral talks with Sisi. The two head of state held talks in the Saudi…