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Kenya on edge after Ruto wins narrow election victory

Kenya on edge after Ruto wins narrow election victory

Kenyans were on Tuesday braced for a potential period of uncertainty after William Ruto was proclaimed winner of the hard-fought presidential election but his opponents cried foul.

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Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1bn 'Lord of the Rings' prequel

Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1bn 'Lord of the Rings' prequel

It has been dubbed the most expensive show ever made, but producers of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" described its $1 billion price tag as a "bargain" at a lavish world premiere in Los Angeles Monday.

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Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest critic inside party

Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest critic inside party

Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement.

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Iran says it has replied to 'final' EU nuclear text

Iran says it has replied to 'final' EU nuclear text

Iran said Tuesday it has given its response to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers presented by EU mediators at talks in Vienna.

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US commander says China missile fire over Taiwan must be contested

US commander says China missile fire over Taiwan must be contested

China's recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that has to be contested, a top US military commander said Tuesday.

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Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns

Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns

A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.

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The curators saving Ukraine's heritage at all costs

The curators saving Ukraine's heritage at all costs

When she understood Russian troops were advancing in the region of Zaporizhzhia, Natalya Chergik helped to fill a truck with a ton of paintings, antique firearms and 17th-century ceramics.

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China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring

China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring

Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.

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Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Kevin Kendall pulls up at the only green hydrogen refuelling station in Birmingham, Britain's second-biggest city, and swiftly fills his sedan with clean gas.

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Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: study

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: study

Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.

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