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Jittery Kenya waits to hear from presidential loser after disputed vote
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - Jittery Kenyans were waiting Tuesday to hear from president-elect William Ruto's defeated rival Raila Odinga, with many speculating he will mount a legal challenge to the outcome of the country's close election race.
Kenya on edge as election outcome sparks protests
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenyans on Tuesday braced for a potentially turbulent time ahead after the disputed outcome of the country's presidential election triggered violent protests in some areas.
Protests as Ruto declared president-elect in disputed vote outcome
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NAIROBI - William Ruto was Monday declared the victor of Kenya's hard-fought presidential poll, but the outcome sparked a split in the election commission and some violent protests in his defeated rival's strongholds.
Kenya's Ruto declared president-elect amid results chaos
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» NAIROBI - Deputy President William Ruto was Monday declared winner of Kenya's hard-fought presidential poll but the announcement was mired in controversy after several members of the election commission rejected the results.
Drought declared in several parts of England
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» LONDON - The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought across swathes of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented high temperatures in recent weeks.
France gets help from EU neighbours as wildfires rage
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» HOSTENS (FRANCE) - Firefighting teams and equipment from six EU nations started to arrive in France on Thursday to help battle a spate of wildfires, including a fierce blaze in the parched southwest that has forced thousands to evacuate.
New wildfire outbreaks feared in France
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» BORDEAUX: French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, where fresh blazes have already blackened swathes of land this week.
Search progresses for trapped Mexican miners
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» AGUJITA, Mexico: A soldier made a brief incursion on Wednesday into the flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 workers have been trapped for a week.
Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» PARIS - Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition.
Arson suspected as huge French wildfire reignites
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» LANDIRAS (FRANCE) - A wildfire that officials thought was under control in southwest France has reignited amid a record drought and extreme heat, possibly the result of arson, officials said Wednesday.