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London mayor unveils new support over road pollution charge
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» LONDON - London's mayor announced Thursday increased financial support for owners of more polluting vehicles impacted by his contentious extension of a daily charge when driving them in the British capital.
Death toll from Kenya road disaster reaches 49
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» NAIROBI: The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya has risen to 49, a government minister said Saturday, as rescuers worked to clear the wreckage where more victims are feared trapped.
Death toll from Kenya road crash reaches 49
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» NAIROBI: The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya has risen to 49, a government minister said Saturday, as rescuers worked to clear the wreckage where more victims are feared trapped.
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» NAIROBI - At least 48 people were killed when a truck lost control and ploughed into other vehicles and pedestrians at a busy junction in western Kenya on Friday, police said.
Africa's mega-cities look to mass transit to ease growing pains
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» LAGOS - Tade Balogun times his commute like a military operation.
Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine as NATO pushes expansion
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» SLOVIANSK (UKRAINE) - Fighting raged Tuesday in and around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as Russian troops tried to build on recent battlefield gains, while NATO pressed ahead with Finland and Sweden's historic membership bids.
Ukraine mechanics turn rally cars into 'combat buggies'
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA (UKRAINE) - At a workshop in Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, mechanics are hard at work turning rally cars into vehicles that can be used to fight Russian troops on the frontline.
Beverly Hills 9021...oh: Planning row pits new against old in ritzy US zip code
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» BEVERLY HILLS: It's a dispute that plays out in towns the world over: a new property owner wants to alter a much-loved landmark against the wishes of locals. It's his money. It's their community.
Four bombs kill at least 11 in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» KABUL - Four bombs ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, officials said.
At least 10 killed as bomb rips through mosque in Afghan capital
AFP, Published on 30/04/2022
» KABUL - A bomb blast in the Afghan capital ripped through a Sunni mosque and killed at least 10 worshippers on Friday, interior ministry officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks that have rocked the country during the fasting month of Ramadan.