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News24.co.ke | First day of KCSE exams marred by pupil death

The first day of the 2016 Kenya Certificate of Secondary education (KCSE) examination was marred by the death of a pupil just as exams begun.




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News24.co.ke | Seized ivory comes almost exclusively from recent poaching - study

Seized illicit shipments of elephant ivory are almost entirely made up of tusks from recently poached animals rather than siphoned from government stockpiles, scientists using a forensic technique reported on Monday.




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Greater economic growth expected in 2015

“Next year, the Cuban economy will continue to progress despite the blockade, external financial restrictions and the international situation,” asserted Minister of the Economy Marino Murillo Jorge, during a November 28 Council of Ministers meeting, presided by President Raúl Castro Ruz. The 2015 Economic Plan, Murillo reported, is fundamentally focused on maximizing efficiency...




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China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for six key days

China's attempt to walk a line between alerting the public and avoiding panic set the stage for a pandemic that has infected more than 2 million people.




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Refugee children leave Greece to settle in Luxembourg

A group of 12 is the first of more than 1000 relocations being expedited amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus on vulnerable groups.




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From 'Xi's doing a great job' to 'The WHO really blew it’: Trump's coronavirus response in tweets

The US President has been able to use Twitter to shape what the public talks about in the realm of politics. He's gone into overdrive on the coronavirus pandemic.




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Jobs first: Bolsonaro fires popular health expert

Few global leaders have done more than Bolsonaro to play down the pandemic, which has killed nearly 2000 Brazilians.




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New Zealand to ease virus lockdown next week

The nation of 5 million introduced its highest, level-four lockdown measures in late March.




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Indonesia bans Ramadan mass exodus tradition to curb coronavirus spread

The mass exodus tradition, locally known as mudik will not be allowed to proceed at the end of the Muslim fasting month, President Joko Widodo said.




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Germany sees increased risk of hard Brexit if Britain refuses to extend deadline

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress. Britain left...

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Sona Mohapatra slams Ram Gopal Varma for sexist remark on domestic violence

Sona Mohapatra recently called out controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma after he made a sexist remark




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Shah Rukh Khan's Twitter exchange with Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has fans gushing

Paulo Coelho praised Shah Rukh Khan for his recently released movie 'Kaamyaab'




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Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to cast Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone for his next film

Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to cast Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone for his next film




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Saif Ali Khan recalls his experiences getting laid off from film opposite Kajol

Saif Ali Khan opens up about his experince getting kicked off of his debut film back in 1992




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Bhumi Pednekar believes female representation in cinema is extremely important

Bhumi Pednekar believes female representation in cinema is extremely important to her




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Rekha on why Amitabh Bachchan did not admit to having an extramarital affair with her

Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan and their longstanding history together is no news for fans




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Coronavirus latest: Boris Johnson to unveil UK's lockdown exit roadmap on Sunday

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Coronavirus exacerbating ''disordered world'' warns EU's top diplomat

Coronavirus exacerbating ''disordered world'' warns EU's top diplomat




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Coronavirus: COVID-19 'has exposed fundamental tensions' between EU and China

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Coronavirus: Denmark and Norway further relax COVID-19 restrictions

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Gilgit-Baltistan polls: SC expects caretakers to be honest, impartial

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Friday expected that the caretaker government in Gilgit-Baltistan will comprise highly respected persons with proven integrity, impartiality, and competence and will...

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Senator Faisal Javed mother's death condoled APNS also expresses grief

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Friday condoled the passing away of the mother of Senator Faisal Javed, who is also chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Information and...

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Gilgit-Baltistan polls: SC expects caretakers to be honest, impartial

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Friday expected that the caretaker government in Gilgit-Baltistan will comprise highly respected persons with proven integrity, impartiality, and competence and will...

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Gilgit-Baltistan polls: Supreme Court expects caretakers to be honest, impartial

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Friday expected that the caretaker government in Gilgit-Baltistan will comprise highly respected persons with proven integrity, impartiality, and competence and will...

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'Hot weather expected across country'

LAHORE: Partly cloudy weather was witnessed in Lahore on Friday while Met Office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours. Met officials said a shallow westerly wave is likely to...

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Courteney Cox's former husband reveals he recorded behind the scene footage from 'Friends'

Courteney Cox's former husband reveals he recorded behind the scene footage from 'Friends'




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Russell Crowe reveals his Hollywood friend told him 'Gladiator' was going to fail at box office

Russell Crowe reveals his Hollywood friend told him 'Gladiator' was going to fail at box office




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Chris Hemsworth says he likes Joe Russo's take on 'Extraction' ending

Chris Hemsworth says he likes Joe Russo's take on 'Extraction' ending




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Netflix says first two seasons of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' are arriving next month

Netflix says the first two seasons of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' are arriving next month




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US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film

US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film




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When Gigi Hadid ditched hugging Harry Styles post Zayn Malik's 'One Direction' exit

Gigi Hadid was seen snubbing Harry Styles while embracing other bandmates after Zayn Malik’s ‘One Direction’ exit




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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez drop bid to buy baseball franchise New York Mets

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez eyed a deal to work with biotech billionaire Wayne Rothbaum to mount the bid for the Mets




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Demi Lovato makes loved-up appearance with Max Ehrich in Ariana Grande's new song

Demi Lovato left fans gushing after she made a PDA-filled appearance with boyfriend Max Ehrich in Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s new track




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit to get turned into a movie

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now going to have a film based on their life as well




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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's biographer dishes the details about explosive tell-all book

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry gave interviews for the book to the authors before they left UK




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Tekashi 6ix9ine returns with new song, shatters Instagram live viewership record

In his first post-prison track 'Gooba,' Tekashi 6ix9ine flaunted his jaw-dropping performance accompanied by six women and a puppy




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Elon Musk and Grimes to raise their child X Æ A-12 in gender-neutral way

Elon Musk and Grimes said they will be adopting a gender-neutral parenting style




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Megan Fox was fired by Steven Spielberg from 'Transformers' after she insulted the director

Michael Bay clarified that it wasn’t his decision to lay off Megan Fox




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No apparent harm or benefit from hydroxychloroquine: study

WASHINGTON: A study performed in New York hospitals found no evidence of either harm or benefit from giving the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to severely ill coronavirus patients. “The risk of intubation or death was not significantly higher or lower among patients who received...




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N Korea lashes South as Kim praises Xi

SEOUL: North Korea condemned the South on Friday for holding military drills, saying the situation was returning to before the diplomatic rapprochement of 2018, as leader Kim Jong Un – whose health was the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks – reached out to traditional ally...




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Virus mutations unlikely to mean stronger strain, say experts

PARIS: The coronavirus’ constant mutation is unlikely to have changed its potency or its contagiousness, disease experts say, despite recent research suggesting the emergence of a more virulent strain.A pre-paper—that is, not reviewed by a collection of the researchers’...




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Life-threatening extreme heat set to trap millions indoors by 2060

Extreme heat and humidity are increasing across the globe, threatening millions of lives and economies in places where it could become fatal to work outdoors, scientists said Friday.




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Madrid and Barcelona will not move to next stage of Spain’s lockdown exit

Madrid and Barcelona will not progress to the next phase of Spain's exit from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns that will allow bars, restaurants and places of worship to reopen in some areas from Monday, the government announced.




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Six killed in clashes at Afghanistan food aid event

Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said.




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Covid-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation. A detailed...




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COVID-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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COVID-19 challenges: PM Imran Khan stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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Officer among six martyred in Balochistan IED blast

RAWALPINDI: An officer and five other soldiers were martyred, while one was injured in an improvised explosive device blast in the Buleda area of Balochistan on Friday, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a press release.According to ISPR, security forces conducted routine patrolling In...




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Inside the camps in Cox’s Bazar, lives are gradually being rebuilt -- by Manmohan Parkash

At Camp No 5, in Cox's Bazar, there are about 632,000 displaced people still living in terrible conditions. But an international humanitarian effort is helping people in the community in southern Bangladesh live a better life. 




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Pension extension: Bringing informal workers into the retirement social safety net -- by Sri Wening Handayani

Millions of Asia’s informal workers – such as vendors, day laborers, and others – are left out of national pension systems. Here’s what we can do to help them in their later years.