Error: Jailed for 20 years for murdering her 4 children, Australian woman acquitted after 10 years

Error: Jailed for 20 years for murdering her 4 children, Australian woman acquitted after 10 years

Folbigg’s lawyer, Rhanee Rego, said her legal team was preparing a claim for “substantial” compensation for her wrongful imprisonment.

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Kenya looks to lower deficit in current financial year, high-ranking Treasury official says

Kenya looks to lower deficit in current financial year, high-ranking Treasury official says

The tighter monetary stance will work, Finance Minister Njuguna Ndung’u told the same budget preparation forum, helping to stabilise the macroeconomic fundamentals.

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DRC President Tshisekedi: If UN and EAC forces can’t tamp down rebels they should leave Congo

DRC President Tshisekedi: If UN and EAC forces can’t tamp down rebels they should leave Congo

The military presence of the East African force was intended to complement a political process that also involved the regional bloc’s leadership. However, this political process has stalled amid mounting tension between the DRC and Rwanda. Accusations of Rwanda’s support for M23 remain a crucial point of discord between the two countries. Rwanda officially denies these accusations.

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What happened: Unanswered questions as Kenyan contingent of EAC troops in DRC returns home

What happened: Unanswered questions as Kenyan contingent of EAC troops in DRC returns home

Ahead of the withdrawal, Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Francis Ogalla, addressed Kenyan troops stationed at Kibumba forward operating base (FOB) in Goma and the Kibati logistics base in North Kivu’s Nyiragongo territory.

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Imagining Africa in 2123: In parts of Africa concealed genocide by foreigners is decimating nations

Imagining Africa in 2123: In parts of Africa concealed genocide by foreigners is decimating nations

The consequences of colonialism have been many, diverse and well-documented. One consequence is continued deceptive ownership of Africa by the orthodox colonisers in terms of economics, politics, sociality and futurity. This is most expressed by the deceptive robbery of Africa through foreign aid. In reality money flows out of Africa far more than comes in from the so-called foreign aid-giving countries.

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How abduction of Somali journalist in Mogadishu led to unearthing of cybercriminals in Wyoming, USA

How abduction of Somali journalist in Mogadishu led to unearthing of cybercriminals in Wyoming, USA

When Qurium investigated, it eventually traced a source of the outage to a surprising place: Wyoming. Although Qurium said it wasn’t able to get to a lock on who pulled the trigger on the cyberattack, it did discover that the sabotage was carried out with the help of a limited liability company (LLC) based out of the vast western state.

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Making of CIA spy III: Learning to steal secrets, exploiting locals and ruthlessly killing anyone

Making of CIA spy III: Learning to steal secrets, exploiting locals and ruthlessly killing anyone

When Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields came up with the idea for The Patient, it was Fields who was initially intrigued by serial killers. Weisberg wasn’t, but they kept talking about it, then figured out that Sam, played by Domhnall Gleeson, was in therapy: he wants to change. Then they had the idea that he kidnaps his therapist, and now it was a show – also a merciless examination of how unfree all us benighted humans are, manacled to our stupid psychologies and impediments, even when not literally manacled in a basement.

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Kenya’s president defends punitive economic plans as the East African nation marks 60th birthday

Kenya’s president defends punitive economic plans as the East African nation marks 60th birthday

Recent attempts at reforms include a mandatory housing levy which courts struck down last month for being “discriminatory, irrational, arbitrary and against the constitution.”

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WHO: Kenya and Uganda among five countries in East, Southern Africa hit by anthrax outbreak

WHO: Kenya and Uganda among five countries in East, Southern Africa hit by anthrax outbreak

In a separate assessment of the Zambia outbreak, which was the most concerning, WHO said that 684 suspected cases had been reported in the southern African nation as of November 20, with four deaths. Human cases of anthrax had been reported in nine out of Zambia’s 10 provinces.

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Fake: Influential ‘Financial Times’ newspaper rubbishes story on US probe into Kenya Eurobond

Fake: Influential ‘Financial Times’ newspaper rubbishes story on US probe into Kenya Eurobond

In a November 30 post to X (archived), Sevastopulo also said the image was “a complete fake”, adding: “I did not write any story about Kenya.”

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