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World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77
World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed
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Kenyan Olympic sprinter Alphas Kishoiyan banned for 4 yrs for doping
Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya for the presence of prohibited substance, nandrolone, in his system
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UN member states and leaders welcome countries including India to UNSC
UN leaders and member states welcomed India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway to the UN Security Council and said they look forward to working with the five new non-permanent members
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Florida judge rules against opening of schools
Dutch, Belgian patients re-infected,Germany faces recovery jitters, Australia reaches 25,000 cases and other pandemic-related news across the globe
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Kenya's longest serving president Daniel Arap Moi dies at the age of 95
Moi, who ruled Kenya for 24 years, had been in hospital for over a month
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Al-Shabaab attacks US-Kenya military base, claims destroyed 7 aircraft
A plume of black smoke rose above the base near the border with Somalia, where al-Shabab is based
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Four Al-Shabaab jihadists gunned down in attack on US-Kenya military base
The Somali jihadists have staged several large-scale attacks inside Kenya, in retaliation for Nairobi sending troops into Somalia as well as to target foreign interests
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Heat, low prices hit Kenya's coffee crop; farmers shift to banana, avocado
Kenya's coffee production is tumbling - the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts the 2019/20 harvest will hit a 57-year low.
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Nairobi attack over as all terrorists killed, confirms Kenyan President
The attack was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab, which has repeatedly targeted Kenya since it sent its army into Somalia in October 2011 to fight the jihadist group
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Terrorists attack upscale hotel in Nairobi, Al-Shabab claims responsibility
A witness, Robert Murire, said he saw at least two bodies at the scene, along with attackers wearing green and wrapped in ammunition
Kenya dam break claims 45 lives; search through debris still on for 40 more
Dam break in Kenya: Weeks of heavy rains caused flooding, mudslides across the country that have left 175 dead
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Kenyan woman not attacked in Greater Noida, was depressed: Official
Alleged she was slapped and kicked in her abdomen by 10-12 men at around 4.30 am
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30 dead as Kenya petrol tanker crashes, explodes
The accident comes as Kenya is in the throes of a nationwide doctors' strike
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Kenya to close Dadaab, world's biggest refugee camp
The decision has been condemned by domestic and international rights groups and organisations dealing with refugees
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