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Cool head in a rough region, Kenya faces test in election
Cool head in a rough region, Kenya faces test in election
by  AFP

In his final weeks as president, Uhuru Kenyatta has been busier than usual playing peacemaker in East Africa, thawing tensions with Somalia, intervening in Congo's crisis, and hosting talks between Sudan and Ethiopia.

Two dead in California's largest wildfire this year
Two dead in California's largest wildfire this year
by  AFP

Firefighters faced "extremely dangerous" conditions Monday as they battled to save a community of 8,000 residents, with lightning strikes threatening to worsen a blaze that has already killed at least two people and become California's biggest fire of the year.

Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan
Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan
by  AFP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Malaysian state media reported, her second stop in an Asian tour that has sparked rage in Beijing over a possible stop in Taiwan. Pelosi landed at a Malaysian air force base ahead of meetings with the prime minister and the speaker of the lower house of parliament, state news agency Bernama reported.

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