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Kenya's Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment.He is the first deputy president to be impeached since the process was introduced in Kenya's revised 2010 constitution.
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The one big bank that had a challenging week
Investors cheered earnings from many of the biggest banks this past week with one notable exception: Citigroup. A big reason was some confusion that took hold during the lender's quarterly call with analysts.
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Biden, allies in Berlin to renew Gaza truce call after Hamas leader killed
US President Joe Biden and European leaders meeting during his farewell visit to Germany on Friday were expected to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel said it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.- Weakened leaders - Biden's Germany trip is the first by a US president since Barack Obama went in 2016 during his farewell tour with Angela Merkel.
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Apple's new iPhone sales in China jump 20% in first 3 weeks, Counterpoint says
Apple Inc's new iPhones got off to a strong start in China, with their sales rising 20% in their first three weeks since their launch compared with its 2023 model, according to data from research firm Counterpoint. Both Apple and Huawei's latest smartphones went on sale in China on Sept. 20, underscoring intensifying competition in the world's biggest smartphone market where the U.S. firm has been losing market share in recent quarters to domestic rivals. "We're seeing strong iPhone 16 series unit sales in China," Counterpoint said, adding the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models were doing particularly well, with their combined sales rising 44% compared with their equivalent 2023 versions.
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Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools for 2 days to contain protests over alleged on-campus rape
Authorities in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province shut all schools and universities for two days on Friday in an attempt to contain the spread of protests by students over an alleged on-campus rape. The closures in Pakistan's most populous province affect an estimated 18 million students. Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports of the alleged rape in the eastern city of Lahore spread on social media, and protests have broken out in four cities.
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Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited
A group of nearly three dozen rights groups called on Thailand's prime minister Friday to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism charges, saying he faces the possibility of torture if returned. Y Quynh Bdap, who has United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was picked up by Thai authorities on a Vietnamese warrant in June as he was seeking to be granted asylum in Canada and is being held in Bangkok pending extradition. In the letter sent to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra well as other Thai officials and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amnesty International and 32 other rights groups suggested Bdap “faces a real risk of torture, prolonged arbitrary detention or other grave human rights violations” if he is returned to Vietnam.
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Asian markets rise as China economy tops forecasts, gold hits record
Hong Kong and Shanghai soared Friday to lead gains across most Asian markets Friday after Chinese growth beat forecasts and officials flagged fresh measures to boost the world's number two economy.Shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai burst higher Friday on hopes the government was ready to do what it could to support the economy, with tech giants and beaten-down developers among the best performers.
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Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says
Congo's mpox vaccination campaign launched this month in the hard-hit east. A Reuters reporter at a vaccination site in North Kivu province found that locals seemed unaware or suspicious of the shots. Cris Kacita, the head of Congo's mpox response team, said more needed to be done to boost vaccine uptake, adding that the ongoing vaccination campaign would last longer than the planned 10 days.
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Kenya's Ruto chooses interior minister as new deputy
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya's President William Ruto has nominated interior minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy president, a day after the Senate voted to impeach Ruto's previous deputy Rigathi Gachagua. "I have received a message from ... the president, regarding the nomination of Professor Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacancy which has occurred in the office," Speaker Moses Wetang'ula said in parliament on Friday. Gachagua, who denied all the charges against him during impeachment proceedings, backed Ruto in his 2022 election win and helped secure a large block of votes from the populous central Kenya region.
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Britain's Lammy in Beijing to push China on contentious issues
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet his counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday to "challenge" China on sensitive issues like Russia's war in Ukraine, as the two nations seek to rebuild frayed ties.Lammy is seeking to tread a fine line between shoring up ties with a major trade partner while pushing Beijing on issues like human rights, the Ukraine war and Chinese policies in Hong Kong.
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Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision
In yet another 11th-hour development in the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, a splintered Texas Court of Criminal Appeals struck down a lower court’s order halting his execution in a late-night ruling Thursday.
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China posts slowest growth in over a year as property woes drag
China posted its slowest growth in a year and a half on Friday, underlining the deep economic woes the country faces as its central bank launched a new bid to boost markets and hinted at a further rate cut in coming months.On Friday, Beijing's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the economy expanded 4.6 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, down from 4.7 in the previous three months and the slowest since early 2023, when China was emerging from its strict zero-Covid policy.
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Harris, Trump to rally voters in key state on same day
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support for Israel may hold the key to a deadlocked race.Harris has found herself on eggshells as she upholds President Joe Biden's support for key ally Israel, while Muslim and Arab American voters have voiced outrage over the death toll in Gaza.
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US sees new chance to end Gaza war with Sinwar killing
After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough.Netanyahu could be emboldened by Sinwar's death to adopt a Gaza-like "scorched earth strategy" in Lebanon, where Israel last month killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Toossi said.
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Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said Friday it is entering a new phase in its fight against invading Israeli troops, as the region continued to reckon with Israel's claim that top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in Gaza the previous day. Hamas has still not responded to the Israeli announcement, but its ally Iran released a statement commemorating the Palestinian militant leader via its mission to the United Nations.
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Texas execution tied to 'shaken baby syndrome' death is in limbo amid legal fight
Texas is preparing to put Roberson to death Thursday in what would be the nation's first execution involving a case of "shaken baby syndrome."
AFP
From Siberia to the Sahara: Huskies conquer Mauritania
As dusk fell on the edge of Nouakchott, Kayo the husky left a trail of paw prints in the warm Sahara sand, an incongruous yet increasingly familiar sight in Mauritania."A husky in Siberia will therefore moult differently in Africa," she explained, while stressing Mauritania was not their natural habitat.
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Israel says it killed the Hamas mastermind behind October 7. Here’s what we know
More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross-border incursion – raising questions about the future of the war and of the militant group itself, which has faced blow after blow in recent months.
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South African click-and-collect firm Pargo considers foray into rest of Africa
South African click-and-collect company Pargo is exploring an expansion into the rest of Africa, its CEO said in an interview, betting on e-commerce growth on the continent. Africa is forecast to surpass half a billion e-commerce users by 2025, having shown a steady 17% compound annual growth rate of online consumers in the market, according to the International Trade Administration, a U.S. government agency. He said the options would span the main economies in Africa.
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Republican Sam Brown swings away in Nevada Senate debate amid polling deficit
GOP candidate Sam Brown spent Thursday’s Nevada Senate debate taking shots at Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, as he still faces a polling deficit with Election Day creeping nearer.

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