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Heavy police presence in Nairobi ahead of planned protests despite Kenyan president's U-turn
Heavy security was deployed Thursday in Kenya's capital Nairobi ahead of planned protests against a controversial finance bill, despite the president's decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in the capital and saw protesters storming and burning part of the parliament building. Protesters who said last week that they would march to the State House on Thursday say they still do not trust President William Ruto, who has said the tax hikes would be withdrawn and budget cuts would be made.
Reuters
Explainer-The 'BlackSuit' hacker behind the CDK Global attack hitting US car dealers
A hack into software maker CDK Global has disrupted operations at auto dealerships across the U.S., the latest in a series of hacks where ransom-demanding cybercriminals target big companies by breaching behind-the-scenes software suppliers. CDK makes software that is commonly used by car dealerships to process sales and other transactions. Analysts say it is a relatively new cybercriminal team spun off of an older and well-known Russia-linked hacking group named RoyalLocker.
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Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances
Navigating your finances when you start adult life can be challenging, from understanding your health insurance and benefits to managing a budget. Finding a job is often the first hurdle, so if you've accomplished that, take a moment to be proud of yourself. “Once you do get that first job, pat yourself on the back," said Nick Holeman, director of financial planning for Betterment, a financial advisory company.
Reuters
Two hardline candidates drop out on eve of Iran's presidential race
Two hardline candidates dropped out of Iran's presidential election on Thursday, a day ahead of the landmark vote, and called for unity among forces supporting the country's Islamic revolution, state media reported. Iranian's tightly controlled election on Friday follows Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash last month, with the outcome expected to influence the succession to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the top decision-maker in the clerically-ruled state. Tehran's mayor Alireza Zakani and head of the Martyrs' Foundation Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi exited the race, state media said.
Reuters
Study firms up date of famous ancient shipwreck off Cyprus
When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a pivotal period in the Mediterranean world following the death of Alexander the Great. But determining the date of the Kyrenia shipwreck with any sort of precision has proven difficult, and some previous scientific dating yielded conclusions that conflicted with the archeological evidence. By analyzing organic material from the wreck, including the vessel's wooden timbers, almonds from its cargo, and a gaming piece called an astragalus made from animal bone and used like dice, they concluded that the ship went down around 280 BC. That is a bit later than prior scientific dating estimates but a better match for the archeological evidence.
AFP
Taiwan raises China travel alert over death penalty threat
Taiwan's government on Thursday urged the public to avoid "unnecessary travel" to China after Beijing announced "diehard" supporters of the island's independence could face the death penalty.Last week, Beijing published judicial guidelines on criminal punishments for supporters of Taiwanese independence, including the death penalty for "particularly serious" cases involving "diehard" independence advocates, state media reported.
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European Union leaders set to endorse Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas for the bloc's top jobs
European Union leaders were poised to approve Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas as the heads of the 27-nation bloc’s top institutions for the coming years, tasking them with shaping policy for the world’s biggest trading bloc. After the three mainstream political groups in the European Parliament reached an agreement earlier this week, the trio were expected to be approved at a two-day summit starting Thursday in Brussels, despite criticism from the far right. Under the deal reached by negotiators from the conservatives, social democrats and liberals, von der Leyen, a conservative, will be proposed for a second term as European Commission president.
Time
Marcos Says Philippines Must 'Do More' to Counter China at Sea
The Philippine President says condemnations of China's aggression are not enough. But he doesn’t say what would be.
AFP
Gaza workshop repairs water tanks hit by bullets, bombs
As the summer heat beats down on war-torn Gaza, Muhammad Bashir's skills are in high demand: he repairs rooftop water tanks that have been perforated by shrapnel and bullets. Since no one can do without water, people are bringing us the tanks to repair them."
CNN
An unprecedented debate could shake up a White House race like no other
The confrontation in Atlanta between Joe Biden and Donald Trump Thursday night has a good chance of becoming the most fateful presidential debate in US history.
CNN
France is set for its most consequential election in decades. Here’s what you need to know
Within two weeks, France could have a hard-left or hard-right government – or descend into political deadlock if no bloc wins a majority, leaving Paris hamstrung.
Reuters
Sudan faces famine risk in 14 areas, global hunger monitor says
CAIRO (Reuters) -There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the conflict that began in April last year between military factions escalates further, a global hunger monitor said on Thursday. The areas include parts of the capital Khartoum, the regions of Darfur and Kordofan and El Gezira state, according to an update from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). As previously reported by Reuters, some 755,000 people in Sudan face "catastrophe", the most severe level of extreme hunger.
AFP
N. Korea says successfully tested multiple-warhead missile
North Korea successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said Thursday, as dozens more trash-laden balloons sent by Pyongyang landed in the South.North Korea claimed it had "successfully conducted the separation and guidance control test of individual mobile warheads", the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday.
AFP
Far right out ahead with three days to France vote
France's political future was up in the air on Thursday with the far right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote.By Thursday, polling firm Harris Interactive Toluna was predicting the RN was in reach of an absolute majority.
AFP
Indicted mogul takes on Japan's 'hostage justice' system
The ex-chairman of a major Japanese publishing house who was indicted over bribery allegations linked to the Tokyo Olympics sued the government on Thursday over its so-called "hostage justice" detention system.The suit "is not related to my Tokyo Olympics case, but about the inhumane treatment I experienced at the detention centre," he told reporters on Thursday.
USA TODAY
Oklahoma to execute Richard Rojem Jr. for murder of ex-stepdaughter. What to know.
Here's what to know about Richard Rojem ahead of his Thursday execution decades after he was convicted of murdering his ex-stepdaughter, Layla Cummings.
Reuters
Russia considering downgrading relations with the West, the Kremlin says
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia is considering a possible downgrading of diplomatic relations with the West due to the deeper involvement of the United States and its allies in the Ukraine war, though no decision has yet been made. "The issue of lowering the level of diplomatic relations is a standard practice for states that face unfriendly or hostile manifestations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about the possibility of such a move. "Due to the growing involvement of the West in the conflict over Ukraine, the Russian Federation cannot but consider various options for responding to such hostile Western intervention in the Ukrainian crisis."
USA TODAY
Must-watch cringe TV: Few swing state voters want to see Trump-Biden debate
Tonight's showdown is expected to be one of the most-watched TV events of 2024, but battleground state voters say they're squeamish about tuning in.
AFP
Boeing aims to lift MAX quality control at Renton factory
At its plane factory near Seattle, Boeing has increased employee training, appointed mentors for new recruits, brought back retirees as coaches and stepped up tracking of performance metrics.- Post-pandemic training blitz - Since January, some 150 Boeing employees have been assigned to Spirit's Wichita operation, a major increase from before, said Katie Ringgold, vice president and general manager for the 737 program.
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China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US
China's space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples that the Chang'e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the United States. Officials said at a televised news conference in Beijing meant to introduce the mission's achievements that any cooperation with the U.S. would be hinged on removing an American law that bans direct bilateral cooperation with NASA. "The source of the obstacle in US-China aerospace cooperation is still in the Wolf Amendment,” said Bian Zhigang, vice chair of the China National Space Administration.

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