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Ukraine says still fighting in Pokrovsk, city claimed by Russia

Ukrainian forces said Tuesday that fighting was ongoing in Pokrovsk, an important logistics hub in the eastern Donetsk region that Moscow claimed to have captured after months of intensive fighting.The Russian defence ministryone day earlier posted a video purportedly showing Russian soldiers raisin

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Residents demand closure of popular nightclub in Nakuru

Residents of the posh Milimani Estate in Nakuru City have filed a suit at the Environment and Lands Court seeking the closure an entertainment joint within the area.The residents through lawyer Mark Githiru have sued Jade Hekima Lawn Limited and Nakuru County, accusing it of noise pollution, public

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Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal deserved respect after the Premier League leaders battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with title rivals Chelsea at the end of a gruelling week.Arteta's injury-hit side salvaged a point at Stamford Bridge thanks to Mikel Merino's header in the 59th minute.It took everything A

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Youth defy state crackdown, demand accountability at governance summit

Seventeen months after security forces killed at least 60 protesters demanding accountability, hundreds of young Kenyans have intensified calls for civic space protection and an end to state repression.The defiant gathering Thursday at the Kenya School of Government concluded the sixth Good Governan

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Police sound alarm over surge in defilement cases

Bomet Central police commander Isaac Kimwele has raised alarm over rising cases of defilement in the sub-county.Kimwele said the trend was worrying, with some perpetrators aged between 23 and 35 years. In certain instances, offenders have resorted to using kangaroo courts to settle cases, bypassing

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The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder avenged their only defeat of the season, using a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-115 and improve to 20-1.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points to lead six Thunder players in double figures.With their 12th straight win, Oklahoma Ci

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The three-way F1 title fight will go down to the last race of the season after Max Verstappen took full advantage of a McLaren blunder to win the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday.The Red Bull driver made an immediate pit stop during an early safety car intervention, when McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Land

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