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Snow forces 140 Paris flight cancellations

Around 100 flights were cancelled at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday morning because of snowfall and fierce cold, and a further 40 at the French capital's Orly airport, France's transport minister said.The disruption had been predicted late Tuesday, with Transport Minister Philippe Ta

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AI, outdated visuals fuel misinformation after Maduro's capture

From AI deepfakes to recycled, outdated images, a surge of visual misinformation has inundated social media platforms after US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a stunning raid on his Caracas home.Collectively racking up millions of views, the fake or misleading posts underscore a ne

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US Capitol riot anniversary exposes a country still divided

Democrats of New York, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer lead Democratic members of Congress and family members of fallen US Capitol Police officers down the steps of the US Capitol to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attacks on the US Capitol, in Washington. [AFP]

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Sudanese flee across border and back to escape overrun oil town

When paramilitary fighters closed in on the Sudanese border town and oil field of Heglig, paraplegic Dowa Hamed could only cling to her husband's back as they fled, "like a child", she told AFP.Now the 25-year-old mother of five -- paralysed from the waist down -- lies shell-shocked on a cot in the

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ODM losing ground as rivals exploit internal rifts- analyst

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) risks losing ground in its traditional strongholds as rival political parties exploit internal divisions to court grassroots supporters, a political analyst now says.Alenga Torosterdt, a policy and governance analyst, said parties built arounddominant founders of

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'You have seven days to respond,' Senator Oketch to ODM leadership

Migori Senator Eddy Oketch has given the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership seven days to respond to allegations that it violated the Party’s constitution.In a letter dated Tuesday, January 6, and sent through his lawyers, Aguko, Osman and Company, Oketch accused ODM Secretary-General Edwin

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Container freight stations lose battle over KPA's revised 2025 tariff book

The High Court in Mombasa has declined to quash the Kenyan Ports Authority (KPA) Revised Tariff Book 2025 that gives preferential tariff treatment to Inland Container Depots (ICDs) while excluding Container Freight Stations (CFSs).The CFS Association of Kenya said clause 15.5 ofthe revised tariff bo

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