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Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze

Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze

Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes.

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Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows

Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows

Kenyan farmer George Muturi says the stinky wooden shack teeming with redworms has helped rescue his land from the soil degradation caused by chemical fertilisers.

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Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel hit unbeaten half-centuries as India reached 419-6 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.

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'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

Every morning Harka Man Gharti slices into the blue water of a swimming pool in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, chasing a dream that stretches far beyond its 25 metres.

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UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin says he is "not interested" in replacing Gianni Infantino but warned the under-fire FIFA president must quit or face a leadership challenge.

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Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had resumed wage talks with management after staging its first full-day strike in a decade.

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Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita fired a four-under-par 66 to polish off a wire-to-wire victory in the LPGA Canadian Women's Open on Sunday, beating fellow Japanese player Yuri Yoshida by nine strokes.

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Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Shein, the Chinese-founded retailer that harnessed social media to chart a meteoric rise in the global fast-fashion industry, will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange next month in a long-awaited listing that values the group at close to US$27 billion.

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Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Coco Gauff made a statement Sunday with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.

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Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September

Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September

Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 1, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to US$27 billion.

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