Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi
A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site.
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'Call of Duty' seeks to win back fans with warfare spectacle
The latest instalment in the "Call of Duty" video game franchise, arriving Friday, brings back the high-adrenaline action that fuelled its success in an effort to revitalise a series that has been losing momentum.
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Ukraine says two soldiers died after arrested girl sent Russian poison
Ukrainian police said Friday they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia's security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died.
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Volvo Cars shares plunge on losses, job cuts
Shares in Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars plunged Friday after it said US tariffs and strong competition from local brands in China pushed it into a third-quarter loss.
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New Greece law bans social media for under-15s
Greece's parliament passed a law Friday banning children under 15 from social media, joining a growing number of countries imposing curbs on young people's use of the apps.
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France braces for new protests as Macron seeks to restore order
France was on Friday bracing for a weekend of new protests after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, as President Emmanuel Macron sought to reclaim the initiative and restore order.
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Kering shares tumble as Gucci fails to reassure investors
Kering shares were down more than 10 percent in Paris Friday after the French luxury group published results that failed to reassure investors about a turnaround at its key Gucci brand.
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How five Boeing 777s linked Madagascar's power elite to Iran
Once among Madagascar's most influential businessmen and a close ally of deposed president Andry Rajoelina, Mamy Ravatomanga stands at the centre of one of the island's most explosive corruption cases.
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Emergency nurseries rescue DR Congo's Ebola orphans
A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby -- one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak.
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Bezzecchi tops Australian MotoGP practice as wallaby hops onto track
Marco Bezzecchi recovered from a crash to top the timesheets ahead of Raul Fernandez in Australian MotoGP practice Friday interrupted by a wallaby hopping onto the track.
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