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Paris residents vote in favor of banning rental e-scooters

By Anadolu Agency Paris residents have voted for the prohibition of self-service electric scooters in the French capital, the mayor announced. On Sunday, a referendum has been held whether to ban the rental e-scooters which triggered a public row in the past months. Anne Hidalgo in a news conference said: “As of Sept. 1, there

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Why the national oil company of Kenya was locked out of UAE fuel deal

By Business Daily Africa Gulf oil companies rejected a proposal to use the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to import fuel on credit due to its poor cash position, forcing the State to allow them to nominate their preferred dealers. Industry sources privy to the talks, which started in September last year disclosed that Saudi

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Finland’s center-right party claims win amid tight election

National Coalition Chairman Petteri Orpo celebrates at the party’s parliament election wake after seeing the results of the advance votes in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, April 2, 2023. A general election in Finland was expected to result in a close finish by three political parties Sunday, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fighting to secure

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British interior minister Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants

British Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman makes a Statement on the Baroness Casey Review in London, Britain, March 21, 2023. UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but

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South Africa party officials in Russia for talks on new ‘global order’

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R)shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP By AFP South Africa’s governing ANC party said Saturday that it had sent senior officials to Russia to discuss “recalibration of the global order” with

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We want Addis to join EAC after Somalia for better bargaining

EAC Secretary-General Peter Mathuki By The East African The EAC Secretary-General Peter Mathuki outlines to Jackson Mutinda on his plans for the Community. What keeps you awake at night as the EAC Secretary-General? I don’t sleep. It’s not easy. Looking at the issues facing the Community; I am always on my toes. And now we

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Turkish UAV Bayraktar Akinci successfully test-fires supersonic missile

By Anadolu Agency Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akinci capable of hitting targets up to 90 miles away The Turkish high-altitude unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akinci, manufactured by Turkish defense company, Baykar, successfully test-fired a IHA-230 missile Friday capable of hitting targets at a distance up to 140 kilometers (90 miles). The test firing

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Minnesota’s 21-year age minimum for handgun carry permits struck down

By Reuters A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public, finding it violated the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The order by U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez in

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South London family under ‘unreal’ amounts of stress after being slapped with huge £18k bill for just 2 months of gas

South London family under ‘unreal’ amounts of stress after being slapped with huge £18k bill for just 2 months of gas: Credit to Photographer Tim Merry / Daily Mirror MyLondon By Alice Peacock and Sam Ormiston A South East London family has been left suffering ‘unreal’ amounts of stress after being slapped with a huge

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Chinese naval fleet returns from escort mission

Chinese navy special force attend an anti-piracy drill on the deck of DDG-171 Haikou destroyer in Sanya, Hainan province December 25, 2008 in this photo released by China’s official Xinhua News Agency. The fleet — two destroyers and a supply ship — would have about 800 crew, including 70 special operations troops and will join

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