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Five killed in Nairobi building collapse
At least five people, including two children, were killed Monday after a six-storey building collapsed in a town on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, a senior official said. At least three people died in December 2019 when a residential building collapsed in Nairobi.
Biden seeks up-front disclosure of airline ticket fees
Airlines would be required to disclose fees for luggage or to sit next to their children prior to ticket purchase under a regulation proposed Monday by the Biden administration. Besides surcharges for checked or carry-on baggage and fees to sit with a child, airlines would also be required to disclose up front feels for changing or canceling a flight, according to a DOT press release.
UK's new PM under fire as pound sinks and BoE sounds alarm
The government of new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday came under pressure after the pound hit a record low against the dollar following a huge tax-cutting budget last week. "I would expect pressure from MPs on the prime minister and chancellor to grow sharply in the coming week."
Russia enjoys rare backing at UN from Syria
Russia found rare support for its war in Ukraine at the UN General Assembly on Monday from Syria, whose leadership has relied on Moscow's support in its civil war. The top Syrian diplomat's robust support of the Ukraine invasion came in contrast to speeches from other nominal Russian partners during the annual General Assembly, which closes Monday.
Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' and mercenary supremo
From taking a big Kremlin catering contract to personally recruiting convicts in a prison yard to fight in Ukraine, secretive businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have a unique role in President Vladimir Putin's Russia. The Concord catering group he founded at one point worked for the Kremlin, earning Prigozhin the soubriquet of "Putin's chef".
Direct impact or nuclear weapons? How to save Earth from an asteroid
NASA's DART mission to test deflecting an asteroid using "kinetic impact" with a spaceship is just one way to defend planet Earth from an approaching object -- and for now, the only method possible with current technology.
UN chief urges end to 'era of nuclear blackmail'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call Monday for the global abolition of nuclear weapons as concerns grow over Russia's threat to use them in the Ukraine war. "Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can hear once again the rattling of nuclear sabers," Guterres told a special General Assembly session on nuclear disarmament.
UK PM Truss under fire as pound sinks
The government of new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday came under pressure after the pound hit a record low against the dollar following last week's huge tax-cutting budget.
China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
China and Russia face possible action by the UN's top rights body following historic draft resolutions against the two powerful permanent members of the Security Council. Western nations have taken unprecedented steps against the two giants, despite fears that a failed resolution would signal a shifting power balance and weaken the 47-member council.
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