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Observers voice concern about Kenya vote disinformation
Observers voice concern about Kenya vote disinformation

International observers expressed concern Thursday about the spread of disinformation during the long wait for results from Kenya's election, as provisional counts point to a tight presidential race. Observers from the Commonwealth warned on Thursday that the delay in releasing the results was allowing disinformation to spread rapidly online.

Seoul seeks to ban basement flats after flooding deaths
Seoul seeks to ban basement flats after flooding deaths

South Korea's capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. Four out of 11 people killed in this week's record downpours drowned after their basement flats were inundated with floodwater, officials have said.

Ethiopia starts power generation from second turbine at mega-dam
Ethiopia starts power generation from second turbine at mega-dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project. Currently, the two turbines, out of a total of 13 at the dam, are generating 750 megawatts of electricity.

Norwegian woman climber on track to break 'super peaks' record
Norwegian woman climber on track to break 'super peaks' record

Norwegian climber Kristin Harila has just three mountains left in her bid to climb the world's 14 "super peaks" in record time after successfully summiting Pakistan's Gasherbrum I, officials said Thursday. Five of the 14 super peaks are in Pakistan -- including K2, the world's second highest mountain -- and the country has enjoyed a record-breaking climbing season this year.