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Frustrated Kenyans voice anger over economic crisis
Frustrated Kenyans voice anger over economic crisis
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car over the non-payment of a $9,900 loan. "They took my car even though business was slow," the 29-year-old told AFP, his eyes red from tear gas and several days' stubble on his chin under an orange cloth mask.

People smugglers use TikTok to promote their services
People smugglers use TikTok to promote their services
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A photo posted to TikTok shows a group of people dressed in camouflage, hoping to blend into the shadowy vegetation dotting the nighttime landscape of the Mexican desert. Another account offering to smuggle irregular migrants through the violence-wracked Mexican border state of Tamaulipas shows a photo of minors in an inflatable boat on a river.

TikTok chief faces US Congress as lawmakers mull ban
TikTok chief faces US Congress as lawmakers mull ban
Business and Economy
by  AFP

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government. "TikTok has never shared, or received a request to share, US user data with the Chinese government.

Cold shower for Hungary's famed hot baths
Cold shower for Hungary's famed hot baths
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Hungary's grand thermal baths are struggling to stay afloat, buffeted by rocketing energy bills. Hungary's thermal bath culture was first developed 2,000 years ago by the Romans and continued under the Ottomans in the 16th century. mg-bg/anb/pmu/jza/fg