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Convicts give up lunch for famine relief Thousands of prisoners skipped their New Year's lunch and instead sent the food to affected by food shortages
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| Jan.17 |
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3.5 million Kenyans face starvation Aid agencies do not have money to feed millions of Kenyans hit by food shortages
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| Jan.23 |
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Many trapped in Nairobi collapse| Rescuers are desperately trying to dig out construction workers trapped under the rubble of a 5-story building | | |
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| Feb.10 |
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Anti-cartoon protester shot Police shot at hundreds demonstrating against cartoons of the Prophet, wounding at least one person
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| Mar.2 |
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Armed raids on paper| The government has confirmed it ordered police to raid the offices of a newspaper and its sister TV station | |
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| Mar.5 |
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Time short food 'crisis'| The UN has warned there will be many deaths if immediate aid is not delivered to 3.5m people facing the starvation | |
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| Apr.6 |
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Fake air crash sparks panic Authorities were announcing a plane had crashed with 80 people on board, then saying it was a practice drill
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| Apr.10 |
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13 killed in plane crash A military aircraft carrying government officials to a peace meeting crashed as it approached the Marsabit air strip
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Kenya mourns after plane crash President Kibaki has declared 3 days of mourning after a plane crashed with two assistant Cabinet ministers
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| Apr.17 |
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Cheruiyot claims second Boston win Kenyan is beating the course record by one second. Rita Jeptoo won the women's race
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| Apr.20 |
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Rally over slaying of boy with HIV Several hundred AIDS activists took to the streets of Nairobi to protest the killing of a 15-year-old
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| Apr.23 |
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Limo wins on London Marthon debut Kenyan outsprinted team mate and defending champion Martin Lel
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| Jul.8 |
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Factory fire kills workers Fire ripped through a paint factory in, killing 4 people and leaving another 7 missing feared dead
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| Aug.5 |
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Trawler safe after pirate ordeal A South Korean boat with 25 crew members seized off Somalia in April has arrived in Kenya
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| Aug.24 |
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Kenya 'beats the drums' for Sen. Obama The only African-American in the U.S. Senate is seen as an inspiration in this African country
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| Aug.25 |
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Floods bring disaster to Horn of Africa A disastrous cycle of drought and flood is bringing misery and death to some of the poorest regions
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| Sep.13 |
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Kenya now cocaine trafficking hub Traffickers from South America are taking advantage of air links to Europe and Asia
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| Sep.25 |
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Poacher shot by aristocrat 'no threat' Prosecutor: Thomas Cholmondeley fatally shot a black man on his estate because the man was poaching a gazelle
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| Nov.5 |
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Africa focus for climate summit The latest round of UN climate talks will focus on helping poorer countries adapt to a changing climate
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| Nov.14 |
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Major climate change forum begins The ministers from around the world will look at ways of moving beyond the Kyoto Protocol
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| Nov.15 |
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Flooding displaces 80,000 The Red Cross said that floods in northeastern and coastal areas have killed 23 people
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UN: Climate change deniers 'out of time'
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| Nov.17 |
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Nairobi climate talks end in deal| A review of the Kyoto Protocol was settled to the advantage of developing countries | |
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