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Weather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa  | Europe | The Guardian
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Weather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa | Europe | The Guardian

Spain and Portugal hit with torrential rain while flash floods in Morocco force more than 100,000 people to evacuatebr

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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russias military general staff.

https://www.standardmedia.co.k....e/article/2001540273

Two more Kenyans killed in Russia-Ukraine war  - The Standard
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Two more Kenyans killed in Russia-Ukraine war - The Standard

The agency said the Kenyans were lured into the war while working in Qatar for private security firms.

Summaries are efficiency experts, brilliant for non-fiction refreshers and deciding if a 500-page commitment is truly worth your time.

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Thousands attend funeral of slain son of Muammar Gaddafi | Africanews
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Thousands attend funeral of slain son of Muammar Gaddafi | Africanews

Saif al-Islam, once seen by some as his fathers heir apparent, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his home in the city of Zintan on Tuesday.

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Zimbabwe: Blessed 'Bombshell' Geza Dies in South Africa - allAfrica.com
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Zimbabwe: Blessed 'Bombshell' Geza Dies in South Africa - allAfrica.com

Outspoken war Veteran and former Zanu PF Blessed Runesu Geza, popularly known as Bombshell has died at a cardiac hospital in South Africa, his family has announced.