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Sifan Hassan ended her mammoth week with a gold in the women’s marathon on Sunday, completing her remarkable treble bid with medals also in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. No athlete has ever attempted to run all three distances in the Olympics in 40 years. Only one other athlete, the great Czech runner Emil Zátopek, has ever medalled in all three events, when captured golds in all three in Helsinki in 1952. Hassan broke the Olympic record in the marathon with a time of 2:22:55. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa took silver and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri won bronze. “I have no words.…

Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy and panache. Capping more than two extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion, Paris’ boisterous, star-studded closing ceremony in France’s national stadium mixed unbridled celebration with a somber call for peace from International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. Following in Paris’ footsteps in 2028 promises to be a challenge:…

The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has announced plans to stage a seven-day strike to protest the planned leasing of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to a private operator. The strike threat follows KAWU’s earlier call for the government to halt the leasing process involving Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. The union claims that the government has not adhered to legal requirements for public participation and stakeholder engagement in the leasing process. KAWU, Secretary General Moss Ndiema outlined in a statement the union’s grievances, citing a lack of legal adherence to public participation and stakeholder engagement in the leasing process.…

Detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on the road in Uthiru area, Nairobi. The body of an unidentified man was found between the dual carriage road by locals who called police on Saturday August 10. The body of the man aged about 35 did not have any visible injuries at the time of the discovery, police said. It is suspected he either dropped dead at the scene or was killed elsewhere and dumped there. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations. In Embakasi area, police opened a murder investigation…

President William Ruto is set to begin his three-day visit of Kisii region on Monday August 12 after returning from Rwanda for President Paul Kagame’s inauguration on Sunday. Local leaders began setting the mood to the President’s favor days before his expected arrival. For instance, Nyaribari Chache Member of Parliament Zaheer Jhanda on Sunday met thousands of women in his constituency where he praised the Head of State for considering the region with a slot in his new Cabinet. Julius Migos was appointed to the Education docket. The President is expected to launch a Sh3.4 billion modern ulta-cancer centre among…

A 4-year-old boy and his 35-year-old father were killed in an overnight Russian air strike outside of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Three other people, including a teenage boy, were wounded in the attack just east of the capital, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said involved a North Korean-made missile. He did not offer further detail but Ukrainian emergency services earlier said the victims’ home in the Brovary district was struck by debris from a downed Russian missile. Footage posted by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service showed workers digging through a pile of debris in the darkness and lifting the body…

President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since dropping out of the White House race, warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump was “a genuine danger to American security.” “Mark my words, if he wins… this election, watch what happens,” Biden told CBS News in a pre-taped interview broadcast on Sunday. “He’s a genuine danger to American security. Look, we’re at an inflection point in world history… and democracy is the key.” Biden, 81, has kept a low profile since withdrawing after his flailing debate performance against Trump underlined fears about his age and mental abilities. In the short TV…

Paul Kagame was Sunday sworn in for a fourth term as Rwanda’s president after winning 99% of the vote in last month’s election. While some hail Mr Kagame for bringing peace and stability to his country after the 1994 genocide, others accuse him of running a repressive regime in a country where ordinary people are afraid to openly criticise him. Rights groups say the margin of his electoral victory is proof of the lack of democracy in Rwanda. Only two candidates were allowed to stand against Mr Kagame in the 15 July election. In his four presidential elections, he has…

At least 17 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Rescuers are continuing to dig through the waste in the hope of finding more survivors after the landslide, which followed weeks of torrential rain. The 36-acre (14-hectare) Kiteezi landfill is the only one serving the whole of Kampala, a city home to an estimated four million people. Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago said it was “a disaster [that] was bound to happen”, and that “many, many more could be still buried”. The city authorities have reportedly been trying…

US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a “real distraction” for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November. In his first interview since quitting the race, Mr Biden, 81, said he had “no serious problem” with his health. He blamed his poor debate performance on being sick at the time, brushing off any concern about his age. The US president pledged to campaign for Kamala Harris saying he was going to do whatever his vice-president “thinks I…

The United States snatched top spot in the 2024 Olympic medal table as their women’s basketball team earned a thrilling victory over hosts France to win the final gold on offer in Paris. The fearsome US team were in danger of one of the all-time Olympic upsets but won 67-66 to take gold for a record-breaking eighth Games in a row, meaning the US moved level with China’s tally of 40 golds in the medal table. But with the American team having won 44 silvers to China’s 27 – they have also won 126 medals overall to China’s 91 –…

A man was arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony, Paris police told the BBC.  The man was spotted climbing the tower at about 14:45 local time (13:45 BST) and officers immediately intervened and arrested him, police said. No more details were immediately available on the man’s motivation and nationality. Videos on social media show a shirtless man scaling the tower just above the Olympic rings that have adorned it during the summer games. In another video, the man is escorted away by police, hands cuffed behind his back, and says to a…

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party Co-Leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has told off politicians who pretend to be with common people and yet they only serve their own interests. Musyoka who spoke at the AIC Makongeni Church in Thika Town, Kiambu County during a Sunday church service and on an address of gatherings  soon after the service in town said “you are either for the people or against them, it is as simple as that.” Musyoka was accompanied by former County of Kiambu Governor  Ferdinand Waititu aka ‘Babayao’, Jubilee Party Secretary General  Jeremiah Kioni, DAP – Kenya Party Leader …

A Taiwan-based organisation Taitra has announced a competition that is aimed at finding innovative green products and solution use. The top three winners of the competition will pocket USD20,000 (Sh2.8 million) and a fully sponsored trip to Taiwan for the awards ceremony. The organisation Chairman James Huang said in a press statement called on entrepreneurs across the world to submit their applications for a chance to win a prize in the competition. According to Huang, the competition dubbed “Go Green with Taiwan” is aimed at identifying and celebrating cutting-edge green products and solutions that have the potential to make a…

Ethiopia has signed an agreement for the design of a new four-runway airport that will be Africa’s biggest when construction is completed in 2029, the head of state-owned Ethiopian Airlines said on Friday. Located near the town of Bishoftu, around 45 km (28 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, the airport will have capacity to handle 100 million passengers a year and provide parking for 270 aircraft, Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO Mesfin Tasew told a news conference. Dubai-based engineering and consulting firm Sidara will design the airport, the company’s director of operations Tariq Al Qanni said. Plans to build the airport…