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Kenyans are demanding answers after a nationwide power blackout plunged the country into darkness late on Sunday. It hit at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) – Kenya’s third countrywide blackout in the past four months. The outage disrupted several services, including at the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, where two terminals were without power for several hours. Many Kenyans have criticised the government, as anger and frustration grows over recurring power disruptions. By Monday morning, power had been restored to most of the country, except for some parts of Nairobi and the Coast region. “We are working round…

Since the dawn of the space age — the launch of the Sputnik I in 1957 — humans have sent over 15,000 satellites into orbit. Just over half are still functioning; the rest, after running out of fuel and ending their serviceable life, have either burned up in the atmosphere or are still orbiting the planet as useless hunks of metal. As such, they pose a threat to the International Space Station and to other satellites, with the European Space Agency estimating that over 640 “break-ups, explosions, collisions, or anomalous events resulting in fragmentation” have occurred to date. That has created an aura of space junk…

Dr. Kwane Stewart — a veterinarian whose nonprofit, Project Street Vet, provides medical care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness — is the 2023 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected him from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. “I’ve wanted to be a veterinarian my whole life, since I was a child,” Stewart said when accepting the award. “I’m so lucky to be doing what I’m doing.” Stewart’s outreach on the streets started more than a decade ago. On a whim, the veterinarian stopped to examine the dog of a homeless man outside a 7-11 where he got…

The Australian government says it will halve the migration intake within two years in a bid to fix the country’s “broken” immigration system. It aims to slash the annual intake to 250,000 – roughly in line with pre-pandemic levels – by June 2025. Visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers will also be tightened under the new plan. Migration has climbed to record levels in Australia, adding pressure to housing and infrastructure woes. But there remains a shortage of skilled workers, and the country struggles to attract them. Unveiling a new 10-year immigration strategy at a media briefing on…

Gao Yaojie, a renowned dissident doctor who exposed the Aids epidemic in rural China, has died aged 95. Dr Gao died of natural causes in New York, where she had been in exile since 2009, a friend of hers told the BBC. Her work uncovered how businesses selling blood led to the spread of HIV in the countryside. She was at the forefront of Aids activism in China and travelled across the country treating patients, often at her own expense. Born in Shandong province in1927, Dr Gao was a gynaecologist by training. She encountered her first AIDS patient in the…

Comedian Peter Kay has performed three secret and intimate fundraising shows in Bolton – his first time on stage in his home town for 20 years. Kay broke off from his current mammoth arena tour to appear at Bolton’s 390-capacity Octagon theatre on Sunday, raising £80,000 for the venue. He was given a rapturous reception and reminisced about working at the theatre in the 1990s – before he was “let go”. His return has given the venue “a big boost”, its chief executive said. Kay describes himself as “one of Bolton’s funniest comedians”. He is, if course, one of Britain’s…

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson has been crowned king of the jungle after being voted the winner of this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Thompson held off competition from boxer Tony Bellew and former UKIP and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage in the ITV reality show’s final on Sunday. The 31-year-old was the bookmakers’ odds-on favourite to win. Former heavyweight Bellew was second, with Farage – who was the best-paid campmate with a £1.5m fee – in third. They were among 12 celebrities who entered the Australian jungle three weeks ago. Thompson said he was…

Social media app TikTok has struck a joint venture deal with Indonesian tech giant GoTo to restart its online shopping business in the country. The firm, owned by China’s Bytedance, plans to invest over $1.5bn (£1.2bn) in the long-term in Indonesia’s biggest e-commerce platform Tokopedia. In October, TikTok Shop shut down in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East Asia’s largest economy. TikTok has around 125 million users in Indonesia. Under the deal, TikTok will buy just over 75% of Tokopedia and integrate TikTok Shop’s Indonesia business with it. “The strategic partnership will commence with a pilot period…

Argentina’s new far-right president has vowed to deliver economic “shock treatment” in his first speech after formally taking office. Javier Milei warned Argentines “there is no money” and recommitted to a programme of harsh austerity measures. The populist outsider won a surprise election victory in November with radical pledges to overhaul the South American nation’s ailing economy. Mr Milei’s inauguration was held in Buenos Aires on Sunday. In a day of pomp and ceremony, the 53-year-old capped his extraordinary rise to power with a speech which left Argentines in no doubt he intends to embark on an economic path unlike any previous…

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has returned to X – formerly Twitter – by reposting a message by controversial influencer Andrew Tate. Tate’s message praised both Jones and X owner Elon Musk, claiming: “We’re back” His account was reinstated after a poll by Musk, with 70% of roughly two million respondents voting to lift the ban. Jones is most notorious for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was staged. He was ordered to pay $1.5bn (£1.32bn) in damages to family members of the victims, after courts found he had caused them to be subjected to harassment and death threats with his false claims.…