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Nairobi Police Chief assures ODM of security ahead of Jacaranda rally
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Nairobi Police Chief assures ODM of security ahead of Jacaranda rally

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 30 – Nairobi Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud has assured ODM of adequate security during the planned rally. Speaking after a meeting with Nairobi security chiefs, Mohamud said police officers would be deployed along the route from Uhuru Park to Jacaranda Grounds to maintain security and ensure the orderly movement of participants.

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Crypto worth billions frozen after suspected Binance hack
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Crypto worth billions frozen after suspected Binance hack

Two other major crypto platforms, Tether and Circle, said they have also frozen about $2.4bn of assets in response to the potential Binance hack. Binance’s former boss Changpeng Zhao, who is also known as CZ, said the incident looked like hack Circle chief executive Jeremy Allaire said his firm is “closely tracking reports of a potential exploit involving Binance” and has frozen more than $800m in assets linked to the incident.

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South African court sets limits on anti-migrant demonstration
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South African court sets limits on anti-migrant demonstration

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a court in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban on Friday as the government sought judicial intervention to rein in anti-migrant demonstrations that have turned deadly, leaving one person dead last week. He cited police intelligence about an alleged plot to set fire to the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Berea, an inner-city suburb of Durban where asylum seekers go to seek documentation.

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Police watchdog to investigate Met’s handling of Meghan warning letter
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Police watchdog to investigate Met’s handling of Meghan warning letter

IOPC launches independent investigation after referral by Scotland Yard over 2019 letter about Thomas Markle Scotland Yard faces an independent investigation into its failure in 2019 to pass claims alleging wrongdoing by Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, to law enforcement agencies overseas. The force had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over its handling of a letter written by Markle’s former wife, Roslyn Loveless.

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Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’
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Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’

Pike is facing death penalty for 1995 murder of classmate, despite surviving a botched execution last month Christa Pike has marked a month since her failed execution by Tennessee and released a statement in which she laments the “incompetence” that has led to this moment, adding that despite ongoing healing she remains in constant physical pain and mental anguish. There is pain in my mind and in my soul,” she said.

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NAIMOS intensifies operations against illegal mining in Western and Eastern Regions
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NAIMOS intensifies operations against illegal mining in Western and Eastern Regions

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified enforcement operations against illegal mining in the Western and Eastern Regions, targeting activities in forest reserves, farming areas and along critical water bodies. In a separate operation at Abrokyire-Krobo in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality, a NAIMOS Task Force raided an illegal mining site after the operators fled upon sighting personnel.

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NAIMOS intensifies multi-region operations against illegal mining
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NAIMOS intensifies multi-region operations against illegal mining

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified enforcement operations against illegal mining in the Western and Eastern Regions, targeting activities in forest reserves, farming areas and along critical water bodies. In a separate operation at Abrokyire-Krobo in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality, a NAIMOS Task Force raided an illegal mining site after the operators fled upon sighting personnel.

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