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Tokyo stocks rise as BoJ holds rates steady
Japanese stocks rose Thursday as the central bank kept its key interest rates steady as expected, in thin trade with most Asian markets shut for the May 1 holiday. Several markets were shut in Asia for holidays on Thursday, including in Hong Kong and mainland China.
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@tuko 6 hours ago
Apple expects $900 mn tariff hit, US iPhone supply shifts to India
Apple on Thursday reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and was disrupting its supply chain. Apple expects US tariffs to cost $900 million in the current quarter, even though their impact was "limited" at the start of this year, chief executive Tim Cook said on an earnings call.
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@tuko 10 hours ago
US stocks boosted by gains in Microsoft, Meta
Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday after strong results from Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta offset lingering worries about an economic slowdown.
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@tuko 10 hours ago
Amazon revenue climbs 9%, but outlook sends shares lower
Amazon reported a nine percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, but its outlook fell below expectations, sending its share price lower. But this was lower than what analysts had expected.
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@tuko 10 hours ago
With minerals deal, Ukraine finds way to secure Trump support
In signing a minerals deal, Ukraine has found a new way to tie the United States to its future, but it remains to be seen if it can guarantee long-term support from mercurial President Donald Trump. But he said that from an economic perspective it can only be read as "something positive, in terms of giving the United States a long-term stake in Ukraine."
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@tuko 11 hours ago
Pregnant woman narrates accidentally falling into pit latrine: "Niligwaruzwa mikononi"
A nine month pregnant woman from Zanzibar fell into a pit latrine after leaving her house heading for evening prayers. Hudhaima narrated the incident.
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@tuko 13 hours ago
Nakuru: Scare as primary school pupils learn in compound with sinkholes
Pupils at Ndogo Primary School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, are learning in fear after five sinkholes appeared in the school compound following heavy rains.
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@tuko 13 hours ago
Peter Salasya flaunts Mumias farm, flees as dairy cow almost hits him
Peter Salasya fled his Mumias farm tour laughing after a dairy cow nudged him, leaving many Kenyans amused and urging him to hire farm professionals.
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@tuko 13 hours ago
Size 8’s dress during Next Super Star’s launch fails to impress: "Fundi ni nani?”
Size 8 showed up to the Next Super Star’s launch in a black dress that has ignited mixed reactions. Kenyans on social media asked who her tailor was.
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@tuko 13 hours ago
Kitui family seeks help to find uber driver who went missing 2 months ago
A family in Kitui county is seeking help to find their son George Musili Kimanzi an Uber driver in Nairobi who went missing two months ago around Kilimani area.
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@tuko 14 hours ago
Liz Jackson vows to dump boyfriend, blocks anyone without voters card by 2026: "huyo ni joker"
Journalist Liz Jackson vows to block anyone not registered to vote, urging Kenyan youth to honour 2024 protest victims by taking action at the ballot box.
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@tuko 14 hours ago
Gen Z’s reckoning: Is the 2025 Finance Bill a reform or a ruse?
Kenya’s Gen Z protests reshaped politics in 2024. Has real change come, or is the 2025 Finance Bill just strategic silence in disguise by the political class?
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@tuko 14 hours ago
Bungoma man with visual impairment seeks help to educate children: "Sina chochote"
A Bungoma father of four, Herman Ocholla pleaded for help to take his kids to school. His son sat for his KCSE in 2024 but is yet to join university.
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@tuko 14 hours ago
Mother tragically loses newborn baby to complications during home delivery attempt
Rosemary Ajuna, a 29-year-old Ugandan woman, is mourning her newborn baby, who died following complications during a home delivery attempt that ended tragically.
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