Tuesday 16th August 2022. World News. Today: Kenya Ruto president. Egypt fire. US Rushdie recovering. Ecuador explosion. Ukraine Wagner hit.

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 16th August 2022.

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Today: Kenya Ruto president. Egypt church fire. US Rushdie recovering. Ecuador explosion. Ukraine Wagner hit. Kosovo energy rationing. Burma Aung more time. Afghanistan Taliban one year in power. Koreas' Japan relations. Japan's dirty nappies.

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