Kenya
Aussies are flocking to the real-life inspiration for a Disney hit
More than 30 years ago the chair of Walt Disney Studios went on a safari and the impact of that trip is still felt today.
- by Sue Williams
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Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, had sustained burns to 80 per cent of her body.
Tarzan meets Robinson Crusoe at these incredible treehouses
Now you can stay in a luxury tented suite in the treetops overlooking the Ntiakitiak River within the 150,000-hectare Masai Mara National Reserve.
- by Julietta Jameson
Australian charity deregistered as false claims over children emerge
Former soldier Adam Whittington’s Project Rescue Children is also accused of using unsuspecting children as props to attract donations, according to a BBC investigation.
- by Cameron Houston
Opinion
Paris 2024
‘She said I was marvellous’: Why world record breaker congratulated Aussie rival
Jessica Hull set an Australian record in the 1500m final of Sunday’s Diamond League meeting – but was still beaten by track legend Faith Kipyegon.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Paris 2024
Records tumble on eve of Olympics, including one that stood since 1987, as athletics team finalised
The women’s high jump world record stood at 2.09 metres for 37 years until it was broken at the weekend at the same meet where Australian runner Jess Hull set a blistering pace of her own only to be up against a rival who also set a new world record.
- by Michael Gleeson
After 20 years, I finally returned to the Kenyan refugee camp I’d left for a new life
I went from being a 17-year-old who appreciated a glass of water to a clichéd Melburnian coffee snob who needs three cups a day.
- by Nyadol Nyuon
Powers that be are fanning the flames of our DV crisis
So enough with the generic statements and abstract villains like Andrew Tate, let’s look in the mirror and call out those in our own backyard. We can never put out the fire if we allow the usual suspects to continue to fan the flames of our long-running DV crisis.
Four ‘unidentified people’ were looking for marathon great in days before death, father says
Kelvin Kiptum, whose impact on long-distance running has been compared to Usain Bolt’s breakthrough in sprinting, died on Sunday night.
- by Jeremy Wilson
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash
The 24-year-old’s coach also died in the road accident in western Kenya, according to fellow runner Milcah Chemos.
- by Tom Odula, Mutwiri Mutuota and Gerald Imray
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Fire
Fears death toll will rise after massive gas explosion burns homes and warehouses
A vehicle loaded with gas caused the explosion in the early hours of the morning in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
- by Tom Odula
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