KENYA HIKES FUEL PRICES BY 6% FOLLOWING LINGERING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS. (PHOTO).

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 Kenya hikes fuel prices by 6% following lingering Middle East tensions Kenya raised the maximum retail prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday, the energy regulator said, citing higher import costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The east African nation hiked petrol prices by 6% and diesel prices by 4.5% as it relies on the Middle East region for nearly all of its fuel supplies. A litre of diesel will cost 227.76 Kenyan shillings ($1.76) in the capital city of Nairobi, from 217.86 shillings, while kerosene will rise to 219.87 shillings from 191.38 shillings between October 15 and November 14, when new prices will be announced, TRT Afrika reported. The energy regulator said the government extended a reduction in value-added tax on fuel to 8% from 16% until January 14. Fuel prices affect multiple sectors including transport, agriculture and construction.

FORMER BOXER PRICHARD COLÓN DIES AT 33 TEN YEARS AFTER TRAGIC FIGHT LEFT HIM WITH BRAIN INJURY. (PHOTO).



Former boxer Prichard Colón di£s at 33 ten years after tragic fight left him with brain injury


Former Puerto Rican boxer, Prichard Colón, has di£d at the age of 33.


He passed away on Thursday, August 13, nearly 11 years after a tragic fight gave him a brain haemorrhage that left him in a persistent vegetative state.


Colón’s d£ath was announced by his father and former coach, Richard Colón, in a Facebook post on Thursday.


“Good morning my people. I regret to inform you of the passing of my son Prichard from this earthly world, now he is in a better world.


“I did everything possible to fulfil his wish, his dream of bringing him on vacation to Puerto Rico as much as he desired but couldn’t.


“Thank you for so many years of love and prayers. As much as you can, please keep us in your prayers,” the father wrote.


Colón, a former junior middleweight who once held a 16-0 professional record with 13 knockouts, was regarded as one of boxing’s brightest prospects before his career was cut short in October 2015.


He suffered a brain bleed during a bout against American boxer, Terrel Williams, at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.


He was knocked down twice in the ninth round after sustaining repeated blows to the back of the head, popularly known as rabbit punches, before his corner stopped the fight.


Colón was rushed to hospital, where doctors diagnosed a subdural hematoma requiring emergency surgery.


He spent 221 days in a coma and never regained the ability to walk or talk, relying on years of rehabilitation and family care for the rest of his life.


His injury led to a lasting change in the sport.


The World Boxing Council introduced the “Prichard Colón Rule” in 2016, mandating zero tolerance for blows to the back of the head.


Colón’s parents filed a $50m lawsuit in 2017 against the ringside doctor and promoters connected to the fight.

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