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Kenya airport strike disrupts flights
Kenya airport strike disrupts flights
Economy
by  AFP

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at Kenya's main airport on Wednesday as staff went on strike over a planned takeover by an Indian company. Freight and passenger fees from the airport account for more than five percent of Kenya's GDP. One stranded passenger, Elvis Mushengu, told AFP he had been waiting through the night.

Property website Rightmove rejects £5.6 bn Murdoch bid
Property website Rightmove rejects £5.6 bn Murdoch bid
Economy
by  AFP

UK online property website Rightmove said Wednesday it had rejected a multi-billion-pound takeover offer from Australian peer REA Group, majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire. "REA Group runs property websites and indices across Australia, Asia and North America, so getting a dominant foothold in the UK would be very attractive," she added.