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Five killed after Kenyan cargo plane crashes in Mogadishu • Mar. 24, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (Nation.Africa)

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Street scene, Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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Skyscrapers in the business district of central Jakarta, Indonesia, around the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman thoroughfare.
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