rift
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Appeared in the May 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump and Brazil’s Lula Seek Reset, Easing Diplomatic Rift'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Sawe, born in Kenya's Rift Valley, where his father worked as a maize farmer, declared it "a day to remember" after obliterating Kiptum's world record by 65 seconds.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is known both for its rich record of early human fossils and for intense volcanic activity driven by shifting tectonic plates.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Coaxed and tugged by rangers, a blindfolded giraffe totters into the specialised vehicle that will transport it away from an increasingly hostile environment to a new home in Kenya's eastern Rift Valley.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
The road descends into the Rift, cutting across wrinkled knees of bluffs, until it hits bottom and unravels on a savanna dotted with acacia trees.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Geological Features
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Africa - Introductory
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