9 nuns die of COVID-19 after outbreak at convent

By CNN,

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian...

coronavirus

U.S. charges Kenyan man with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

By Reuters,

U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyan man with terrorism-related offences including conspiring for a 9/11-style airplane hijack...

9/11 attacks , Cholo Abdi Abdullah , Dusit

Man fined Ksh.389K for breaking quarantine rules for 8 seconds

By CNN,

Taiwanese authorities have slapped a $3,500 (Ksh.389,795) fine on a man who broke quarantine regulations for just eight seconds. The man, a migrant...

coronavirus , Quarantine , Taiwan

COVID-19 pandemic threatens decades of progress in global health: WHO

By VOA,

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warns the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening decades of progress against infe...

coronavirus , HIV , MALARIA , Measles , Tuberculosis , yellow fever

Cop killed by rooster while breaking up cockfight in the Philippines

By CNN,

A police officer has been killed by a rooster while attempting to break up an illegal cockfight in the Philippines, authorities have said. Police i...

cockfight

Preparations continue in Nairobi for Kip Keino Classic

By World Athletics,

Nairobi is preparing to host the first World Athletics Continental Tour Meeting on African soil. The anticipation over the tour is high, partly becaus...

‘Kip Keino Classic’

Morans ripe for world stage, says ace Bosire

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Mkalla Mwambodze  in Nairobi Basketball star Victor Bosire, the league’s most valuable player opines that Morans have the potential to perform we...

Afrobasket , Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) , morans , MVP , Victor Bosire

Russia offers to help US with COVID-19 vaccine; US says no

By CNN,

Russian officials in Moscow tell CNN they have offered "unprecedented cooperation" with Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the US multi-agency body set up to...

russia

Philippines’ Duterte has ‘huge trust’ in Russia COVID-19 vaccine, volunteers for trial

By Reuters,

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russia’s efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials, as he wel...

coronavirus

Mudavadi wants CS Yatani, Macharia queried on SGR project after ruling that the project violated the law

By Citizen Reporter,

Amani National Congress Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi now wants Treasury Ukur Yattani and Transport CS James Macharia to clear the air on claims that ...

SGR project: Appellate Court rules Kenya Railways failed to comply with the law

By Citizen Reporter,

The Court of Appeal has dealt a huge blow to the Kenya Railways Corporation after it ruled that it failed to comply with the law when procuring the St...

Okiya Omtatah , SGR

Qatar Airways cabin crew to wear hazmat suits

By CNN,

Flight attendant uniforms have evolved considerably over the years, with styles adapting to reflect fashion trends, along with the changing world. ...

coronavirus , hazmat suits , Qatar Airways

The timetable for coronavirus vaccine is 18 months. Experts say that’s risky

By CNN,

Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it's a blink. That's the long end of the Trump administration's time window for...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Why Starlets’ Acquino can’t wait to settle with her love, Leopards’ Oburu

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Since penning a one-year contract with Portuguese side Atletico Ouriense in mid January 2020, Harambee Starlets sensational midfielder Vivian Corazone...

Corazone Acquino , Leopards , Starlets , Vincent Oburu

Saudi Arabia extends travel ban to Kenya, others over coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

Saudi Arabia has imposed a travel ban on almost all countries from Europe, 12 from Asia and a handful from Africa as it moves in to contain the Covid-...

Saudi Arabia travel ban

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

Wendy’s boss in Lebanon found her preparing dinner. Moments later, she was told to never touch food with her bare, black hands again

By CNN,

Wendy’s boss glared at her as she chopped coriander. Stone-faced and angry, he charged out of the kitchen to speak with his wife. Moments later, ...

domestic workers , Lebanon , migrant workers

Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 2,000

By CNN,

More than 2,000 people have died from the novel coronavirus across the globe, according to the latest figures released Tuesday. China’s National ...

chinese , coronavirus , wuhan

Another 70 people test positive for coronavirus on ship in Japan

By Reuters,

Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases from the ve...

coronavirus , CRUISE SHIP , Diamond Princess , JAPAN

Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...

coronavirus