Germany confirms first coronavirus case

By Reuters,

Germany has declared its first confirmed case of the coronavirus that broke out in China. This raises concerns about the spreading of the flu-like ...

coronavirus

Tinder adds a panic button for dates that go wrong

By CNN,

Tinder is following in Uber's lead in adding in-app safety features for dates that become unsafe. The dating app is adding new safety features, inc...

Tinder

Guard at night, student in the morning: Story of Peter Aowa

By Paul Ombati,

Peter Aowa is a security guard in Dandora, one of the most dangerous areas in Nairobi where notorious gangsters sadly thrive. During the day howeve...

Dandora dumpsite , watchman

Ghana drone service delivers medical supplies 24 hours

By VOA,

At New Tafo Hospital, health care workers watch the sky, listening for a distinct buzzing noise they have grown used to in the past month. In secon...

drone , zipline

Top fashion houses ban models under 18

By CNN,

Gucci, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen are among leading fashion brands who have pledged to work only with models aged over 18. Young men and w...

Alexander McQueen , Gucci , Saint Laurent , Vlada Dzyuba

Ittoqqortoormiit guest house in Greenland could be the most remote hotel on Earth

By CNN,

With no cars or mobile phone signal available, Eastern Greenland is about as far from civilization as gets. The town of Ittoqqortoormiit, posit...

Ittoqqortoormiit

5 disrespectful things Kenyan women do to men

By Brian Okoth,

Sometimes we, men, get completely oblivious to the disregard the women we love most display. Some women are very cunning: she will do an act of dis...

Disrespectful things women do to men , marriage , Relationship

Traffic accidents are eighth leading cause of death globally, according to WHO

By CNN,

The number of traffic-related deaths reached a high of 1.35 million in 2016, according to the 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety, released by th...

Michael Bloomberg former New York mayor , Michael Bloomberg former New York mayor and the WHO global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases and injuries , UN's goals to halve road traffic deaths between 2016 and 2020. , world health organization

Why is pizza so addictive?

By CNN,

A deliciously fresh pizza pie with warm baked dough, salty tomato sauce and gooey cheese is a delight for the senses. There are few foods that could s...

Bill DeJournett managing editor of PMQ Pizza Magazine , Erica M. Schulte , Gail Vance Civille founder and president of Sensory Spectrum , Herbert Stone

Nairobi: The fastest city on the planet?

By CNN,

Nairobi's only been a city since 1954, but it's been making up for lost time ever since. The capital of Kenya is now a thriving metropolis that con...

Richard Quest Nairobi

What to eat before, during and after a workout

By CNN,

Scientists have long known that what you eat before, during and after you exercise can make or break a workout and possibly affect your fitness result...

What To Eat

Plants and extreme fitness: How one man added years to his life

By CNN,

Three years ago, Khaled Al-Suwaidi, now 35, received advice that changed his life forever. He was warned that he might not live much longer. Origin...

diet , exercise , Fitness , health , Khaled Al-Suwaidi

France investigates reports of babies born without arms in rural areas

By Reuters,

France has launched a nationwide investigation into why some two dozen babies have been born without hands or arms in a handful of rural areas since 2...

France , Health Minister Agnès Buzyn , Santé Publique

At 106, tireless French cyclist hops back in the saddle

By Reuters,

Centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand donned his lycra shorts again on Friday and rode cautiously around France’s indoor Velodrome National, becoming ...

cyclist Robert Marchand

Photos: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle now married

By Agencies,

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are officially married. Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Mark...

Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , Royal wedding

Exclusive ecotourism route to see giant pandas set to open

By Reuters,

An exclusive ecotourism route featuring giant pandas will soon be open in southwest China's Sichuan Province. As the only one of its kind in the wo...

ecotourism , giant pandas

Lifting weights, jumping, could help bone density

By VOA,

When people think of osteoporosis, they usually think of women, but men can get osteoporosis, too. Osteoporosis literally means "porous bones." Nor...

bone density , exercise , Fitness , health

Dubai: Leveraging on theme parks, shopping to drive tourism

By Mac Otani,

When I landed in Dubai on a Tuesday in January for my short visit, like many other Kenyans and Africans visiting the city or emirate in the United Ara...

dubai , shopping , theme parks , tourism

Stigma “killing” people living with HIV

By Reuters,

Tania has to shout to be heard over music blasting out of a brothel in downtown Durban, South Africa, where dozens of sex workers slouch in chairs und...

HIV/AIDS , stigma

GE targets social entrepreneurs to tame child, maternal mortality

By Mac Otani,

A recent report released by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta revealed that maternal deaths account for more than 14 per cent of all deaths of women in the...