COVID-19 pandemic drives spike in suicides in Japan

By CNN,

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay ...

coronavirus , suicide

Crate of oranges sells for Ksh.1million in Japan

By CNN,

How many mandarin oranges can you buy with one million yen -- or roughly $9,600 (Ksh.1,045,043)? For one fruit-loving buyer at an auction this week...

ORANGES

Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears

By CNN,

The number of new coronavirus infections inside China - the source of the outbreak - was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wedn...

coronavirus

TikTok taking Kenyans by storm, emerges sixth most popular app

By Tonny Ndungu,

If you are reading this, then you survived the tough January penilessness. A toffee for your efforts. You are a champ. Kenyans have over the years ...

Tiktok

MP14 and unruly passengers: New law that took effect on Jan. 1

By CNN,

Whether they're pretending to be an airplane captain or becoming aggressive and forcing an airplane to divert, badly behaved airplane travelers contin...

MP14 , unruly

Universal Health Coverage tops agenda as Uhuru meets Japan PM Abe

By Ian Omondi,

The ongoing roll out of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme and the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Dongo Kundu dominated ta...

Japan PM Shinzo Abe , President Uhuru Kenyatta , TICAD 7 conference , Universal Health Coverage

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to relaunch marathon after 2-year break

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta will on Tuesday relaunch the First Lady’s Half Marathon (FLHM) after a two-year break. The FLHM is one of the key fu...

beyond zero , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , FLHM , Mother to Child Transmission

Rubella is eliminated in Australia as the disease prompts a travel warning for Japan

By CNN,

Australia has eliminated rubella, a disease also known as German measles that's already been eliminated in the Americas and across much of Europe, the...

Australia , Global Vaccine Action Plan , Rubella , world health organization

Self-driving Nissan car takes to Europe’s streets for first time

By Reuters,

Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London on Monday for the Japan...

Nissan , self driving cars

Night runners demand recognition as heroes, vow to participate in Japan Olympics

By Brian Okoth,

Migori Association of Night Runners on Thursday, October 20, marked Mashujaa Day at Migori Primary School grounds, despite being denied an opportunit...

Tokyo elects first woman governor as it prepares for Olympics

By Reuters,

Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday (July 31), after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded ...

Tokyo

Hundreds march in Tokyo to protest climate change ahead of Paris summit

By Agencies,

Hundreds gathered in a park in downtown Tokyo on Saturday (November 28) to protest climate change ahead of the COP21 summit to be held in Paris next w...