New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations: scientists

By Reuters,

British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new coronavirus strain is linked to key mutations they ha...

coronavirus , Genomics UK

New Zealand records new coronavirus cases days after declaring itself COVID-19 free

By Reuters,

New Zealand, on Thursday recorded its third new case of the coronavirus this week as quarantine breaches and other failures undermined public confiden...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

General Mwathethe praises KDF soldiers for peace efforts during Somalia visit

By Hassan Mugambi,

Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Samson Mwathethe has praised Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops serving in Africa Union Mission in Somalia (...

AMISOM , General Samson Mwathethe , KDF

China warns of countermeasures if U.S. puts missiles on its ‘doorstep’

By Reuters,

China threatened countermeasures on Tuesday if the United States deploys intermediate-range, ground-based missiles in Asia and warned U.S. allies of r...

china , Missiles , United States

Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings

By AFP,

Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it was ready to ditch a ...

ballistic missile test , IRAN MISSILE TEST , Iranian , North Korea , PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI

Toxic pollutants choke Iraqi children caught in Islamic State retreat

By Reuters,

Under a cloud of black smoke, a group of around a dozen children wearing flimsy sandals have gathered to play. Oil wells around the Iraqi town of Q...

How free Wi-Fi exposes you to hackers and how to secure your data

By Benjamin Wafula,

Cyber Crime is an art where hackers get access to your system, harvest personal or company information for malicious purposes, explains Teddy Njoroge,...

Zika-hit Cape Verde identifies first case of microcephaly

By Agencies,

The Cape Verde archipelago off West Africa has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly, thought to be linked to the Zika v...

Cape Verde , health , microcephaly , west africa , world , zika

Vietnamese concerned as China sends missiles to South China Sea island

By Agencies,

Vietnamese people on Wednesday (February 17) expressed concerns over reports that China had deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one ...

south china sea , Vietnam

Islamic State fighters head south in Libya fearing Western air strikes

By Agencies,

Groups of Islamic State fighters are quitting their bases in Libya fearing Western air strikes and heading south, posing a new threat to countries in ...

Islamic State fighters head south in Libya

Homes evacuated as flooding persists

By Agencies,

Emergency teams are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as flooding continues to hit northern England. Police advised between 300 and 400 ...

Britain , England , flooding

Obama, Netanyahu meet for the first time since nuclear deal

By Agencies,

U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration is taking the attack in Jordan that left two Americans dead 'very seriously.' Obama expressed h...

Floyd Mayweather confirms status as boxing’s best fighter with points win over Manny Pacquiao

By Citizen,

The 38-year-old American dictated the fight with his superior ring skills to earn a unanimous verdict with scores of 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112, ext...

Peace Talks Stall As Fighting Continues In South Sudan

By Citizen,

Neither side in the conflict has agreed to give in on the issue of political detainees. A spokesperson for the opposition negotiating team, Mabior...