In boost for COVID-19 battle, Pfizer vaccine found 94% effective in major study

By Reuters,

The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, ...

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s greatest comebacks. Can he do it again?

By CNN,

Tiger Woods' career has suffered yet another significant setback after a car accident on Tuesday left him with moderate to critical injuries, accordin...

Golf , Henry Narvez , road accident , tiger woods

PROFILE: Jane Mutinda, career coach pulling down barriers that hinder women from leadership

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange I first met Jane Mutinda in 2012. She was the Human Resource Manager as I signed my employment contract to join the British Broa...

career coach , jane mutinda

PROFILE: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women

By Guest Writer,

Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...

greenbelt , maathai

All London primary schools to be closed as coronavirus cases surge

By Reuters,

The British government has decided to close all London primary schools for the next two weeks to counter the rapid spread of a more infectious variant...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98

By Reuters,

George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliat...

Cold War , George Blake , President Vladimir Putin

Hamilton wins Sports Personality of the Year award

By Agencies,

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. One of F1's all-time great drivers, he equalled M...

2020 , BBC , Formula 1 , Lewis Hamilton , sports personality of the year

British envoy Jane Marriott reveals how she survived sexual assault

By Rachel Ombaka,

British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has revealed her own sexual assault experience that occurred 17 years ago. Also Read: Domestic vio...

GBV , sexual harassment , SGBV

Kenya raises security at children’s homes, hospitals after trafficking scandal

By VOA,

Kenya is increasing security at children's homes and hospitals after three medical officers were charged Wednesday with child trafficking. Also Rea...

baby stealers , BBC Africa eye , child trafficking

Rashford welcomes Government U-turn on free school meals campaign

By Reuters,

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he was overwhelmed by pride after the British government swung to support his call to provide free meal...

Manchester United , Marcus Rashford

President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech

By CNN,

President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spi...

Biden , kamala harris , Trump

British charity Comic Relief stops sending celebs to Africa after ‘white saviour’ furore

By Reuters,

British charity Comic Relief said on Wednesday that it will stop sending celebrities to Africa to raise funds following criticism that figures like si...

Sheeran , slum tourism , white saviour

Family raised Ksh.200 million for their baby’s life-saving medical treatment. They got it for free.

By CNN,

A Canadian family that spent months frantically raising millions of dollars for a one-time gene therapy treatment to save their daughter's life has re...

Rashford: Hungry children still worrying about next meal

By Agencies,

Hungry children are sitting in class worrying about what their younger siblings will eat at home later, says campaigning footballer Marcus Rashford. ...

Marcus Rashford

Rashford honoured for school meals campaign

By Reuters,

Footballer Marcus Rashford is among those to receive awards in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours, an annual list dominated this year by frontline w...

Marcus Rashford , MBE

Indefatigable Kosgei defends London Marathon title

By Agencies,

World record holder Brigid Kosgei retained her London Marathon title with a commanding performance on a wet and closed course in the city. The 26-y...

2020 London Marathon , Brigid Kosgei , Ruth Chepngetich

Saliva samples preferable for COVID-19 testing – Yale study

By Reuters,

Letting patients provide saliva samples for COVID-19 testing is easier and safer than swabbing the back of the nose and throat for samples to test, an...

coronavirus

Germany struggles to set COVID-19 rules as schools reopen

By VOA,

German students go back to school Monday even as federal and state leaders are still trying to figure out how to keep half a million child...

coronavirus , germany , schools

U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise

By Reuters,

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said ...

coronavirus

UK to pay Kenyan teachers in Dadaab, Kakuma Ksh.155 million

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Teachers in Kenya who are educating children in refugee-hosting communities are set to receive Ksh.155 million from the UK Government to ensure vulner...

Dadaab , refugees