Chile’s government distributed faulty birth control pills. Now more than 150 people are pregnant.

By CNN,

In Chile's arid Atacama desert, Tabita Daza Rojas is trying to scrape together enough money to finish construction on her home before her baby, due an...

birth control , Chile

Valencia walk off pitch after Diakhaby suffers alleged racism

By Reuters,

Valencia were told by organisers to resume playing Sunday's La Liga match at Cadiz or they would have to forfeit the points after they had left the pi...

Juan Cala , La Liga , Mouctar Diakhaby , Valencia

Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building

By CNN,

One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Fr...

US Capitol

PROFILE: Lorna Irungu – Macharia, the epitome of redefining the impossible

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week’s series is dedicated to Lorna Irungu- Macharia, who passed away earlier this week. We join the me...

coronavirus , lorna irungu , lupus

ODM’s director of communications Phillip Etale tests positive for COVID-19

By Teddy Otieno,

Philip Etale, the ODM Party's Director of Communications has tested positive for coronavirus. After being screened for the virus, Etale posted on Twi...

coronavirus

Klopp rules out replacing Germany boss Joachim Low

By Agencies,

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is not "available" to succeed Joachim Low as manager of his native Germany. The German Football Association ...

DFB , German Football Federation , Germany national team , Joachim Low , Jurgen Klopp

Koeman ‘devastated’ by arrests of Barcelona officials

By Agencies,

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman says he is "devastated" at the arrest of former president Josep Maria Bartomeu following an investigation into the clu...

arrests , Barcelona manager , Devastated , Financial isses , Josep Maria Bartomeu , Ronald Koeman

Kisumu family spends night in the cold after a barrel of monkeys raids home

By Laura Otieno,

A family from Akingi in Kisumu has appealed to the government to come to their aid in resolving a monkey menace that is giving residents sleepless nig...

Murray ‘gutted’ to miss Australian Open

By Reuters,

Former world number one Andy Murray said he was ‘gutted’ after deciding to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open following a positive test ...

Andy Murray , Australian Open

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

Mudavadi family in mourning after mother dies at Nairobi hospital

By Tonny Ndungu,

ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi has announced the death of his mother, Mama Hannah Atsianzale Mudavadi. In a statement on Twitter posted on Monday morni...

Mudavadi

Covid-19 leaves sporting holes that will never be filled

By Reuters,

There are still hopes for a Tokyo Olympics, Formula One crowned a 2020 champion and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated an NBA title inside a quarantine...

COVID-19 , Sporting events , Tokyo Olympics

Hamilton ‘gutted’ after positive Covid-19 test

By Reuters,

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for COVID-19 and being ruled out of Sunday’s pen...

Bahrain , COVID-19 , Formula One , Lewis Hamilton

Kenya Airways begins direct cargo flights from Mombasa to UAE

By Citizen Reporter,

National Flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa ...

cargo flights , kq

35 curfew breakers arrested in Governor Joho-led night raid in Mombasa

By Tonny Ndungu,

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho on Saturday led an operation alongside law enforcement officers and the county inspectorate with 35 people getting arrest...

coronavirus

Night of drama as patrons attack cops during raid at SEBS bar in Nakuru, 86 arrested

By Maryanne Nyambura,

Police officers in Nakuru have arrested 86 revelers who were partying in reckless abandon during the wee hours on Saturday morning. Those arrested we...

coronavirus

FAO warns of second wave of Desert locust attack in Kenya

By Simiyu Wanjala,

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of a second wave of Desert locust attack in Kenya in December. Deputy Country Representative at ...

Desert locust

Cities reboot: Will adapting to COVID-19 change urban life for good?

By Reuters,

Downtowns are deserted and happy hour is history as a second coronavirus wave hits cities from London to Kuala Lumpur. This is leaving futurologist...

coronavirus , urban dwellers

CDC adds breathing to ways coronavirus spreads

By VOA,

As the United States nears 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines to add breathing to the...

coronavirus

Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change

By Reuters,

Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a “climate arsonist” on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming’s role in deadly wildfires sw...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Wildfires