Spurs’ Son set for chemical warfare training in South Korea

By Reuters,

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min will be exposed to tear gas, undertake live-fire drills and go on a 30km loaded march during three weeks of in...

military training , striker Son Heung-min , Tottenham Hotspur

At 90, she said her final goodbyes as doctors prepared her to die from coronavirus. Then she survived

By CNN,

Geneva Wood knew her life was about to end. She could feel it with every strained breath. She was well aware her 90-year-old lungs were filling wit...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Geneva Wood

Man City says will not ask government to pay staff

By Reuters,

Manchester City will not seek to use the government job retention scheme and furlough staff during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, th...

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Trump: There’s going to be a lot of death in U.S. next week from coronavirus

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days, as the country faces what he called the t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Donald Trump

Fire crew surprises firefighter with coronavirus at his hospital window

By CNN,

A Florida firefighter received a heartwarming surprise from his crew while hospitalized with the coronavirus. The firefighter, who is recuperating ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

Doctors warn of ‘onslaught’ as first coronavirus death reported in slum in India

By CNN,

One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first coronavirus death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" ...

coronavirus , Dharavi slum

Anger & disappointment as doctors say they are overwhelmed, urge Gov’t to hire more medics

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union are demanding that the Government hire more doctors to handle the COVID-19 crisis. ...

coronavirus , Doctors , KMPDU

Cop in coronavirus helmet warns people to stay home during India lockdown

By CNN,

As India enforces a nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, one police officer has found a creative way to get the message across. ...

coronavirus , coronavirus helmet

Zoom CEO apologizes for having ‘fallen short’ on privacy and security

By CNN,

The founder and CEO of Zoom has apologized to the video conferencing app's millions of users after coming under fire for a host of privacy issues at a...

coronavirus , Zoom

Facebook partners with Kenyan Government to combat Coronavirus

By Agencies,

Facebook on Friday announced its partnership with the Kenyan government to keep Kenyans safe and informed about COVID-19 through updates on its platfo...

Asia may have been right about coronavirus and face masks

By CNN,

In the coming weeks, if they have not already, your government is likely to begin advising you to wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus. ...

coronavirus , masks

Anthony Maina Mwangi arrested for conning civilian firearm holders, military uniform recovered

By Citizen Reporter,

One suspect, Anthony Maina Mwangi, has been arrested for allegedly calling civilian firearm holders and instructing them to send money for renewal of ...

Firearms Licensing Board

The timetable for coronavirus vaccine is 18 months. Experts say that’s risky

By CNN,

Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it's a blink. That's the long end of the Trump administration's time window for...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

‘Petty and frivolous’: Waiguru fires salvo at MCAs over impeachment plan

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru has told off county assembly members over the plan to impeach her describing the move as petty and frivolous. ...

impeachment , waiguru

DPP orders probe into the killing of 13-year-old by stray bullet in Mathare

By Tonny Ndungu,

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has directed Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to urgently probe the shooting of Yasin ...

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Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

By Reuters,

Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that...

coronavirus , India

President Kenyatta imposes 7pm-5am curfew from Friday to fight coronavirus

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has now imposed a countrywide curfew of between 7pm and 5am effective Friday, March 27 as part of measures to stem the spread...

coronavirus , curfew , Uhuru kenyatta

List of essential services spared in Kenya’s Covid-19 curfew

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, March 25, announced the government will impose a daily 7PM to 5AM curfew in a bid to stem the spread of the nov...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , president kenyatta

Judge Martin Muya to appeal tribunal decision recommending his removal

By Dzuya Walter,

Embattled High Court judge Martin Muya has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court saying that he is dissatisfied with the tribunal decision tha...

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Police shoot dead mastermind of Ksh.72M Nairobi ATM heist in Kayole

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have gunned down the suspected mastermind of last year’s Ksh.72 million Nairobi ATM...

ATM heist , DCI , Standard Chartered